Drywall tool

Abstract

A drywall tool includes a mud pan and a grip tape layer affixed to the exterior of the mud pan. Other aspects are also described and claimed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A drywall tool comprising:
 a. a mud pan having a bottom wall, left and right longitudinal walls joined to the bottom wall, and front and rear end walls joined to the bottom wall and to the left and right longitudinal walls; and   b. a grip layer of coarse-textured grip tape affixed to exteriors of the left and right longitudinal walls and to the bottom wall of the mud pan.   
     
     
         2 . The drywall tool of  claim 1  wherein the grip layer comprises a single, adhesive backed grip tape sheet whose inner surface is adhesive and whose outer surface has abrasive materials glued to a backing, wherein the inner surface of the grip tape is affixed to the exterior of the left longitudinal wall, wraps around a corner and is then affixed to the bottom wall, and wraps around another corner and is then affixed to the exterior of the right longitudinal wall. 
     
     
         3 . The drywall tool of  claim 2  wherein the grip tape has a coarseness grade in a range of 50-grit to 120-grit. 
     
     
         4 . The drywall tool of  claim 3  wherein the coarseness grade is 80-grit. 
     
     
         5 . The drywall tool of  claim 3  wherein the mud pan is made of stainless steel. 
     
     
         6 . The drywall tool of  claim 1  wherein the grip tape has a coarseness grade in a range of 50-grit to 120-grit. 
     
     
         7 . The drywall tool of  claim 6  wherein the coarseness grade is 80-grit. 
     
     
         8 . The drywall tool of  claim 7  wherein the mud pan is made of stainless steel.