US20090301906A1

US20090301906A1 - Building material package

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Publication number: US20090301906A1
Application number: US12/134,333
Authority: US
Inventors: Demetrios Dalianis
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-06-06
Filing date: 2008-06-06
Publication date: 2009-12-10

Abstract

Disclosed is a building material package for use in construction and repairing of building elements, such as walls and ceiling, in a quick and efficient manner. The building material package comprises a construction material package and a repairing material package. The construction material package comprises a construction material admixture. The construction material admixture comprises a construction material and a coloring agent. The repairing material package comprises a repairing material admixture. The repairing material admixture comprises a repairing material and the coloring agent. The construction material is at least one of a plaster and a joint compound. The repairing material is at least one of a caulk, a putty, and a spackle. The coloring agent is capable of imparting a color to the construction material admixture and the repairing material admixture.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the construction industry, and, more particularly, to a building material package for use in construction and repairing of building elements, such as walls and ceiling, in a quick and efficient manner.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

With growing population throughout the world, there has been a corresponding steady increase in the number of residential, industrial and office buildings. Construction of such buildings essentially involves erection of building elements, such as walls and ceilings.
Typically, construction of such building elements includes applying construction material such as plaster and a joint compound on a building structure. Once the plaster and the joint compound have dried up, paint may be applied thereon for finishing or giving aesthetic look to such building elements. However, application of paint on such building elements may be a time consuming and cumbersome process. Additionally, applying paint on the building elements may increase the overall cost involved in the construction of such building elements.
Further, with passage of time the building elements usually undergo wear and tear, such as forming cracks and holes. Typically, for repairing such wear and tear portions, a repairing material, such as spackle, caulk or putty may be applied on such wear and tear portions of the building elements. Thereafter, once the repairing material has dried, paint may be applied thereon so as to match an existing color of the building elements. However, such a method of repairing may be time consuming since the repairing material may take substantial time to dry. Moreover, a user may be required to purchase such construction and repairing materials from different locations which may be a time consuming task. Additionally, said method of repairing the building elements may be expensive due to the requirement of repairing material as well as painting after such repair of the building elements.
Accordingly, there exists a need for a construction material and a repairing material which may be used for construction and repairing of building elements in a quick and efficient manner. Additionally, there also exists a need for a building material package which includes such constructing material and repairing material.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the prior art, the general purpose of the present invention is to provide a building material package configured to include all the advantages of the prior art, and to overcome the drawbacks inherent therein.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a building material package for use in construction and repairing of building elements, such as walls and ceiling, in a quick and efficient manner.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a construction material package for use in construction of building elements in a cost effective manner.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a repairing material package for use in repairing of the building elements in a cost effective manner.
In light of the above objects, in one aspect of the present invention, a building material package is provided. The building material package includes a construction material package and a repairing material package. The construction material package includes a construction material admixture. The construction material admixture includes a construction material and a coloring agent. The repairing material package includes a repairing material admixture. The repairing material admixture includes a repairing material and the coloring agent. The construction material is at least one of a plaster and a joint compound. The repairing material is at least one of a caulk, a putty, and a spackle. The coloring agent is capable of imparting a color to the construction material admixture and the repairing material admixture.
In another aspect of the present invention, a first container and a second container are disclosed. The first container and the second container are capable of holding the construction material admixture and the repairing material admixture therein, respectively.
In yet another aspect of the present invention, a construction material package is disclosed. The construction material package includes a construction material admixture and a container for holding the construction material admixture therein. The construction material admixture includes a construction material and a coloring agent. The construction material is at least one of a plaster and a joint compound. The coloring agent is capable of imparting a color to the construction material admixture.
In still another aspect of the present invention, a repairing material package is disclosed. The repairing material package includes a repairing material admixture and a container for holding the repairing material admixture therein. The repairing material admixture includes a repairing material and a coloring agent. The repairing material is at least one of a caulk, a putty, and a spackle. The coloring agent is capable of imparting a color to the repairing material admixture.
These together with other aspects of the present invention, along with the various features of novelty that characterize the present invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed hereto and form a part of this present invention. For a better understanding of the present invention, its operating advantages, and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The advantages and features of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following detailed description and claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a building material package, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The exemplary embodiments described herein detail for illustrative purposes are subject to many variations in structure and design. It should be emphasized, however, that the present invention is not limited to a building material package, as shown and described. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient, but these are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the claims of the present invention.
The terms “first,” “second,” and the like, herein do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another, and the terms “a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item.
The present invention provides a building material package for use in construction and repairing of building elements, such as walls and ceilings.
Referring to FIG. 1, a perspective view of a building material package 100 (hereinafter referred to as a package 100) is illustrated, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The package 100 includes a construction material package 200 and a repairing material package 300.
In the present embodiment, the package 100 is shown to assume a hollow cuboidal shape. However, it will be apparent to a person skilled in the art that the package 100 may be configured to assume a shape apart from the cuboidal shape, such as a circular-elongated shape, an elliptical-elongated shape, and a polygonal-elongated shape. Further, the package 100 may be composed of a lightweight material, which includes but is not limited to a corrugated paper, a plastic material and an aluminum material. It should be understood that the lightweight material of the package 100 has sufficient structural integrity such that the package 100 is capable of holding the construction material package 200 and the repairing material package 300 therein. Additionally, the package 100 includes a suitable opening mechanism (not shown) configured thereon for enabling an access to the construction material package 200 and the repairing material package 300 stored therein.
The construction material package 200 includes a construction material admixture 202. The construction material admixture 202 includes a construction material and a coloring agent. More specifically, the construction material admixture 202 includes a premeasured quantity of the construction material and a premeasured quantity of the coloring agent, mixed together to form a uniform construction material admixture.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the construction material is at least one of a plaster and a joint compound. The term ‘construction material’ used herein refers to a material used in construction of building elements. Specifically, the plaster is used for coating walls and ceilings, and the joint compound is used for taping or finishing joints.
Further, the coloring agent of the construction material admixture 202 is capable of imparting a color to the construction material admixture 202. In one embodiment of the present invention, the coloring agent is an ocher pigment. The use of ocher pigment as the coloring agent may impart a color, such as a yellow color, a brown color, and a red color to the construction material admixture 202. The ocher pigment in powdered form may be mixed with a powdered form of the coloring agent to form a powered form of the construction material admixture 202.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the coloring agent is in a liquid form. More specifically, the coloring agent may be a colored ink or a colored paint, capable of imparting a color to the construction material admixture 202. However, it will be obvious to a person skilled in the art that the use of liquid form of coloring agent enables the construction material admixture 202 to be ready to use. The term ‘ready to use’ used herein refers to a semi-solid form of the construction material admixture 202 which may be directly applied on the building elements for construction purpose. However, it will be evident to a person skilled in the art that the construction material admixture 202 in the powered form may be mixed with a suitable liquid, such as water to form the semi-solid construction material admixture 202 which may be applied on the building elements for construction purposes.
Without limiting the scope of the present invention, in one embodiment, the construction material admixture 202 includes a premeasured quantity of the plaster, a premeasured quantity of water and a premeasured quantity of the colored paint such as a latex satin paint. For example, the construction material admixture 202 may include about 1650 grams (gm) of plaster, about 563 gm of water and about 419 gm of colored paint. Further, in another embodiment of the present invention, the construction material admixture 202 includes a premeasured quantity of joint compound and a premeasured quantity of colored paint. For example, the construction material admixture 202 may include about 1500 gm of joint compound and about 107 gm of colored paint.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the construction material package 200 further includes a first container 204 for holding the construction material admixture 202 therein. In the present embodiment, the first container 204 is configured to assume a hollow cylindrical shape. However, it will be obvious to a person skilled in the art that the first container 204 may be configured to assume any other shape apart from the cylindrical shape, such as an elliptical-elongated shape and a polygonal-elongated shape. In another embodiment of the present invention, the first container 204 may be a pouch or a bag capable of holding the construction material admixture 202 therein.
The first container 204 may include a lid 206 configured at a top portion thereof. The lid 206 may be openably closed for accessing the construction material admixture 202 stored in the first container 204. Further, the first container 204 and the lid 206 may be composed of a light-weight material, such as a plastic material.
The repairing material package 300 includes a repairing material admixture 302. The repairing material admixture 302 includes a repairing material and a coloring agent. More specifically, the repairing material admixture 302 includes a premeasured quantity of the repairing material and a premeasured quantity of the coloring agent, mixed together to form a uniform repairing material admixture.
The repairing material is at least one of a caulk, a putty and a spackle. The term ‘repairing material’ used herein refers to a material used in repairing wear and tear portions, such as holes and cracks formed on the building elements. Specifically, the caulk, the putty, and the spackle are used on such wear and tear portions for repairing the building elements. Further, the coloring agent of the repairing material admixture 302 is capable of imparting a color to the repairing material admixture 302. The coloring agent of the repairing material admixture 302 is similar to the coloring agent used in the construction material admixture 202. More specifically, the coloring agent of the repairing material admixture 302 may be at least one of the ocher pigment, the colored ink and the colored paint. Furthermore, it will apparent to a person skilled in the art that the package 100 includes the construction material admixture 202 and the repairing material admixture 302 of same color. Additionally, the repairing material admixture 302 may be provided in a powdered form and a semi-solid form similar to that of construction material admixture 202.
Without limiting the scope of the present invention, in one embodiment, the repairing material admixture 302 includes a premeasured quantity of spackle and a premeasured quantity of colored paint such as a latex satin paint. For example, the repairing material admixture 302 may include about 150 gm of spackle and about 34 gm of colored paint to form a lightweight spackle repairing material admixture. In another example, the repairing material admixture 302 may include about 500 gm of spackle and about 43 gm of colored paint to form a spackle repairing material.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the repairing material package 300 includes a second container 304 for holding the repairing material admixture 302 therein. As shown in FIG. 1, size of the second container 304 holding the repairing material admixture 302 is smaller compared to size of the first container 204 holding the construction material admixture 202. The purpose of having different sizes for the first container 204 and the second container 304 is to hold different quantities of the construction material admixture 202 and the repairing material admixture 302 therein, respectively, as a different quantity of the construction material admixture 202 may be required as compared to a quantity of the repairing material admixture 302 for the construction purposes.
The second container may configurationally be similar to the first container 204. For example, the second container 304 may have a cylindrical shape similar to the shape of the first container 204. Moreover, the second container 304 may include a lid, such as a lid 306 configured at a top portion thereof. The lid 306 may be capable of being openably closed for assessing the repairing material admixture 302 stored in the second container 304.
Building material package such as the building material package 100, explained in conjunction with FIG. 1, may be used for the construction purposes in a quick and efficient manner. More specifically, the use of building material package for construction and repairing of building elements eliminates a need of separately painting the building elements after such use. Elimination of separately painting the building elements facilitates speedy construction and reductes cost involved in the construction and repair of the building elements. Further, the building material package disclosed herein may include the construction material admixture and the repairing material admixture having variety of colors or shades. The use of building material package while repairing enables in matching an existing color of the building elements. The building material package further enables in providing an entirely new look to the building elements. The first container and the second container of the building material package may be configured to have various sizes, such that the first container and the second container are capable of holding various quantities of the construction material admixture and the repairing material admixture, respectively, as per requirement of the construction purposes.
The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present invention and its practical application, and to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient, but such omissions and substitutions are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A building material package, the building material package comprising:

a construction material package, the construction material package comprising a construction material admixture, the construction material admixture comprising a construction material and a coloring agent; and

a repairing material package, the repairing material package comprising a repairing material admixture, the repairing material admixture comprising a repairing material and the coloring agent,

wherein the construction material is at least one of a plaster and a joint compound, and,

wherein the repairing material is at least one of a caulk, a putty, and a spackle, and,

wherein the coloring agent is capable of imparting a color to the construction material admixture and the repairing material admixture.

2. The building material package of claim 1, wherein the coloring agent is at least one of an ocher pigment, a colored paint, and a colored ink.

3. The building material package of claim 1, wherein the construction material package further comprising a first container for holding the construction material admixture therein.

4. The building material package of claim 1, wherein the repairing material package further comprising a second container for holding the repairing material admixture therein.

5. A construction material package, the package comprising:

a construction material admixture, the construction material admixture comprising a construction material and a coloring agent; and

a container for holding the construction material admixture therein,

wherein the coloring agent is capable of imparting a color to the construction material admixture.

6. The construction material package of claim 5, wherein the coloring agent is at least one of an ocher pigment, a colored paint, and a colored ink.

7. The construction material package of claim 5 further comprising a first container for holding the construction material admixture therein.

8. A repairing material package, the package comprising:

a repairing material admixture, the repairing material admixture comprising a repairing material and a coloring agent; and

a container for holding the repairing material admixture therein,

wherein the coloring agent is capable of imparting a color to the repairing material admixture.

9. The repairing material package of claim 8, wherein the coloring agent is at least one of an ocher pigment, a colored paint, and a colored ink.

10. The repairing material package of claim 8 further comprising a second container for holding the repairing material admixture therein.