Adjustable notched trowel
OwnerStefan Wildinventor
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Abstract
A trowel device includes a bottom plate that is connected to a top plate by a plurality of connectors. The bottom plate includes a generally rectangular-shaped member having a pair of threaded vertical posts, a first plurality of protrusions and notches along a first side, and a second plurality of protrusions and notches along the second side. The top plate includes a handle and a pair of elongated slots for receiving the pair of threaded posts. The bottom plate is secured beneath the top plate by connectors and slides sideways to selectively extend and retract the protrusions and notches from either side of the top plate. A plurality of measurement markers are provided for allowing a user to select exact amounts at which the protrusions and notches are extended outward from either side of the top plate.
Claims14
A trowel device, comprising:
- a bottom plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side surface and a second side surface;
- a first plurality of protrusions that extend outward from the first side surface of the bottom plate;
- a second plurality of protrusions that extend outward from the second side surface of the bottom plate;
- a top plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side surface and a second side surface;
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- a handle that is positioned along the top plate,
- wherein the bottom plate is removably connected to the top plate, wherein the first side surface of the top plate and the second side surface of the top plate are planar, wherein the first side surface with the first plurality of protrusions on the bottom plate is positioned parallel to the second side surface with the second plurality of protrusions on the bottom plate, and
- wherein the bottom plate is slidingly connected to the top plate and is configured to be positioned in each of a first position, a second position and a third position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.