Wallpapering aid
OwnerHenry Kelvin Jamesinventor
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Abstract
A device for hanging wallpaper comprises a cradle in the form of a framework defining a receptacle for supporting a length of wallpaper folded in a concertina fashion. An applicator roller is mounted on the cradle for receiving therearound a leading edge portion of the supported length of wallpaper which is led out of the receptacle to the application roller through a throat of the cradle. A handle attached to the cradle enables a user to hold the device in a position of use with the applicator roller against a surface to be wallpapered and to move the device along the surface, so that the length of wallpaper is progressively unfolded from the cradle and pressed against the surface by the applicator roller as the device is moved along the surface.
Claims7
A device for hanging wallpaper, comprising a cradle for supporting a length of wallpaper folded in a concertina fashion, an applicator roller mounted for receiving a leading edge of the supported length of wallpaper and a handle by which a user may hold the device in a position of use with the applicator roller against a surface to be wallpapered and move the device along the surface, so at the length of wallpaper is progressively unfolded from the cradle and pressed against the surface by the applicator roller as the device is moved along the surface in which device the cradle is provided with means for holding the trailing edge of a length of wallpaper supported in the cradle to ensure that the length of paper unfolds evenly along its length.
A device for hanging wallpaper substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.