Painting trim tool and tray system
AssigneeZibra, LLC
InventorsDennis Futo, Scott Pyle, Michael Sherman, James Dale
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Abstract
A trim tool and paint tray system for use in dispensing paint. The system includes a trim tool having a paint applicator to apply paint to a surface to be painted and at least one edge guard to shield adjacent surfaces that are to remain free of paint from the applicator. The system also includes a paint tray having a paint-receiving well and at least one slot free of paint. The paint tray is configured to receive the trim tool such that the paint applicator is received in the paint well to charge the paint applicator with paint and the edge guard is received in the slot so the edge guard remains free of paint.
Claims20
A trim tool and paint tray system for use in dispensing paint, the system comprising:
- a trim tool having a paint applicator to apply paint to a surface to be painted and at least one edge guard to shield adjacent surfaces that are to remain free of paint from the applicator;
- a paint tray having a paint-receiving well and at least one slot free of paint, wherein the paint tray receives the trim tool such that the paint applicator is received in the paint well to charge the paint applicator with paint and the edge guard is received in the slot so the edge guard remains free of paint.
A trim tool and paint tray system for use in dispensing paint, the system comprising:
- a trim tool, the trim tool comprising:
- a paint applicator to apply paint to a surface to be painted;
- a tool body that receives the paint applicator, wherein the tool body has a pair of extendable wings, each extendable wing comprising an edge guard such that the edge guards are positioned along the lateral sides of the trim tool to shield adjacent surfaces that are to remain free of paint;
- a handle extending from the tool body;
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- a paint tray defining a paint-receiving well and having at least one slot free of paint, wherein the paint tray receives the trim tool such that the paint applicator is received in the paint well to charge the paint applicator with paint and the edge guard is received in the slot so the edge guard remains free of paint.
A method for charging a trim tool with paint from a paint-receiving well in a paint tray, the trim tool comprising a paint applicator to apply paint to a surface to be painted and a tool body that receives the paint applicator, wherein the tool body has at least one extendable wing comprising an edge guard, such that the edge guard is positioned to shield an adjacent surface that is to remain free of paint, and the paint tray has a paint-receiving well and at least one slot free of paint, the method comprising:
- extending the at least one wing to an extended outward configuration;
- docking the trim tool in the paint tray such that the paint applicator is received in the well and the at least one edge guard is received in the at least one paint-free slot;
- moving the trim tool in the paint tray to charge the applicator with paint while the at least one edge guard tracks in the slot so that the edge guard remains free of paint;
- removing the trim tool from the paint tray;
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- retracting the at least one wing to a pulled-in configuration so that the edge guard is adjacent the paint applicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.