Masking stick for household paint job
OwnerSteve Karagainventor
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Abstract
Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for a masking stick that facilitates painting a household. In one embodiment, a masking stick includes a rigid backing layer having rigidity to maintain a substantially straight line without external force and flexibility to flow with irregularities or curves on an edge of a painting surface to be protected. The masking stick further includes an adhesive layer having adhesive that is placed on a top surface of the rigid backing layer. The adhesive is strong enough to hold the rigid backing layer securely, but can be easily removed without causing damage to the painting surface. The adhesive layer covers at least a portion of rigid backing layer. A method for masking a painting surface is provided herein using the masking stick as mentioned above.
Claims18
A masking stick comprising:
- a rigid backing layer having rigidity to maintain a substantially straight line without external force and flexibility to flow with irregularities or curves on an edge of a painting surface to be protected;
- and
- an adhesive layer having adhesive that is placed on a top surface of the rigid backing layer, the adhesive is strong enough to hold the rigid backing layer securely, but can be easily removed without causing damage to the painting surface, wherein the adhesive layer covers at least a portion of rigid backing layer.
A method for masking a painting surface comprising:
- providing a masking stick, the masking stick comprising:
- a rigid backing layer;
- and
- an adhesive layer having adhesive that is placed on a top surface of the rigid backing layer, the adhesive is strong enough to hold the rigid backing layer securely, but can be easily removed without causing damage to the painting surface;
- wherein the adhesive layer covers at least a portion of rigid backing layer,
- revealing the adhesive layer so that the masking stick can mask a painting surface;
- aligning the masking stick along the substantially straight edge of the painting surface, the masking stick having the rigid backing layer that has the rigidity to maintain a straight line without external force and flexibility to flow with minor irregularities or curves on the edge of the painting surface to be protected;
- pressing the adhesive layer onto a masking area of the painting surface along the substantially straight edge of the painting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.