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US 4,051,808 AGranted
Paint and stain shield
OwnerWilliam Truppinventor
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Abstract
A paint shield for shielding the edges of carpets or the like while painting the bottoms of the adjoining walls. The paint shield is formed in four substantially rectangular, substantially planar parts from a single piece of sheet-like material, such as galvanized metal, aluminum, plastic, fiberglass, bakelite, hard rubber, etc.
Claims6
A paint and stain shield for shielding the edges of carpets or the like while painting or staining the bottom of adjoining walls, said paint and stain shield comprising:
- a. a substantially planar and substantially rectangular lip portion of sheet-like material,
- b. a substantially planar and substantially rectangular bridge portion of sheet-like material extending from said lip portion along one of the long edges thereof;
- c. a substantially planar and substantially rectangular reflex portion of sheet-like material extending from said bridge portion along an edge opposite to the edge adjoining said lip portion;
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- d. a substantially planar and substantially rectangular handle portion of sheet-like material extending from said reflex portion along an edge opposite to the edge adjoining said bridge portion, the angles between said lip portion and said bridge portion, said bridge portion and said reflex portion, and said reflex portion and said handle portion being such that, when said lip portion is positioned between the edge of a carpet and the bottom of an adjoining wall, the line joining said reflex portion and said bridge portion is close to, but does not touch, the carpet and no portion of the paint shield other than said lip portion and said handle portion touches the carpet.
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