Painting shield
OwnerFrank J. Glowackiinventor
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Abstract
An extremely versatile spray painting shield includes a flat reinforcing member attached to an elongate handle. The shield permits a painter or his assistant to properly support the shield while keeping his arms and hands out of the spray pattern. The reinforcing member is attached to rotate relative one end of the handle. A spring clip mounted on the reinforcing member is used to hold large flat shields, many of which are disposable, for preventing paint from falling on selected areas. The flat shields may be cut or combined to conform with the perimeter of protected items, and the reinforcing member may conveniently include a metal edge used for scraping or occasional brush work.
Claims3
Apparatus for shielding protected areas during spray painting operations, comprising:
- an elongate handle, one end of which includes a gripping portion, the other end of which includes an aperture normal to the longitudinal axis of said handle;
- a rigid, flat reinforcing member having a length and width shorter than the length of said elongate handle, said reinforcing member lying flat against the side of said handle at said other end of said handle, said reinforcing member lying in a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of said elongate handle, said reinforcing member including an aperture corresponding with said handle aperture;
- a pivot shaft passing normal to the longitudinal axis of said handle through said handle aperture and said reinforcing member aperture to permit said handle to pivot freely to any position in a 180.degree. arc within a plane parallel to the plane defined by said reinforcing member;
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- a painting shield, formed of thin sheet material, removably attached to said flat reinforcing member and extending beyond said reinforcing member on at least one side thereof, the plane defined by said painting shield, the plane defined by said reinforcing member, and the plane defined by the pivoting movement of said handle all being parallel to each other and perpendicular to said pivot shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.