Disposable laminate drain cover
OwnerMark R. Buchalterinventor
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Abstract
A laminate cover member is provided for upgrading the appearance of a deteriorated drain hole or other surface of a sink or bath fixture. The cover member includes an upper layer which is resistant to corrosion and has an attractive visual appearance, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, and a removable liner layer. The layers are diecut from stock laminate sheets. A preferred cover member, for upgrading the surfaces of a drain hole, has a metallized plastic upper layer, and is shaped with an outer annular portion that is adhered to the surface surrounding the drain hole, an inner annular hole, and a plurality of radial lines extending from an intermediate diameter to the inner annular hole, such that they can be bent downwardly to cover an inner part of the drain hole surface.
Claims4
A laminate article for upgrading the appearance of a deteriorated surface around an annular hole of a drain fixture, comprising:
- a cover member having a shape corresponding to the surface to be upgraded, said cover member including an upper layer which is resistant to corrosion and has an attractive visual appearance, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer for adhering onto the surface to be upgraded, and a removable liner layer for covering the adhesive layer prior to installation of the cover member on the deteriorated surface,
- wherein said cover member is a pressure-sensitive laminate sheet which can be disposably applied to the deteriorated surface around the annular drain hole, said laminate sheet having said upper, adhesive, and liner layers diecut together to form the laminate article with an outer annular portion having an outer diameter, an inner annular hole having an inner diameter, and a plurality of radial lines extending from an intermediate diameter between said outer and inner diameters to said inner annular hole, whereby said cover member can be applied around drain holes of inner diameters anywhere in the range from said intermediate diameter to said inner diameter of said cover member.
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