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US 5,331,710 AGranted
Edger
OwnerTonis Tollaseppinventor
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Abstract
A paint edger has a paint pad with an application end on a handle and a spacer that slides from a retracted to an extended position so that it controls the approach of a paint pad to a surface perpendicular to that being painted.
Claims8
A device for paint edging including:
- a paint pad member comprising a paint pad and a longitudinally extending shank, extending rearwardly therefrom,
- a spacer member comprising a spacer and a longitudinally extending shank, extending rearwardly therefrom,
- said spacer being located adjacent and above said paint pad and said spacer member shank being located just above said paint pad member shank,
- means for guiding said spacer member for sliding movement in said longitudinal extending direction relative to said paint pad member,
- said guiding means guiding said sliding movement between a retracted position where forward edges of said paint pad are at least as far forward as forward edges of said spacer and a continuum of extended positions where forward edges of said spacer are located forwardly of forward edges of said paint pad,
- wherein said longitudinally extending paint pad shank and said spacer member shank are together resiliently bendable about axes parallel to said pad surface and perpendicular to said longitudinal extension direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.