Masking tool
OwnerLester A. Steeves, Brian E. Steevesinventors
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Abstract
An appliance for forming and dispensing masking from a roll of masking paper and a roll of masking tape is suitably formed as a lightweight plastic molding having a compact profile. The appliance is generally symmetrical about a front to back plane whereby it is non-handed, so permitting the appliance to be oriented at all times in a preferred manner when the masking is applied to a surface.
Claims20
A manual appliance for forming masking from masking tape and masking paper separately stored on rolls and applying said masking to a surface with equal facility in opposed directions, said appliance comprising
- a generally rectangular frame defined by a rear wall, a front wall and a pair of side walls;
- a masking paper roll holder having an axis therealong extending between said pair of side walls within said frame;
- masking severing means associated with said front wall;
- handle means associated with said rear wall, said handle means including a handle having an axis therealong;
- said paper roll holder axis, and said handle axis being disposed in a plane passing through said masking severing means along the length thereof;
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- a masking tape roll holder, and means for supporting said masking tape roll holder from said frame.
A manual appliance for forming masking from masking tape and masking paper separately stored on rolls and applying said masking to a surface with equal facility in opposed directions, said appliance comprising
- a generally rectangular frame defined by a rear wall, a front wall and a pair of side walls;
- a masking paper roll holder having an axis therealong extending between said pair of side walls within said frame;
- masking severing means associated with said front wall;
- handle means associated with said rear wall, said handle means including a handle having a axis therealong;
- a plane containing said paper roll axis passing through said masking severing means along the length thereof and generally bisecting each one of said handle means and said frame;
- a masking tape roll holder, and means for supporting said masking tape roll holder from said frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.