Hand tool for decoratively applying plaster
AssigneeD & I Insulation & Drywall, Inc.
InventorMax Johnson
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Abstract
A hand tool for spreading plaster on a substrate such as a ceiling and the like in decorative designs in a repeating pattern having a stiff but resilient blade with a serrated distal, longitudinal edge. A handle is attached to the resilient blade at an opposite or proximal edge of the resilient blade from the serrated distal edge of the resilient blade. In one embodiment, the resilient blade includes two spaced-apart tool alignment marks for aligning the tool with a previously-made design of the pattern to align the next repeated design therewith. In another embodiment, the hand tool includes a pivot device associated with the resilient blade proximate one end of the resilient blade to define a location on the substrate about which the tool is to be moved to generate the design.
Claims15
A hand tool for creating arcuate designs in plaster and the like coating a substrate comprising:
- a blade having a serrated longitudinal distal edge for creating decorative lines in the plaster;
- a handle attached to the blade;
- and,
- means defining tool alignment and locating indicia on the blade at predetermined intervals along the length of the blade.
A hand tool for creating arcuate designs in plaster and the like coating a substrate comprising:
- a blade having a serrated longitudinal distal edge for creating decorative lines in the plaster;
- a handle attached to the blade;
- and
- pivot means structurally associated with the blade proximate one end of the blade for locating the blade relative to a predetermined location on the coated substrate and defining a location about which the blade is to be moved, said pivot means being proximate one end of the tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.