Strip applying hand tool with corner forming apparatus
OwnerLuc Lafondinventor
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Abstract
There is disclosed a strip applying tool for applying strip material to substrates. The tool includes a slidably mounted punching member to remove a portion of the strip material thereby facilitating the formation of a corner while maintaining the strip in a continuous uninterrupted length. The tool further provides a channel extending therein to receive strip material which provides a guide wall to permit the application of the strip to the substrate while maintaining a lower surface of the tool above the substrate to prevent moving or scratching of the substrate.
Claims20
A hand tool for applying strip material to a substrate having an edge and a major face, comprising:
- a body having a lower surface and a channel extending therethrough for receiving strip material therein, said channel configured to receive said strip material therein at an angle in a range from about 10.degree. to about 55.degree. relative to said substrate;
- a substrate positioning member adjacent said channel on said lower surface of said body for guiding said tool along said edge of said substrate, said lower surface of said body being elevated from said major face when said strip material is fed through said channel;
- punch means slidably mounted on said body for removing a portion of said strip material;
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- selectively operable cutting means for cutting said strip material, said cutting means adapted for concerted movement with said punch means.
A hand tool for applying strip material to a substrate having an edge and a major face, comprising:
- a body having a lower surface and a channel extending therethrough for receiving strip material therein, said channel configured to receive said strip material therein at an angle in a range from about 10.degree. to about 55.degree. relative to said substrate;
- a substrate positioning member adjacent said channel on said lower surface for guiding said tool along said edge of said substrate, said lower surface of said body being elevated from said major face when said strip material is fed through said channel;
- a slidable punch member slidably mounted within said body adapted to remove a portion of said strip to form a pivot point therein, said punch member being slidable from a first non-punching position wherein said punch member is spaced from said strip material to a punching position wherein said punch member is within said strip material;
- actuation means for effecting movement of said punch member between the first and second positions;
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- selectively operable cutting means for cutting said strip material, said cutting means adapted for concerted movement with said punch member.
A method of placing a strip of material proximate an edge of a substrate having a major face, comprising the steps of:
- providing a length of sealant strip from a supply thereof;
- providing a hand tool having a lower surface and strip feeding channel therein angularly inclined to said lower surface, said lower surface being inclined from about 10.degree. to about 55.degree. relative to said lower surface;
- feeding a length of said sealant strip into said channel such that said lower surface is elevated from said major face;
- effecting securement of said strip to said edge of said substrate;
- punching a notch in said strip with said tool at a corner of said substrate to facilitate securement of said strip around a corner edge of said substrate;
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- cornering said substrate with the notched strip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.