Masking device with handle
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorGlen E. Navis
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Abstract
A masking device is produced by folding a first material to form a pleat that serves as an extension or handle, for the device. By folding the first sheet of material at three fold lines, a pleat is formed. If the piece of material is coated with adhesive prior to the folding process, two adhesive-coated surfaces will face each other within the body of the pleat, helping to attach two segments of the pleat together to form a more permanent and more rigid extension. The extension, or handle, extends from an unfolded portion of the first piece of material and facilitates the removal of the masking device from either a backing sheet or a surface which is protected by the masking device. The handle also facilitates the application of the masking device to the surface to be protected.
Claims17
A masking device for covering a preselected portion of a material surface, comprising:
- a sheet of material having an adhesive attached to a first side thereof;
- and
- an extension formed by folding a first piece of material to form a pleat extending from an unfolded portion of a second side of said sheet of material and by causing adhesive surfaces of two adjacent segments of said extension to adhere to each other, said extension allowing said masking device to be gripped.
A masking device for covering a preselected portion of a material surface, comprising:
- a sheet of material having an adhesive attached to a first side thereof;
- and
- an extension formed by folding an integral portion of said sheet of material to form a pleat extending from an unfolded portion of a second side of said sheet of material, said adhesive of said first side of said sheet causing two adjacent segments of said extension to adhere to each other, said extension allowing said masking device to be gripped.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.