Spray shield
OwnerDavid Poagueinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a shield fabricated from a sheet of material having a trough disposed on the lower edge and peripheral flanges disposed about the remaining edges for confining excess spray/mist when positioned rearwardly of an object being painted, cleaned or otherwise treated, and directing it to the trough where it is collected and discharged. More specifically, the shield is fabricated from any of a variety of materials including cardboard, plastic, tin, stainless steel, etc., may optionally be provided with a coating to enhance the flow of the excess spray/mist downwardly into the trough, and is provided with means for suspending, staking or wedging the same onto support means during use.
Claims19
A method of confining and collecting excess spray/mist when treating an article, the method including the steps of:
- disposing a sheet of material rearwardly of said article;
- providing a support member extending outwardly of said sheet of material from a point above the lower edge of said sheet of material, for engaging a fixed support and maintaining said sheet of material in a position behind the article to be treated;
- providing a trough at the lower edge of said sheet of material;
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- providing flanges about the remaining edges of said sheet of material, whereby the excess spray/mist will be confined and directed downwardly and over said sheet of material into said trough for disposal therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.