US 6,035,536 A · Caulk bead removal tool

Abstract

A hand held tool for the removal of a cured bead of caulk, sealant or other previously fluent material from a joint between substantially perpendicular surfaces. The tool comprises an elongate handle with two working heads. The primary working head at one end of the longitudinal axis of the handle features a chisel-like point angled down from the upper face of the handle and extending between two symmetrical flanking planes which are acutely angled to each other and also spread from the body of the handle. The planes are bevelled to form sharp edges for scraping surfaces during an operation to remove a bead whilst the chisel-like point chisels the body of the bead from the joint. Axially opposite the primary head the second working head is essentially an angled chisel-like point extended from the upper face of the handle and is used to chisel, pick or gouge a bead from a joint.

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Dependent claims

A tool for the removal of a dead of caulk, sealant or other material from a joint at the intersection of two adjacent surfaces, comprising:

an elongate handle;
a working head at one end of the handle comprising a rigid tip and a pair of flexible guide members extending on opposite sides of the tip, each guide member having a surface extending forwardly of the end of the handle to form a substantially V-shaped channel adjacent the rigid tip;
whereby the tip acts to cut and lift the bead from the adjacent surfaces of the joint on insertion of the tip into the bead and advancement of the tool along the joint with the guide members engaging the two adjacent surfaces to assist in guidance and centering of the tip in the joint.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Caulk bead removal tool

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Caulk bead removal tool

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Abstract

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