Caulk bead tool

A tool for compressing and smoothing a bead of freshly applied fluent material in a joint at the intersection of two adjacent surfaces and simultaneously cleaning excess of said material from the bead and the adjacent surfaces, comprising:

• an elongate handle formed with a cavity extending substantially the length of the handle;
• a working head at one end of the handle, the head being of generally planar triangular shape that extends forwardly from the handle;
• a sheet of elastomer material affixed to the head by snap mouldings, and having exposed outer edges that define working edges of the tool;
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• whereby manipulation of the tool by hand by inserting the working edges against a bead of fluent material at the intersection of the two adjacent surfaces and pulling the tool along the bead while applying a slight pressure causes the working edges to flex to compress and smooth the bead while simultaneously cleaning the adjacent surfaces of excess material which is collected in the cavity of the handle.

A tool for compressing and smoothing a bead of freshly applied fluent material in a joint at the intersection of two adjacent surfaces and simultaneously cleaning excess of said material from the bead and the adjacent surfaces, comprising:

• an elongate handle formed with a cavity extending substantially the length of the handle;
• a working head at one end of the handle, the head being of generally planar triangular shape that extends forwardly from the handle and terminates at an acute angle remote from the handle;
• a symmetrical, arrow-shaped flat sheet of elastomer material affixed to the head along shorter inner edges of the elastomer material to define working edges comprising the exposed outer edges of the sheet of elastomer material, the elastomer material being formed with an acute angle which is rounded and which extends beyond the acute angle of the head;
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• whereby manipulation of the tool by hand by inserting the working edges against a bead of fluent material at the intersection of the two adjacent surfaces and pulling the tool along the bead while applying a slight pressure causes the working edges to flex to compress and smooth the bead while simultaneously cleaning the adjacent surfaces of excess material which is collected in the cavity of the handle.