Tool to assist in paint matching
OwnerRande Lanceinventor
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Abstract
There are procedures typically used in auto body shops to assist in matching a proposed paint mix with that on undamaged portions of the vehicle. A test panel is taped to a stick and arranged next to the panel to be matched at a couple of angles. The present procedures are unrepeatable and often utilize two individuals. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a wand has a test panel portion with embedded magnets. The test panel is attracted to the test panel portion via the magnets and the wand holds onto the vehicle panel also via the magnets. The lower side of the test panel portion that sits against the vehicle has at least two flat surfaces at different angles so that the wand can be placed on the surface of the vehicle, or other surface, to assess the paint match from the different angles.
Claims17
A wand, comprising:
- a handle section;
- and
- a unitary test panel section coupled to the handle section wherein:
- the test panel section has a flat upper side;
- the test panel section has a lower side having at least a first flat surface and a second flat surface;
- at least one of the first flat surface and the second flat surface is not parallel with the upper flat side;
- and
- the first flat surface and the second flat surface form a predetermined angle wherein the test panel has a first plurality of holes defined in the first flat surface of the test panel section and a second plurality of holes defined in the second flat surface of the test panel section, the wand further including:
- a first plurality of magnets inserted into the first plurality of holes;
- and
- a second plurality of magnets inserted into the second plurality of holes.
A wand, comprising:
- a handle section;
- a transition section coupled to the handle section;
- a test panel section coupled to the transition section, the test panel section having an upper side that is flat and a lower side that comprises at least a first flat surface and a second flat surface with the first flat surface forming a line of intersection with the second flat surface;
- and
- a plurality of magnets embedded in the first and second flat surfaces of the test panel section.
A wand, comprising:
- a handle section;
- a transition section coupled to the handle section;
- a unitary test panel section coupled to the transition section, the test panel section having an upper flat side and a lower side that has first and second flat surfaces and a plane of the first flat surface does not lie in a plane of the second flat surface wherein the handle section, transition section, and test panel section are integrally formed of polypropylene with magnets inserted into openings provided in the test panel section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.