US2726633A

US2726633A - Paint guard

Info

Publication number: US2726633A
Application number: US341773A
Authority: US
Inventors: Walter F Miron
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1953-03-11
Filing date: 1953-03-11
Publication date: 1955-12-13
Anticipated expiration: 1972-12-13

Description

Dec. 13, 1955 w. F. MIRON 2,726,633

PAINT GUARD Filed March 11, 1953 FIG. I

IN VENTOR WALTER F. MIRON,

BY M

ATTORNEY United States Patent O PAINT GUARD Walter F. Miron, Detroit, Mich.

Application March 11, 1953, Serial No. 341,773

2 Claims. (Cl. 118-504):

The present invention relates to improvements in masking devices and shields for protecting coated surfaces while adjacent areas are being painte'dor cleaned.

One object of the invention is to provide a paint guard or masking device which can be readily applied to a freshly painted surface without marring the surface such as fresh paint or the like, so that adjacent areas of a wall surface may be painted or cleaned without disturbing the freshly paintedwall surface.

Another object is to provide a mas'king device which is curved throughout its length to enable the device when used as a paint guard to be applied with tight contact to a wall surface, thus effectively insuring against paint or coating material seeping beneath the contact edge when a coating is being applied to an adjacent wall. surface, molding, wainscoting and the like.

Another object is to provide a. device for masking certain areas of a surface while an adjacent surface is being coated or painted which includes a pair of spaced ,prongs having pointed contact ends which are. adaptedto engage the wall surface being masked in such a manner that the wall surface will not be unduly marked or mutilated.

Another object is to provide a device for masking coated surfaces which is stamped from a single sheet of metal and bent to form a guard portion having a centrally located handle portion and a pair of wall surface contacting projections arranged such that pressure exerted on the handle portion will cause the slightly curved guard portion to contact a wall surface throughout its entire length.

Another object is to provide a device for masking coated surfaces having a straight edge portion which is graduated to designate linear units of measurement.

Another object is to provide a paint guard and masking device for coated surfaces having one end portion provided with a curved edge which is adapted to conform to certain trim strip curvatures, while the other end is provided with an end edge normal to the contact edge of the paint guard to conform in shape to wall surfaces at right angles one to the other.

Another object is to provide a masking device for coated surfaces in which one end of the paint guard is of increased width to enable a painter to paint into corners and yet protect trim strips of adjacent areas.

Another object is to provide a flange portionv at one end of the paint guard which extends at right angles to the plane thereof so that the end portion can be inserted in corners of window and door frames when painting wall surfaces adjoining said window or door frame.

Another object is to provide a paint guard or masking device for coated surfaces which is curved throughout its length in a direction such that pressure on the intermediate portion through the handle of the guard will cause the contact edge to engage the wall surface without the end portions buckling outwardly and causing paint seepage beneath the contact edge of the paint guard.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be- 2,726,633 A Patented Dec; 13,. 1955 surfaces of various trirn strips. The position of the handle is shown intermediate the ends of the guard.

Figure 2. is a top edge elevat'ional view of the paint guard showing the contact prongs spaced one oneachside of the handle and showing the flanged end portion. of the guard to facilitate protecting corner portions of adja cent surfaces, and 1 Figure 3 is an end elevation'alv view of the paint guard 7 showing the manner in which. the guard is applied to a wall. surface which has been freshly painted or cleaned to. Ifacilitate cleaning or painting of. the floor; trim, :of a building, such as abaseboard.

In the drawing, and more in detail, there is shown for the purpose of illustrating the invention, a. preferred embodiment thereof which includes a body portion generally designated 5 which is blanked from a single sheet "of metal to provide an elongated portion 6 having a straight edge 7 adapted to contact the corner between a pair of adjacent wall surfaces. Theelongated portion 6 is curved throughout its length on a radius of approximately inches in a direction such that the end portions will contact. the surface until slight pressure is exerted on the intermediate portion to press. the entire straight edge: 7 in contactual engagement with a substantially flat wall surface.

The elongated portion 6 is slightly bent as at 8 atan angle so that the contacting edge 7 will be presented to the wall surface Wof a building (Fig. 3,) when. the floor board or trim T is being paintedxor cleaned. Also, the

angularly bent portion 8 slightly reinforces the elongated portion 6.

Formed integral with the intermediate section of the body portion 5 is an extension 9 which is integrated with the body portion and extends at a slight angle to form a hand grip or handle 10. The extreme free edge of the handle 10 terminates in a return bent portion 11.

Also formed integral with the body portion 5 in spaced apart relation and arranged one on each side of the projection 9 is a triangular tab 12 which has its end portion pointed and slightly bent as at 13 to contact a wall surface which has been freshly painted such that the pointed ends 13 will not materially rnar or otherwise damage a surface freshly painted or cleaned.

One end of the body portion 5 is enlarged as at 14 to provide an edge surface 15 which extends normal to the edge surface 7 to permit the end of the masking device to be inserted in corners, and thereby protect adjoining corner surfaces when painting or cleaning. The opposite end of the body portion is slightly curved as at 16 to enable the end surface to be placed against trim strips of various shapes when painting in corners.

Integrated with the body portion 5 adjacent the end 16 is a flange 17 which has an end edge portion 18 adapted to co-act with the edge portion 16 when the mask or guard is used in corner portions of at least three wall surfaces.

The elongated portion 6 is provided with a series of markings 19 to designate linear units of measurement as indicated by the numerical designations 20.

It is to be noted that the prongs 12 are substantially triangular shaped so that their points are apexes, and since the triangular projections are fiat, the apexes provide fine pointed ends which are adapted to frictionally engage a wall surface to hold the shield or guard in place but yet prevent unduly marking the wall surface which may be either freshly cleaned or painted.

In operation, the handle 10 is grasped, and the elongated portiqn 6 positioned with respect to a wall surface W as shown in Figure 3 such that the straight edge portion 7 will be presented above a trim strip T of a baseboard B. In this position, the triangular shaped prongs 12 frictionally engage the wall surface W and their pointed ends 13 contact the surface and prevent the shield or guard from slipping laterally or longitudinally while the trim strip T and baseboard B are being painted or cleaned. Thus, the wall surface W is protected or masked and when slight pressure is exerted on the handle the straight edge 7 is pressed into firm contactual engagement with the wall surface W above a trim strip for such wood trim finishes as doorways, Windows and the like.

By reason of the fact that the body portion 6 is curved in a lateral direction throughout its length, slight pressure exerted on the central portion by manually pressing the handle 10 will cause the end portions of the straight edge 7 to first engage the wall surface with the central portion finally coming into contact with the Wall surface W throughout the entire length of the shield or guard.

When painting or cleaning in corners, the edges 15 and 16 may be employed and when using the curved end 16 which is shaped to fit the contour of certain molding strips, the edge 18 will cooperate therewith by presenting the

edges

16 and 18 in corners of woodwork and various frame structures.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred embodiment thereof, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a shield and guard for masking coated surfaces, :1 stamping of metal shaped to provide an elongated body portion having a straight edge along one side thereof and a handle on the other side, a pair of triangular shaped prongs integrated with said body portion and bent in a direction at right angles to said body and extending rearwardly to frictionally contact a wall surface, and a flange disposed laterally along the back edge of an end portion of the body, the ends of both the flange and the body being chamfered to fit into, closer engagement with both adjacent surfaces at a corner when the mask is tilted.

2. In a shield and guard for masking coated surfaces, a pressed metal stamping formed of thin sheet metal to provide a straight edge along one side thereof, and a handle projection bent from said stamping along the other side thereof, said body portion being bent in a lateral direction such that when the straight edge is presented to a wall surface and pressure applied to the handle the straight edge will contactually engage the wall surface throughout its entire length, and a pair of triangular shaped rearwardly extending projections formed integral with the body portion and arranged one on each side of said handle, said projections being bent at right angles to the metal stamping and being formed with points on the free ends thereof to engage a wall surface and anchor the shield in position, one end of said body portion being of increased width and a flange disposed laterally along the back edge of the opposite end portion of the body, the ends of both the flange and the body being chamfered to fit into closer engagement with both adjacent surfaces at a corner when the mask is tilted.

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