US3528388A

US3528388A - Paint shield

Info

Publication number: US3528388A
Application number: US739729A
Authority: US
Inventors: Berton P Mclain
Original assignee: BERTON P MCLAIN
Current assignee: BERTON P MCLAIN
Priority date: 1968-06-25
Filing date: 1968-06-25
Publication date: 1970-09-15
Anticipated expiration: 1987-09-15

Description

United States Patent [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,693,785 11/1954 West .11 118/504 2,987,749 6/1961 Gortner 15/257.7

Primary ExaminerAndres H. Nielsen Att0rneyStefan M. Stein ABSTRACT: A paint shield for preventing spattering of and even catching of paint when a roof is being painted consisting of a tray-like receptable body with a front wall adapted to acquaint the roof cave, and side walls and a back wall to provide maximum protection, the entire shield being easily manipulated by one hand.

Patented Sept. 15, v 1970 fiar/M I. M 1470 INVENTOR.

ATTOZNE) PAINT SHIELD This invention relates to a paint shield for preventing spattering of and even catching of paint and other material and more particularly to a shield that is particularly adapted to be used in the painting of roofs and roof eaves. A serious problem arises in painting roofs, such as a tile roof of a building in that a portion of the paint drips off the ends of the roof onto the building or on adjacent grass, shrubbery, walls, etc. Further, when painting a roof, as is the custom, via spray application, it is difficult and time consuming to prevent the paint from spattering to areas not intended to be painted.

Although paint shields in general are old in the art, none are adapted to provide maximum protection against dripping and spattering paint when a roof is being painted. in those parts of the country where painted tile roofs are commonplace, such as Florida, and where mildew is a great problem, this is even more acute since roofs must frequently be painted to retain their attractive appearance. Any shield devised must not only provide maximum protection, but also must be designed such that it can easily be manipulated by a painter as he paints.

An object of this invention is to provide a lightweight paint shield which is particularly adapted for use in painting roofs.

Another object is to produce a paint shield which provides a large area of paint protection but yet may easily be manipulated by one hand.

Still another object is to provide a paint shield which may fit under a roof edge to prevent spattering of paint below and behind the edge.

A further object is to provide a shield which may easily be guided over obstructions caused by misalignment of portions of the edge structure.

A still further object is to provide a paint shield having a receptacle with a wall along the receptacles open top to prevent spillage of paint when the receptacle is tilted.

Another object is to provide a paint shield which is practical and economically feasible to manufacture.

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.

In accordance with these objectives, the invention herein comprises a paint shield having a horizontally level tray-like body with upstanding walls about its periphery, the front leading edge being adapted to fit under the lower edge of a roof. The ends of the leading edge are of shorter height to facilitate a sliding action of the shield under the edge as the shield is used. An upright arm is attached to the back wall of the tray and a handle extends inwardly over the tray-like body at right angles to the arm. The placement of the handle in this particular position allows an operator to grip the handle with his hand and by placing his index or middle finger on the arm, he can pivot the tray about the handle by mere wrist action to a desired angle to conform to the edge line of a roof, such as the roof of a gable.

' Although the shield of this invention is described by particular reference to painting, it is to be understood that the shield may be used to provide protection for any type of coating material applied such as asphalting roofs, spraying mildew agents on roofs, etc. Further, it should also be understood that the shield need not be limited in its application to painting roofs but may be used in other application where an overhang such as a seawall, a sign, and the like is involved.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the invention will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, references should be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the shield; and FIG. 2 is an end view of the shield as it would appear when used in position under a roof edge which is being painted. Referring now to the drawings in detail, the paint shield, generally designated as 10, includes a tray-like drip receptacle body 11 of a generally rectangular configuration which may be formed of any suitable material such as sheet metal or the like.

The body 11 has a rear wall 12, a front wall 13, and a pair of side walls 14. The rear wall 12 is substantially higher than the front wall and is preferably inclined forwardly from top to bottom.

Side walls 14 connect the rear wall 12 to the front wall 13.

The top edge of all the walls is bent in at right angles to provide strength, to provide a wide horizontal surface to the edge thereby minimizing damage and to provide an overhang which acts as a dam in preventing paint from running out of the receptacle body when the shield is tilted.

The top edge of the side walls has an inclined slope 16 which extends downwardly from the top of the rear wall to a point inside the approximate midpoint of the side wall. The rest 17 of the edge extends horizontally to the front wall.

The top edge 19 of front wall 13 includes upward sloping edges 18 at each end from a point flush with the junction of the side walls. This sloping edge enables the shield to slide easily over any obstructions in the edge structure. The top of front wall 13 usually rides under the edge of the roof and the face of front wall 13 rides against the facia board of the cave during such sliding action.

A vertical support post or arm 21 is secured to the midpoint of back wall 12. This arm has an integral handle 22 extending at right angles to the arm, back over receptacle body 1 1.

The center of gravity is such that when an operator holds the shield 10 by the handle 22, the receptacle body 11 naturally assumes a horizontal position.

in use, the shield is positioned upder the edge of the roof as shown in FIG. 2 by an operator grasping the handle with one hand while coating the roof, as by spray gun, with the other hand. The upper portion of front wall 13 extends slightly above the lowermost point of the edge of the roof and the face of front wall 13 abuts against the facia board to completely prevent any spattering of paint. The angularly extending back wall 12 is of such width that it will allow ample space for a spray head or other form of paint applicator to be inserted within the cavity of the shield to apply paint even to the edge of the roof and also will act to catch any excess paint dripping from the roof and direct it to receptacle body 11.

If the roof edge line should be in a plane other than horizontal, such as in a gable, the shield is tilted to conform with the angle of the edge. This is easily accomplished by the operator. When one finger of his hand, preferably the forefinger, is applied against handle 22, arm 21 is swung to properly angle the tray. Then the shield may be held in this manner until painting has been completed.

it will thus be seen that the objects set forth above, among those made apparent from the preceding description, are efficiently attained, and since certain changes may be made in the above construction without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

1 claim:

1. A paint shield for protecting surfaces against spattering when a coating material is applied to adjacent surfaces, comprising a receptacle body for receiving excess coating material, wherein said body is a generally elongated rectangular open topped trough comprising a pair of end sidewalls, a back wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, wherein said front wall, said bottom wall and said two end walls are conjoined at approximately right angles to each other and wherein said back wall propends at an obtuse angle upwardly and outwardly from 2. The pain} shield of claim 1 wherein the top edge of said front wall at the end thereof slopes angularly upward until met by a horizontal segment of said front wall top edge whereby sliding said paint shield with respect to said surface to be coated will be facilitated.