Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Structurally defined web or sheet – Including fastener for attaching to external surface
Patent
1997-04-10
1999-03-02
Ahmad, Nasser
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Structurally defined web or sheet
Including fastener for attaching to external surface
15166, 152105, 101 31, 101 23, 144362, 428106, 428131, 428161, 428163, 428167, 428192, B44F 902
Patent
active
058768289
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a blank for a decorator's tool and, in particular, to blank for a tool for applying an imitation woodgrain finish to a surface.
It is known to create imitation woodgrains on a surface using specialised tools to create the grain finish. Normally, at least two tools are required in order to achieve the desired effect. Existing tools consist of combs having teeth or the like which are used to establish a continuous streaked or grained appearance on a painted substrate, and a separate tool having a convex surface, with a series of concentric ridge formations on the convex surface, which can be used to selectively expose parts of the surface, so as to produce a simulated natural woodgrain appearance on the surface. Using separate tools to create the woodgrain finish suffers from a number of drawbacks. In particular, it is necessary to frequently interchange the tools, which is time consuming and often leads to an inconsistent finish. Frequently, the tools are purchased as a set, and subsequently, if one is misplaced, it is necessary to replace both tools, by purchasing a complete set. In addition, packaging of two separate tools in a box or the like requires extra packaging space and packaging material, which adds to the total cost of the product.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is the purpose of the present invention to alleviate such problems and to provide a blank for a unitary, hand-holdable tool, suitable for use by decorators in creating an imitation woodgrained finish on a surface.
According to one aspect of the invention, there is, therefore provided a blank for forming a decorator's tool, which blank can be wrapped around and secured to itself by securing means to form said tool, such that said tool comprises at one end thereof a hollow body having a convex surface with a plurality of spaced-apart proud formations (i.e., a plurality of spaced-apart ribs) on the convex surface and a plurality of teeth formations at the other end of said tool. Thus, advantageously, both working surfaces needed to create the desired effect are provided in a single hand-held portable unit, which can be formed from an easily storable blank, and either end may be held, as appropriate, when the tool is used to create the grained appearance.
The proud formations on the convex surface may comprise a series of substantially concentric formations. Advantageously, the concentric formations comprise a series of alternating ridges and furrows concentric about a substantially intermediate point on the convex surface of the tool. The tool can be rocked about the convex surface to complete a simulated natural woodgrained finish created by the concentric ridges and furrows. Alternatively, the proud formations may be more irregular, or may comprise a series of spaced ridges in the form of straight or wavy lines. It may be desirable to provide gaps in such lines at spaced intervals (that is, the lines may be discontinuous).
Preferably, a plurality of apertures are positioned within the alternating ridges and furrows on the convex surface of the tool. Thus, a build-up of excess woodgraining material within the furrows may be substantially alleviated as the material can pass into the interior of the tubular body of the tool, thus facilitating cleaning of the tool and collection of the excess material when such material has passed through the apertures on the convex surface, to the inside of the hollow body of the tool, during the woodgraining process.
In one embodiment of the invention, the teeth formations may be on a separate attachment which can be secured to the tool. The teeth formations on the separate attachment may also function as the securing means of the tool which advantageously fits over the ends of the blank when wrapped around itself to form the tool. In another embodiment, the teeth formations may be on one or both ends of the blank which forms the tool. Where the teeth are on both ends of the blank, two sets of teeth formations may be provided which advantageously
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Ahmad Nasser
Schindler Edwin D.
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