Compound tools – House painting – paper hanging – or glazing
Patent
1997-07-23
1999-09-28
Smith, James G.
Compound tools
House painting, paper hanging, or glazing
7167, B44C 700
Patent
active
059567880
ABSTRACT:
An easy to hold, single hand operated, foldable, multi-purpose painter's tool for use in performing a variety of tasks, such as scraping, spreading, cleaning, cutting, and can opening, encountered during painting. The tool includes an elongate handle having first and second side walls defining first and second edges and first and second ends, and a channel formed between the side walls and extending through the first edge. An elongate blade is secured by a pivot at a first end to the first end of the handle, permitting the blade to pivot between a folded position within the channel, and an extended position outside of the channel. The blade itself defines first and second side surfaces, first and second longitudinal edges and an orthogonal edge at a second end of the blade. A rounded notch is formed in each of the side walls of the handle at the first edge, and a finger actuation knob is detachably secured to one of the side surfaces adjacent to the first longitudinal edge, such that when the blade is in the folded position, the finger actuation knob is disposed within one of the rounded notches. The knob can be secured to either side of the blade to accommodate both right and left handed users.
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Tom Baldwin, Sketch of an idea submitted to the Assignee on Jul. 15, 1994.
Smith James G.
Warner Manufacturing Company
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