US3091218A

US3091218A - Painter's shield

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Publication number: US3091218A
Application number: US91035A
Authority: US
Inventors: George P Wilson; Julius H Specht
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1961-02-23
Filing date: 1961-02-23
Publication date: 1963-05-28
Anticipated expiration: 1980-05-28

Description

May 28, 1963 G. P. WILSON ETAL 3,091,218

PAINTERS SHIELD Filed Feb. 23, 1961 FIG. I.

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E A M i FIG? MIHJMHMWMJ mm George P. Wilson Julius H. Specht 3,091,218 PAINTERS SHIELD George P. Wilson, 2480 Encinal Drive, and Julius H. Specht, 2488 Encinal Drive, both of Walnut Creek, Calif.

Filed Feb. 23, 1961, Ser. No. 91,035 4 Claims. (Cl. 118-505) The present invention relates to a shield for use by a painter to prevent paint from getting on the sill of a door or window when the jambs of the door or window are being painted.

An object of the present invention is to provide a de vice for preventing paint or varnish from staining the area at the lower or upper end of a door or window jamb.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a protective painters shield which can be manufactured at reasonable cost so as to be disposable after a relatively short period of use.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a painters shield for door or Window sills which is constructed so as to fit all door and window widths.

These and other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the annexed drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the shield with a mid part broken away, the dotted lines indicating an extended position of one member.

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged view of an end portion of one member,

FIGURE 3 is a View on line 33 of FIGURE 1,

FIGURE 4 is a view on line 44 of FIGURE 2,

FIGURE 5 is a plan view of a portion of a modified form of the shield of the present invention,

FIGURE 6 is a view on line 66 of FIGURE 5, and

FIGURE 7 is a sectional view similar to FIGURE 6 but with an integrally formed tab.

With reference to the drawing in detail, the shield of the present invention consists in a pair of flat

elongated sheet members

10 and 12 telescopingly connected together by a backing piece 14 having its ends extending over the spaced

side edges

16 and 18 of the member 10 and forming a slot or sleeve which slidably receives the member 12.

As both

members

10 and 12 are identical, except that member 12 is slightly narrower than member 10 so as to slide easily in the aforesaid sleeve, they will be described with reference to the member 10.

At the juncture of one end edge 20 with the side edge 18 a notch is cutaway and is conformably shaped to fit the profile of a jamb molding, as at 30 in FIGURE 5, and including the adjacent parts of the corner of the jamb of a window or door.

Attached to, by cement or other means, the edges of the notch in member 10, is a plurality of resilient tabs 22 arranged in side by side relation. The tabs 22 are fabricated of rubber, plastic or the like, or may be formed integrally with the member 10 as shown by the member 22' in FIGURE 7. The latter has been found to be satisfactory in use when fabricated of cardboard.

In use the

members

10 and 12 are pulled out from a nested position to a position extending from one jamb to another and the members are laid over the sill, floor, carpet or other area adjacent the upper or lower ends of the jambs. When paint is applied to the jambs the

members

10 and 12 shield the adjacent area from dripping paint and the tabs lie along the jamb as in FIGURE 6, so as to provide a snug fit of the shield members with the irregularly shaped jamb corners and moldings.

When the painting has been completed, the members may be telescoped back on each other to reduce the length of the shield, and when used several times may be dis- 3&9 L2 l8 Patented May 28, 1963 carded and replaced with a fresh one. A waxed paper serves well as the sleeve, making it easy to extend and retract the members.

It has been found that the fingers or tabs are best fabricated of thin rubber, although plastic may be used as well, of the tabs fabricated of cardboard and integral with the members, if desired.

Whereas a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated, it is to be fully understood that the invention may be practiced with such minor changes and in such shapes and sizes as are found to be practical and within the scope of the annexed claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A painters shield comprising a pair of flat elongated sheet members each having spaced side edges and an end edge connecting the adjacent ends of said side edges together, the juncture of one side edge with one end edge of each member being cutaway to form an irregularly shaped notch conformably shaped to fit the profile of a door or window jamb molding, the edges of said notch being provided with tabs arranged in side by side abutting relation, said members being telescopingly connected together so that they may be placed on a door or Window sill with each of the notches receiving the adjacent jamb molding and with the tabs lying along the faces of the molding.

2. A painters shield comprising a pair of flat elongated sheet members each having spaced side edges and an end edge connecting the adjacent ends of said side edges together, the juncture of one side edge with one end edge of each member being cutaway to form an irregularly shaped notch conformably shaped to fit the profile of a door or Window jamb molding, the edges of said notch being provided with tabs arranged in side by side abutting relation, said members being telescopingly connected together so that they may be placed on a door or Window sill with each of the notches receiving the adjacent jamb molding and with the tabs lying along the faces of the molding, said sheet members and tabs being formed integrally.

3. A painters shield comprising a pair of fiat elongated sheet members fabricated wholly of cardboard and each having spaced side edges and an end edge connecting the adjacent ends of said side edges together, the juncture of one side edge with one end edge of each member being cutaway to form an irregularly shaped notch conformably shaped to fit the profile of a door or Window jamb molding, the edges of said notch being provided with resilient tabs arranged in side by side abutting relation, said members being telescopingly connected together so that they may be placed on a door or window sill with each of the notches receiving the adjacent jamb molding and with the tabs lying along the faces of the molding.

4. A painters shield comprising a pair of flat elongated sheet members fabricated wholly of cardboard and each having spaced side edges and an end edge connecting the adjacent ends of said side edges together, the juncture of one side edge with one end edge of each member being cutway to form an irregularly shaped notch conformably shaped to fit the profile of a door or Window jamb molding, the edges of said notch being provided with resilient tabs fabricated of resilient rubber and arranged in side by side abutting relation, said members being telescopingly connected together so that they may be placed on a door or window sill with each of the notches receiving the adjacent jamb molding and with the tabs lying along the faces of the molding.

Lemmons Apr. 7, 1931 Pamtzsch Aug. 11, 1931

Claims

1. A PAINTER''S SHIELD COMPRISING A PAIR OF FLAT ELONGATED SHEET MEMBERS EACH HAVING SPACED SIDE EDGES AND AN END EDGE CONNECTING THE ADJACENT ENDS OF SAID SIDE EDGES TOGETHER, THE JUNCTURE OF ONE SIDE EDGE WITH ONE END EDGE OF EACH MEMBER BEING CUTAWAY TO FORM AN IRREGULARLY SHAPED NOTCH CONFORMABLY SHAPED TO FIT THE PROFILE OF A DOOR OR WINDOW JAMB MOLDING, THE EDGES OF SAID NOTCH