Abstract An appliance for protecting edge portions of floor coverings, for example carpets, during the painting of adjacent parts of walls, skirting boards and the like is described. The appliance consists of a generally rectangular thin aluminum plate whereof one long edge is flanged through 90* to form a narrow lip for insertion between a carpet edge and an adjacent skirting board. On the plate, adjacent each end of the lip, stops projecting oppositely from the lip serve to prevent over-reaching during painting. The plate is of shouldered configuration as seen in end elevation to facilitate hand-gripping through a slot in the shouldered portion. The stops are in the form of bent-up tags or in the form of posts.
An appliance for protecting edge portions of floor coverings during the painting of adjacent parts of walls, skirting boards and the like, comprising an elongate generally rectangular plate whereof a longitudinal edge portion is flanged to provide a lip for insertion between an edge portion of a floor covering and an adjacent part of a wall, skirting board and the like, and an upwardly extending stop adjacent each longitudinal end of the plate and spaced from but in the proximity of the lip and serving to limit the travel of a paint-applying tool.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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An appliance for protecting edge portions of floor coverings during the painting of adjacent parts of walls, skirting boards and the like, comprising an elongate generally rectangular plate whereof a longitudinal edge portion is flanged to provide a lip for insertion between an edge portion of a floor covering and an adjacent part of a wall, skirting board and the like, and an upwardly extending stop adjacent each longitudinal end of the plate and spaced from but in the proximity of the lip and serving to limit the travel of a paint-applying tool.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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An appliance according to claim 1, wherein each stop comprises a tag bent up from the surface of the plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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An appliance according to claim 1, wherein each stop comprises a post affixed to the plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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An appliance according to claim 1, wherein the plate is formed to define a shouldered configuration as viewed in end elevation.