Border applying aid

Claim 1

An implement useful in applying strip material to an upright surface to extend generally horizontally thereon, comprising: a portable holder; an elongate spindle; means for supporting said spindle on said holder in readily releasable manner with one end of said spindle received in said holder and a second free end of said spindle projecting from said holder; said holder including a handle that is manually engageable by a single hand of a user to be carried thereby and oriented with said spindle extending upwardly from said holder; said spindle having an unobstructed length that is sufficient to support a hollow roll of the strip material; support means around said spindle defining a support for the lower end of such hollow roll; said implement including a peripheral wall substantially totally surrounding said spindle at a spacing to accommodate with clearance the lower end of such hollow roll, said wall having an upper edge above said support means so as to enclose in use the lower end portion of such hollow roll; and said holder including a reservoir which in use receives and holds liquid which may drain from a hollow roll carried on said spindle, said reservoir being located beneath said support means so that in use the hollow roll is maintained out of contact with such drained liquid.