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Disposable laminate drain cover
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-06-13
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Granted: 1994-07-19
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Expires: 2010-06-13
Abstract
Abstract A laminate cover member is provided for upgrading the appearance of a deteriorated drain hole or other surface of a sink or bath fixture. The cover member includes an upper layer which is resistant to corrosion and has an attractive visual appearance, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, and a removable liner layer. The layers are diecut from stock laminate sheets. A preferred cover member, for upgrading the surfaces of a drain hole, has a metallized plastic upper layer, and is shaped with an outer annular portion that is adhered to the surface surrounding the drain hole, an inner annular hole, and a plurality of radial lines extending from an intermediate diameter to the inner annular hole, such that they can be bent downwardly to cover an inner part of the drain hole surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark R. Buchalter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:21
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K1/00; A47K1/06; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1438; Y10T428/21; Y10T428/216; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24273; Y10T428/24298; Y10T428/24314; Y10T428/24322; Y10T428/24331; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2804; Y10T428/2848; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
A laminate article for upgrading the appearance of a deteriorated surface around an annular hole of a drain fixture, comprising: a cover member having a shape corresponding to the surface to be upgraded, said cover member including an upper layer which is resistant to corrosion and has an attractive visual appearance, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer for adhering onto the surface to be upgraded, and a removable liner layer for covering the adhesive layer prior to installation of the cover member on the deteriorated surface, wherein said cover member is a pressure-sensitive laminate sheet which can be disposably applied to the deteriorated surface around the annular drain hole, said laminate sheet having said upper, adhesive, and liner layers diecut together to form the laminate article with an outer annular portion having an outer diameter, an inner annular hole having an inner diameter, and a plurality of radial lines extending from an intermediate diameter between said outer and inner diameters to said inner annular hole, whereby said cover member can be applied around drain holes of inner diameters anywhere in the range from said intermediate diameter to said inner diameter of said cover member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
193 words
A laminate article for upgrading the appearance of a deteriorated surface around an annular hole of a drain fixture, comprising: a cover member having a shape corresponding to the surface to be upgraded, said cover member including an upper layer which is resistant to corrosion and has an attractive visual appearance, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer for adhering onto the surface to be upgraded, and a removable liner layer for covering the adhesive layer prior to installation of the cover member on the deteriorated surface, wherein said cover member is a pressure-sensitive laminate sheet which can be disposably applied to the deteriorated surface around the annular drain hole, said laminate sheet having said upper, adhesive, and liner layers diecut together to form the laminate article with an outer annular portion having an outer diameter, an inner annular hole having an inner diameter, and a plurality of radial lines extending from an intermediate diameter between said outer and inner diameters to said inner annular hole, whereby said cover member can be applied around drain holes of inner diameters anywhere in the range from said intermediate diameter to said inner diameter of said cover member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
78 words
A laminate article according to claim 1, wherein said cover member is designed to cover a drain hole having an outer drain surface and an inner drain hole surface, and wherein said outer annular portion of said cover member is adhered over the outer annular surface surrounding the drain hole, and said radial lines are symmetrically-spaced and define a plurality of wedge-shaped sectors which are bendable downwardly into the drain hole to cover the inner drain hole surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A laminate article according to claim 1, wherein said cover member includes a diecut separation line extending from said outer diameter to said inner diameter, whereby installation around a pipe connected to the fixture or a convex or concave drain surfaces is facilitated.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A laminate article according to claim 1, wherein said upper layer is made of an outer plastic film layer and an inner metal or metallized layer.
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