US5403430A
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Border roller applicator
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-01-14
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Granted: 1995-04-04
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Expires: 2014-01-14
Abstract
Abstract An applicator for applying wetted, pasted wallpaper border to a wall comprising: a tray having parametral sidewalls; a handle connected to the tray; a spool disposed at one end of the tray within the sidewalls for dispensing a roll of the wallpaper border; a roller disposed at another end of the tray within the sidewalls for applying the wallpaper border to the wall; and a wiper blade disposed between the spool and the roller for wiping excess paste and water from the border.
Inventors
- 👤 Mario Araujo
- 👤 Mike Turner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 13:29
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44C; B44C7/00; B44C7/02; B44C7/06; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/12; Y10T156/1348; Y10T156/1352; Y10T156/17; Y10T156/1788; Y10T156/179; Y10T156/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
Apparatus for applying wet pasted paper horizontally to a surface comprising: (a) a tray; (b) a rotatable spool disposed at one end of said tray at a perpendicular angle relative said tray, said spool adapted to receive a roll of said paper; (c) a roller disposed at another end of said tray at a perpendicular angle relative said tray for applying said paper to said wall as said paper is unrolled from said spool; (d) blade means disposed between said spool and said roller at a perpendicular angle relative said tray for wiping said paper; (e) a guide disc concentric with said rotatable spool, said guide disc adapted to rotatably contact said wall so as to maintain proper spacing of said rolled paper from said wall when said paper is unrolled from said spool, said guide disc: (i) extends beyond said tray; and (ii) includes apertures for permitting passage of excess wet paste from said wet pasted paper rolled about said spool into said tray.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
Apparatus for applying wet pasted paper horizontally to a surface comprising: (a) a tray; (b) a rotatable spool disposed at one end of said tray at a perpendicular angle relative said tray, said spool adapted to receive a roll of said paper; (c) a roller disposed at another end of said tray at a perpendicular angle relative said tray for applying said paper to said wall as said paper is unrolled from said spool; (d) blade means disposed between said spool and said roller at a perpendicular angle relative said tray for wiping said paper; (e) a guide disc concentric with said rotatable spool, said guide disc adapted to rotatably contact said wall so as to maintain proper spacing of said rolled paper from said wall when said paper is unrolled from said spool, said guide disc: (i) extends beyond said tray; and (ii) includes apertures for permitting passage of excess wet paste from said wet pasted paper rolled about said spool into said tray.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said spool is slotted so as to receive a portion of said paper.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 2 wherein said spool includes a crank handle in the region remote from said tray for rotating said spool so as to roll said paper around said spool.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein said spool includes a sleeve adapted to frictionally engage said spool so as to accommodate widths of said paper roll around said spool.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 4 wherein said blade has a wedge-shaped cross section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 5 wherein said roller has a foam surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 6 wherein said tray includes sidewalls for capturing excess water and paste wiped from said wallpaper by said blade.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 7 wherein said tray includes a handle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
184 words
An applicator for applying wetted, pasted wallpaper border to a wall comprising: (a) a tray having parametral side walls; (b) a handle connected to said tray at a perpendicular angle; (c) a spool having an axis of rotation perpendicular to said tray and disposed at one end of said tray within said sidewalls wherein said spool is adapted to receive and dispense a roll of said wallpaper border; (d) a roller having an axis of rotation perpendicular to said tray and disposed at another end of said tray within said sidewalls for applying said wallpaper border to said wall; (e) a wiper blade disposed at a perpendicular angle to said tray between said spool and said roller for wiping excess paste and water from said border (f) a sleeve adapted to frictionally engage said spool so as to accommodate different widths of said wallpaper, said sleeve including a base to support said paper where said base extends beyond said tray and includes drain slots for permitting the passage of excess wet paste from said wetted pasted wallpaper rolled about said spool into said tray.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
184 words
An applicator for applying wetted, pasted wallpaper border to a wall comprising: (a) a tray having parametral side walls; (b) a handle connected to said tray at a perpendicular angle; (c) a spool having an axis of rotation perpendicular to said tray and disposed at one end of said tray within said sidewalls wherein said spool is adapted to receive and dispense a roll of said wallpaper border; (d) a roller having an axis of rotation perpendicular to said tray and disposed at another end of said tray within said sidewalls for applying said wallpaper border to said wall; (e) a wiper blade disposed at a perpendicular angle to said tray between said spool and said roller for wiping excess paste and water from said border (f) a sleeve adapted to frictionally engage said spool so as to accommodate different widths of said wallpaper, said sleeve including a base to support said paper where said base extends beyond said tray and includes drain slots for permitting the passage of excess wet paste from said wetted pasted wallpaper rolled about said spool into said tray.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
72 words
An applicator as claimed in claim 9 wherein said spool includes a guide disc adapted to rotatably contact said wall so as to maintain proper spacing of said roll of wallpaper from said wall when said paper is unrolled from said spool, said guide disc: (a) extending beyond said tray; (b) including apertures for permitting passage of excess wet paste from said wet pasted paper rolled about said spool into said tray.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
An applicator as claimed in claim 10 wherein said sleeve includes a slot for an O-ring adapted to frictionally engage said spool.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
An applicator as claimed in claim 11 wherein said spool includes a spool crank for rolling said border around said spool.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
An applicator as claimed in claim 12 wherein said spool is hollow and includes securing means for rotatably securing said spool to said tray.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
An applicator as claimed in claim 13 wherein said securing means includes a bolt.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
An applicator as claimed in claim 14 wherein said handle includes a threaded end for attachment to another handle.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
227 words
A method of applying wetted pasted wallpaper border of a certain width horizontally at the top of a wall adjacent a ceiling with apparatus having a tray, a spool having a rotatable end connected to one end of said tray and a free rotatable end, a roller disposed at another end of said tray, a blade disposed between said spool and said roller, and a sleeve adapted to slidingly frictionally engage said spool, said method comprising the steps of: (a) sliding said sleeve along said spool to accommodate said width of said wallpaper along said spool; (b) rolling said wetted wallpaper about said spool whereby one end of said roll of wallpaper contacts said sleeve and another end of said rolled wallpaper is adjacent said free end of said spool so as to permit application of said border horizontally at the top of said wall adjacent said ceiling; (c) pulling said wallpaper from said roll against said blade and said roller; (d) applying said pulled wallpaper against the top of said wall adjacent said ceiling; (e) moving said apparatus in a direction so as to unwind said wallpaper from said spool so as to pull said wallpaper against said blade to wipe excess water and paste into said tray, and against said roller to apply said wallpaper horizontally at the top of said wall adjacent said ceiling.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
227 words
A method of applying wetted pasted wallpaper border of a certain width horizontally at the top of a wall adjacent a ceiling with apparatus having a tray, a spool having a rotatable end connected to one end of said tray and a free rotatable end, a roller disposed at another end of said tray, a blade disposed between said spool and said roller, and a sleeve adapted to slidingly frictionally engage said spool, said method comprising the steps of: (a) sliding said sleeve along said spool to accommodate said width of said wallpaper along said spool; (b) rolling said wetted wallpaper about said spool whereby one end of said roll of wallpaper contacts said sleeve and another end of said rolled wallpaper is adjacent said free end of said spool so as to permit application of said border horizontally at the top of said wall adjacent said ceiling; (c) pulling said wallpaper from said roll against said blade and said roller; (d) applying said pulled wallpaper against the top of said wall adjacent said ceiling; (e) moving said apparatus in a direction so as to unwind said wallpaper from said spool so as to pull said wallpaper against said blade to wipe excess water and paste into said tray, and against said roller to apply said wallpaper horizontally at the top of said wall adjacent said ceiling.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as claimed in claim 16 wherein said sleeve includes drain slots for permitting passage of excess water and paste from said roll of wallpaper into said tray.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
133 words
Apparatus for applying wet pasted paper horizontally to a surface comprising: (a) a tray; (b) a rotatable spool having an axis of rotation, said spool disposed at one end of said tray at a perpendicular angle relative said tray, said spool adapted to receive a roll of said paper; (c) a roller having an axis of rotation, said roller disposed at another end of said tray at a perpendicular angle relative said tray for applying said paper to said wall as said paper is unrolled from said spool; (d) blade means disposed between said spool and said roller at a perpendicular angle relative said tray for wiping said paper; (e) said blade, said axis of rotation of said spool and said axis of rotation of said blade are disposed along a common plane.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
133 words
Apparatus for applying wet pasted paper horizontally to a surface comprising: (a) a tray; (b) a rotatable spool having an axis of rotation, said spool disposed at one end of said tray at a perpendicular angle relative said tray, said spool adapted to receive a roll of said paper; (c) a roller having an axis of rotation, said roller disposed at another end of said tray at a perpendicular angle relative said tray for applying said paper to said wall as said paper is unrolled from said spool; (d) blade means disposed between said spool and said roller at a perpendicular angle relative said tray for wiping said paper; (e) said blade, said axis of rotation of said spool and said axis of rotation of said blade are disposed along a common plane.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
106 words
Apparatus for applying wet pasted paper horizontally to a surface comprising: (a) a tray; (b) a rotatable spool disposed at a perpendicular angle relative said tray, said spool adapted to receive a roll of said paper; (c) a guide disc concentric with said rotatable spool, said guide disc adapted to rotatably contact said wall so as to maintain proper spacing of said rolled paper from said wall when said paper is unrolled from said spool, said guide disc: (i) extends beyond said tray; and (ii) includes apertures for permitting passage of excess wet paste from said wet pasted paper rolled about said spool into said tray.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
106 words
Apparatus for applying wet pasted paper horizontally to a surface comprising: (a) a tray; (b) a rotatable spool disposed at a perpendicular angle relative said tray, said spool adapted to receive a roll of said paper; (c) a guide disc concentric with said rotatable spool, said guide disc adapted to rotatably contact said wall so as to maintain proper spacing of said rolled paper from said wall when said paper is unrolled from said spool, said guide disc: (i) extends beyond said tray; and (ii) includes apertures for permitting passage of excess wet paste from said wet pasted paper rolled about said spool into said tray.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1998-04-03 | 1998-10-03 | 1999-04-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2002-04-03 | 2002-10-03 | 2003-04-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2006-04-03 | 2006-10-03 | 2007-04-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |