Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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SMART TAPE
FOR PERFECT LINES CORNERS AND CURVES
(A) PERFECT LINES SMART TAPE
Abstract
The invention provides:
Easy to tear painter's tape that tears in a straight line. The tape has
perforated holes tear lines
that allow the painter to tear the tape where wanted, and in a straight line.
This patent assures clean straight lines and more time efficiency when taping.
Not only is less
time wasted trying to tear the tape in straight lines, but less tape is
wasted, overall, as there is
no need for additional taping/layering in the effort to cover exposed areas
that the painter does
not want to paint.
OR this abstract:
The idea for this patent has its roots in difficulty encountered when trying
to tear painter's tape
in a straight line. Additionally, in doing so, it was observed that a lot of
painter's tape was being
wasted, as multiple layers of tape would be applied to effectively cover the
areas needing
covering. The painter's perforated tape is to come in various widths (small,
medium and large),
to accommodate the variation in widths of the surfaces needing to be covered.
Specification
This patent relates to everyday interior/exterior painting of walls and
varying surfaces that
include, but are not limited to drywall, wood, and siding). This tape is an
improvement on existing
painter's tape on the market such as Scotch Blue and Frog painter's tape,
where the tape is made
of the same material so as to offer the same adhesive properties, however, the
addition of
perforated vertical lines eliminates the challenges involved in tearing
painter's tape in straight
lines when preparing surfaces for painting. Specifically, the Smart Tape tears
in straight clean
lines, thus making preparing surfaces to paint easier, faster, and neater.
General character of Perfect Lines Smart Tape
This patent relates to everyday interior/exterior painting of walls and
varying surfaces that
include but are not limited to drywall, plaster, wood, and siding).
Date Recue/Date Received 2022-06-22
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Perfect Lines Smart Tape is an improvement on existing painter's tape (e.g.,
Scotch Blue and
Frog painter's tape) performance. Currently there is no painter's tape on the
global market that
has perforated lines to allow for straight-line tearing.
Nature of Perfect Lines Smart Tape
Perfect Lines Smart Tape is an improvement on existing painter's tape (e.g.
Scotch Blue and
Frog painter's tape) performance, where the tape is made of the same material
so as to offer
the same adhesive properties, however, the addition of the perforated lines,
makes tearing
straight lines faster, easier and cleaner.
Inventive idea:
Painter's tape on the market today, does not allow for a straight-line tear
except for with the
aid of an additional angle tool such as a scraper or blade, and even then, the
cut may not be
precise. Perfect Lines Smart Tape with its vertical perforated lines, spaced
at 1/2 cm intervals
allows the painter to apply the tape and tear it off along a perforated line
exactly where
desired, without having to depend on an angle tool. In addition to this
increase in precision
when taping, the tear line is straight and clean cut. The advantage of using
Perfect Lines Smart
Tape is that this would allow for better precision, straight lines and a
significant reduction in the
time taken to tear/cut straight lines in painter's tape.
Full description:
In the drawings, which illustrate the embodiments of the invention:
Figure 1 shows the Perfect Lines Smart Tape in standard 3 painter's tape
widths of small,
medium and large. The perforated lines across each tape width are 1/2 cm apart
throughout the
tape. As with standard painter's tape on the market today, one side of the
tape is smooth, and
the underside is slightly adhesive to allow for quick adhesion for painting
yet is easy to remove
(is not permanent).
Claims
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege
is claimed, are
defined as follows:
A perforated painter's tape for interior and exterior painting of a variety of
surfaces that include
but are not limited to drywall, plaster, wood, and siding, that allows the
painter to tear the tape
in straight clean lines where desired.
Date Recue/Date Received 2022-06-22
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(B) ELBOW SMART TAPE
Abstract
This patent provides:
Easy to apply painter's elbow tape that can fit into or around any corner area
when preparing
the surface for painting.
This patent assures clean straight lines and more time efficiency when taping
corners. Not only
is less time wasted trying to tear painter's tape to fit around or into
corners, but less tape is
wasted overall as there is no need for additional taping/layering to cover
exposed areas that
the painter does not want to paint.
OR this abstract:
The idea for this patent has its roots in experiencing frustration when trying
to adjust/tear
painter's tape to fit perfectly into corner spaces, and when trying to cover
corner shaped areas
that were not to be painted, for example stair baseboards. Elbow shaped
painter's tape can fit
perfectly in any corner area one is painting to allow for easy corner taping.
For example, around
doorframes, where baseboards meet the wall/door frame, where stairs meet etc.
Additionally, I
observed a lot of painter's tape being wasted as more and more tape would be
applied to the
areas needing covering, before the areas were effectively covered.
The Elbow Smart Tape is to come in various widths (small, medium, and large)
to account for
the variation in widths of corner surfaces needing coverage.
Specification
This patent relates to everyday interior/exterior painting of walls and
varying surfaces that
include but are not limited to drywall, wood, and siding). This tape is an
improvement on
existing painter's tape such as Scotch Blue and Frog painter's tape, where the
tape is made of
the same material so as to offer the same adhesive properties; however, the
creation of the
Elbow Smart Tape eliminates the challenges involved in taping corner spaces.
Specifically, the
Elbow Smart Tape fits into or over all corner spaces with a quick press-on,
thus making covering
corner spaces easier, faster and neater.
General character of Elbow Smart Tape
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This patent relates to everyday interior/exterior painting of walls and
varying surfaces (such as
drywall, plaster, siding, wood floors, stairs etc.).
Currently there is no painter's tape on the global market that comes in the
shape of an elbow to
allow for precision taping of the inside or outside of corner surfaces.
Nature of Elbow Smart Tape
This tape is an improvement on existing painter's tape (e.g., Scotch Blue and
Frog painter's
tape) performance, where the tape is made of the same material so as to offer
the same
adhesive properties, however, the addition of a peel-off Elbow Tape feature
makes the taping
of the inside or outside of corners easier, faster, cleaner, and more precise.
Inventive idea:
Painter's tape on the market today, does not allow for easy taping of corners
except for with
the aid of an additional angle tool such as a scraper or blade. Elbow Smart
Tape shaped to fit in
or over a corner surface, allows the painter to apply the tape into a corner
without the use of a
tool. Additionally, the elbow tape has straight and clean-cut lines. The
advantage of using
Elbow Smart Tape is that this would allow for a significant reduction in the
time taken to
tear/cut clean lines in painters tape when taping in or over corner spaces.
Full description:
In the drawings which illustrate the embodiments of the invention:
Figure 2.a) shows the Elbow Smart tape, where the tape is in the shape of an
elbow. As with
standard painter's tape on the market today, one side of the tape is smooth,
and the underside
is slightly adhesive to allow for quick adhesion for painting without
permanency.
Figure 2. b) demonstrates how the Elbow Smart Tape is packaged for the
consumer. The tape
can come in a roll or in packages of 100 where the Elbows interlock on a
smooth peel-off
surface band to allow for easy peel off.
Both Figure 2. a) and 2. b) show Elbow Smart Tape in standard 3 painter's tape
widths of small,
medium, and large.
Claims
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege
is claimed, are
defined as follows:
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Elbow-shaped painter's tape for interior and exterior painting of a variety of
surfaces that
include but is not limited to drywall, plaster, wood and siding, that allows
the painter to press-
on corner tape in or over corner spaces that are to be covered.
C) LIP SMART TAPE
Abstract
The invention provides:
Easy to apply painter's lip tape that can fit around any curved area when
applying paint/varnish
around the area. This patent assures clean curve fit and more time efficiency
when taping. Not
only is less time wasted trying to tear painter's tape to fit around a curved
area, for example
window lips, stair lips, less tape is wasted overall as there is no need for
additional
taping/layering to cover exposed areas that the painter does not want to
paint.
OR this abstract:
The idea for this patent has its roots in experiencing frustration when trying
to adjust/tear
painter's tape to fit perfectly around the curves of surfaces that were not to
be painted, for
example windowsills and stair lips. Curve-shaped painter's tape can fit
perfectly around any
curve one is painting to allow for easy curve taping. Additionally, I observed
a lot of painter's
tape being wasted as more and more tape would be applied to the areas needing
to be
covered, before the areas were effectively covered.
The painter's Lip Smart Tape is to come in various widths (small, medium and
large) to account
for the variation in widths of curved surfaces needing to be covered.
Specification
This patent relates to everyday interior/exterior painting of walls and
varying surfaces that
include but are not limited to drywall, plaster, wood, and siding). This tape
is an improvement
on existing painter's tape (e.g., Scotch Blue and Frog painter's tape), where
the tape is made of
the same material so as to offer the same adhesive properties, however, the
creation of the
painter's lip press-on tape, makes taping curved shaped surface areas faster,
neater and easier.
General character of Lip Smart Tape
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This patent builds on the existing painter's tape on the market for
interior/exterior painting of
various surfaces (such as drywall, plaster, siding, wood floors, stairs etc.).
Currently there is no painter's tape on the global market that comes in the
shape of a curve to
allow for precision taping of the inside or outside of curved-shaped surfaces.
Nature of Lip Smart Tape
This tape is an improvement on existing painter's tape (e.g., Scotch Blue and
Frog painter's
tape) performance, where the tape is made of the same material so as to offer
the same
adhesive properties, however, the addition of a peel-off lip tape feature
makes the taping of
the inside or outside of curved surfaces easier, faster, cleaner, and more
precise.
Inventive idea:
Painter's tape on the market today, does not allow for easy taping of curved
surfaces such as
window and stair lips. Smart Lip Tape is shaped to fit around curved surfaces,
allowing the
painter to apply the tape around a curve with precision. Additionally, the lip
tape has clean
lines. The advantage of using Lip Smart Tape is that this would allow for a
significant reduction
in the time taken to tear/cut clean lines in painters tape when taping around
curved surfaces.
Full description:
In the drawings which illustrate the embodiments of the invention:
Figure 3 shows the Smart Lip tape, where the tape is in the shape of a curve.
As with standard
painter's tape on the market today, one side of the tape is smooth, and the
underside is slightly
adhesive to allow for quick yet not permanent adhesion for painting.
Figure 3 shows Smart Lip Tape in standard 3 painter's tape widths of small,
medium, and large.
Claims
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege
is claimed are
defined as follows:
A curved-shaped painter's tape for interior and exterior painting of a variety
of surfaces that
includes but is not limited to drywall, plaster, wood, and siding, that allows
the painter to press-
on curved tape over curved spaces that are to be covered.
Date Recue/Date Received 2022-06-22
