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PAINT SYSTEM
FIELD OF THE IIWENTION
This invention relates generally to decorative painting and, more
specifically, a
decorator paint kit having multiple-color paint applicators and a decorative
pad
painting method that is capable of simultaneously applying different colored
paints
with a single sweep of the paint applicator so that overlapped stroking with
the paint
pad applicator can in situ surface blend the different colored paints to
produce a
decorative pattern.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The concept of decorative pattern painting by using sponges and other
applicators to
apply paint in various patterns is known in the art. Typically, sponges are
used to daub
paint on to a surface to produce a decorative pattern. Another method involve
the use
of a double roller with raised patterns on the roller to form decorative paint
patterns as
the double roller is rolled over the surfgce. The application of two different
colorcd
paints with two side by side rollers involves applying layers of paint on top
of one
another as the rollers are rolled over the stvface. Another method use a
plastic bag
over the roller to apply a dccorative sttrface finish to the painted surface
by rolling the
roller with the bag thereon over a painted surface to obtain a decorative
pattern . Other
methods of decorative painting use color washing, stippling or applying
splotches of
paint to a surface that are then spread with a brush.
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A feature of the present invention is the use of a paint pad applicator which
carries multiple
color paints in an unmixed side by side relationship. The applicator is
stroked or moved
laterally along a surface to form a color blended decorative pattern thereon.
The decorative
pattern is determined on the amount of in situ blending of the different paint
colors as well
as the type of strokes used to apply the paints. After stroking an area, the
paint pad
applicator is again loaded with fresh paints so that the paint pad applicator
again carries
multiple color paints in an unmixed and side by side relationship. This method
involves the
continual refreshing of the paint pad applicator with the original color paint
which are in an
unmixed state on the paint pad applicator. I call my method of painting
1 0 PADBRUSHINGtI". In contrast to the rolling of two different color paints
on a surface the
stroking of the paint pad applicator provides an in situ blending of the paint
colors on the
surface resulting in a decorative color pattern as the paint pad applicator
mixes the paint as
the pad is pulled or pushed over the paint on the surface. In addition by
varying the strokes
and by daubing either end of the three color paint pad applicator one can also
obtain a
1 5 decorative stroke pattern in conjunction with the decorative color
pattern.
In an alternate decorative method that does not involve PADBRUSHINGtm a paint
roller
applicator carrying three or more paint colors on separate rollers which are
used to
simultaneously apply three or more color paints to surface. The use of three
or more colons
2 0 in a paint roller with a non-decorative pattern on the paint roller
provides decorative tracks
or band of the three different paints on the surface. By rolling over the
bands of the
different paints multiple times one can produce a decorative surface . While
the decorative
multiple paint rollers generally lacks the in situ blending that can be
achieved using my
PADBRUSHINGt,n method of applying paint to a surface, the use of three
different colors
2 5 with threc or more rollers one can provide a layering and mixing effect to
produce a
decorative lrattern which is a function of the amount of rolling of the
surface and not a
function of a decorative pattern on the roller.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
U.S. Patent 2,813,292 shows a paint applicator for painting poles and the
like.
U.S. Patent 3,358,312 shows a paint applicator for painting posts.
U.S. Patent 3,562,837 shows a dual-headed paint roller with a detachable
handle system.
U.S. Patent 3,649,986 shows a dual-headed paint applicator with heads
positioned at
1 0 different angles to create a"bristling" action.
U.S. 1'~atent 3,714,674 shows a roller paint applicator for painting curved
and irrcgular
surfaces.
1 5 U.S. Patent 4,164,299 shows a tray for hand-held paints and brushes.
U.S Patent 4,320,553 shows a multiple roller system that utilizes parallel
rollers to prevent
pzunt from splattering.
2 0 U.S. Patent 4,335,484 shows a paint roller for painting fence pickets.
U.S. Patent 4,644,604 shows a paint applicator for painting iron railings.
U.S. Patent 5,035,022 shows a paint applicator for use in tri-planar
applications.
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U.S. Patent 5,269,039 shows a paint roller assembly of varying length.
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U.S. Pat. No. 5,713,095 shows a bifurcated pan and paint roller which utilizes
an
independent shaft to support each roller.
BRIEF IyESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a decorator painting kit having multiple-color
paint
applicators and a method of decoratively painting a surface though in situ
surfacc
blending of two or more paints of different colors by using a multiple-color
paint
applicator which is stroked over the same surface a sufficient number of times
to at
least partially blend the different paints to produce a color decorative paint
surface.
The partial in situ surface blending of multiple paints of different colors
with a single
paint pad applicator produces a decorative painted surface that is color
characterized
by the amount of stroking of the paint pad applicator and the frequency of
which the
paint pad applicator is reloaded with the multiple colored paints. The amount
of
stroking can determine the final color or colors of the surface and if a
limited amount
of stroking is used in some cases some areas will have the original paint
colors and
other areas will have various blends of the original paint colors thereon. If
stroking is
continued for a longer period one can produce a decorative painted surface
that is a
blend of all three colors; however, to obtain the desired decorative pattern
of the
present invention it is desired to only partially in situ blend the different
color paints.
According to a fixst aspect of the in.ventiou there is provided a method of
decorative
painting using in situ surface blending comprising the steps of:
applying at least two different colored paints to a paint pad applicator with
each
of the different colored paints applied to a different area of the paint pad
applicator;
stroking the paint pad applicator on a surface to produce a surface area
having
different colored bands of paint; and
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continuing to stroke the paint pad applicator across the surface area having
the
different colored bands of paint a sufficient number times to in situ surface
blend the
at least two different colored paints in the different colored bands of paint
to produce
regions of partially blended colors but not with excessive strokes so as to in
situ blend
the at least two different colored paints into a surface of a single blended
color.
According to a second aspect of the invention there is provided a painting kit
for
decoratively applying multiple color paints with a single applicator tool
before any of
the multiple color paints have dried comprising:
a paint tray, said tray having a shallow end and a reservoir end, said tray
including at least two dividers for dividing said paint tray into elongated
compartments with each of the compartments holding a liquid paint that is a
different
color from at least one of the other paints in an adjacent compartment;
a pair of support members mounted on opposite sides of said paint tray;
1S a paint dispenser of a first width, said dispeinser rotatably mounted from
said
support members with said dispenser comprising at least three separate paint
transfer
rollers with each of said rollers extending at least partially into the
reservoir end of the
paint tray so that each of the separate paint rollers can pick up paint from
it's
respective compartments as the paint roller is rotated about a central axis;
a paint pad applicator, said paint pad applicator having a width substantially
equal to the width of the dispenser so that when the paint pad is fractionally
engaged
with the roller, the paint pad rotates the roller to transfer at least two
different colored
paints to the paint pad to thereby create a single paint pad with adjacent
regions
containing different colored paints so that the paint pad can then be wiped
against a
sur.face to deliver a surface pattem with multiple colors.
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According to a third aspect of the invention there is provided a paint method
for
decorative painting a surface comprising:
applying at least two different colored paints to adjacent areas on a paint
pad
applicator to provide side by side bands of colored paint on the paint pad
applicator;
placing the paint pad applicator on a surface;
moving the paint pad applicator in a line generally parallel to the bands of
paint
on the pad to produce bands ofdiffer.ent colored paint on the surface;
refreshing the paint pad applicator with the at least two different colored
paints;
and
moving the refreshed paint pad applicator across the bands of different
colored
paint on the surface before the bands of different colored paint on the
surface have
dried to in situ blend the paint from the refreshed paint pad applicator with
the
previously applied bands of colored paint on the surface.
BRIEF DESCatIPTiON OF TAE DRAWINGS
Figure. 1 is a top view of a paint tray having multiple compartments for
simultaneously holding different colored paints;
FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view taking along lines 2-2 of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a view of a wall with a segmented paint roller with positionable
segmented
rollers in a position for simultaneously applying bands of different colored
paint to a
wall;
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Figure 4 shows a top view of paint tray having multiple compartments with
separate paint
transfer rollers extending partially into the paint in the paint tray;
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along lines 5-5 of Figure 4 showing
one of the
paint transfer rollcrs extending into the paint in the compartment and a paint
pad being
pulled across the pzunt transfer roller to cover the paint pad with bands of
different colored
paint;
1 0 Figure 6 shows the paint pad being pulled across a surface to
simultaneously apply bands
of different wet colored paint to a wall surface;
Figure 7 shows the underside of a paint pad with different color paints
thereon;
1 5 Figure 8 shows a cross-sectional view of a segmented paint roller with
laterally
positionable paint rollers thereon;
Figure 8a shows a front view of a segmented paint roller with laterally
positionable paint
rollers thereon, the paint rollers covered in a ragging material.
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Figure 9 shows a surface which has been partially painted with a multi-color
paint
applicator;
Figure 10 shows a surface which has been in situ surface blended with a multi-
color paint
2 5 applicator to produce a decorative pattern of multiple hues;
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Figure 11 shows a surface of substantially the same color where the multiple-
color paints
have been in situ blended into a single color;
Figure 12 is a top view of a convertible paint pad tray for use in loading one
or multiple
color paints onto a pad brush with the paint pad tray shown in the mode for
applying a
single color paint to a paint pad;
Figure 13 is a top view of a convertible paint tray of Figure 12 with the
paint tray shown in
the mode for applying three different color paint to a paint pad;
Figure 14 is a side view of a convertible paint tray of Figure 13 taken along
lines 14-14;
Figure 15 is a perspective view of a convertible paint tray of Figurc 12 with
the paint tray
shown in the mode for applying a single color paint to a paint roller;
Figure 16 is a top view of a convertible paint tray of Figure 12 with the
paint tray shown in
the mode for applying three different color paint to a paint pad applicator;
and
Figure 17 shows a decorative painting kit for decorative painting.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Figure 1 shows a top vicw of a paint roller tray 10 with the paint tray having
side walls 16
and 17 and longitudinal dividers L2 and 14 which divide the paint tray into
three elongated
compartments 11, 13, and 15, each having a different colored paint therein.
That is, a paint
2 5 20a of a first color is located in compartment 15, a paint 20b of a second
color is located in
compartment 13 and a paint 20c of a third color is located in compartment 11.
Thus paint
roller tray 10 can maintain three different color paints in isolation from
each other. In this
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embodiment the paint roller tray 10 can be used to supply three different
colored paints to a
paint roller having three different paint rollers located in axial alignment
with each other and
spaced from each other. With modifications described hcreinafter the paint
tray 10 can be
used with my PADBRUSHINGtm method to insitu blend paint on a surface. Howevcr,
the
option exists for a user to use the paint tray 10 in conjunction with a three
part roller to
simultaneously apply three different color paints to a surface. Although the
application of
paint with three rollers does not prcxiuce the same decorative pattern as my
PADBRUSHINGtm method some people may like the option of being able to roll on
three
different colors onto a surface using a three part roller that does not have a
nap of the roller
1 0 containing a decorative pattern thereon.
Figure 2 shows a cross-sectional view of the paint tray 10 taken along lines 2-
2 indicating
that compartment 13 contains paint 20b therein. Similarly, each of the othcr
compartments
contain a different colored paint.
Figure 3 shows a three segmented paint roller 25 that can be used to roll
paint on a surface
when the paint tray 10 is used. That is, by having multiple rollers on a
single axis, one can
simultaneous apply three different paint colors to a surface. Figure 3
illustrates paint roller
simultaneously applying three bands of different colored paints 20a, 20b and
20c to the
2 0 wall surface. The bands of different colors are created by rolling the
paint roller along an
axis generally perpendicular to the axis or rotation of the segmented paint
roller 25. That is,
if the segmented paint roller is moved laterally, it would smear the different
colored paints
?Oa, 20b and 20c onto one another; however, with a sweeping motion. The
segmented
paint roller can simultaneously apply three bands of different colored paints
to a surface by
2 5 rolling the paint onto the surfacc.
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Figure 4 shows a top view of the multi-compartment paint tray 30 for use with
the
preferred method. Multi-compartment paint tray 30 is similarly to paint tray
10 but includes
a paint dispenser which comprises a set of three paint transfer rollers 31,
32, and 33
thereon for transferring three different color paints from paint tray 30 to a
paint pad. Paint
transfer rollers extend partially into the paint in the respective
compartmenLs and are rollably
mounted on a common axis 30a which is supported by tray 30 to permit rotation
of rollers
31, 32 and 33.
Figure 5 shows a sectional view taken along lincs 5-5 to show a paint pad 35
being moved
1 0 tangentially across rollers 32 to cause the roller to load paint 20b onto
the pad surface 35a
which comprises a nap of uniform height. Similarly, the paint pad 35 is being
simultaneously moved across paint transfer rollers 31, 32 and 33 to apply
bands of
diffcrent colored paint to the surface of paint pad 35.
1 5 Figure 7 shows the underside of paint pad 35 with three different colored
paints 38, 39 and
40 located on the surface 35a of paint pad 35. This type of arrangement of
paint colors on
the paint pad applicator can be obtained if the paint transfer rollers are
placed in close end to
end proximity to each other in the paint tray which resulting in three bands
of paint 38, 39
and 40 located in a side by side relationship and in close proximity to an
adjacent color
2 0 paint. By pulling the paint pad in the axial direction indicated by the
arrow, three individual
paint colors can be applied to a surface in band form as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6 shows the paint pad 35 being pulled across a surface to
simultaneously apply
bands 38, 39, and 40 of different colored paints to wall surface 50. Thus
unlike a
2 5 conventional paint pad applicator, which has a single paint thereon, the
present invention is
loaded with multiple paints and allows one to apply bands of one, two, or more
different
paint colors to wall surface 50. The simultaneous application of multiple
bands of paint
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with the same paint pad applicator produces an in situ blending effect not
found with rollers
or other methods.
A paint method for decorative painting a surface using the paint pad
applicator 35 includes
the step of applying at least two different colored paints to adjacent areas
on a paint pad
applicator to provide side by side bands of colored paint on the paint pad
applicator. Next,
the user placcs the paint pad applicator on a surface and moves the pzunt pad
applicator in a
line generally parallel to the bands of paint on the pad to produce bands of
different colored
paint on the surface. The user can refresh the paint pad applicator with the
at least two
1 0 different colored paints by pulling the paint pad applicator across the
paint transfer rollers to
load fresh paint onto the paint pad. With the paint pad applicator refreshed
the user moves
the refreshed paint pad applicator across the bands of different colored paint
on the surface
to in situ blend the paint from the refreshed paint pad applicator with the
previously applied
bands of colored paint on the surface to produce a decorative painted surface.
Figure 8 shows a cross-sectional view of a three segmented paint roller 40
having a single
shaft 41 that connects to handle 42 with the terminal portion of shaft 41
having a straight
section for gripping three segmented rollers 43, 44, and 45 thereon. Each of
the rollers
contain an internal friction mount 48 that grips the shaft 41 to prevent
slippage of the
2 0 segmented roller along the axis of the shaft. The internal friction mount
incudes a bearing
therein so the rollers can rotate freely. The use of multiple friction mounts
with segmented
rollers allows the user to use multiple rollers as well as to space the
multiple rollers to
whatever distance is desired. If the user wants to make bands of color that
are spaced apart
from each other, the user can slide the segmented rollers further apart.
Similarly, if one
2 5 wants the bands of Iza.int closer together, one can slide the segmented
rollers toward each
other. Thus, the use of friction mounts with multiple segmented rollers
provides a method
of varying the p=attern without having to change the applicator. Similarly, if
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wanted to use only two rollers one can be quickly removed by sliding the
roller off of the
shaft.
Figure 8a shows a three segmented paint roller 59 that is similar to the paint
roller of Figure
8. The paint roller 59 has a single shaft 41 that connects to a handle 42 with
the terminal
portion of shaft 41 having a straight section for gripping three segmented
rollers 54, 55,
and 56 thereon. The rollers 54, 55 and 56 are attached to the shaft 41 in the
same manner
described in the description ot' Figure 8 for rollers 43, 44, and 45.
Similarly, the rollers
may be compressed towards one another or spaced apart farther, or one or two
of the
1 0 rollers may be removed from the shaft completely to allow a user to
discern the proximity
and number of paint rollers on the shaft 41. Paint roller 59 includes a shaft
extending from
handle 42 and terminating in a straight shaft section 41 which is
substantially perpendicular
to an axis through handle 42. A first roller 56 is rotatably mounted on shaft
41, with the
first roller having a loose fitting roller cover 56a thereon. A second roller
55 is rotatably
1 5 mounted on shaft 41 and has a loose fitting roller cover 55a thereon with
the second roller
55 axially spaced from first roller 56 so as to form a gap therebetween.
Similarly, a third
roller 54 is rotatably mounted on shaft 41 with the third roller having a
loose fitting roller
cover 54a thereon and being axially spaced from second roller 55 so as to form
a gap
therebetween so that when each of rollers 54, 55, and 56 are loaded with a
different color
2 0 paint the simultaneous rolling of the three rollers across a surface
produces both a
multicolored pattern from the different color paints and a decorative Irattern
from the uneven
application of paint from the roller covers that have creases and folds
thereon.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 8a the rollers are covered with an absorbent
"ragging"
2 5 or bag like material that forms a loose fitting roller cover that can be
used to absorb paint
from a paint tray. The roller cover or bag roller is known in the art and
generally has excess
material that surrounds the roller in the form of crease and folds. However,
in the present
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invention each of the individual rollers 54, 55, and 56 has a separate bag
roller. The results
is that when one rolls the multiple bag roller across a surface with different
colored paints
one produces both a multicolored pattern and a color texture pattern. When the
paint roller
59 is placed into the paint pan, the bag rollers collect paint and when rolled
across a surface
the raised portions or folds 57 apply more paint to a surface while the
sections 58 between
folds provide less paint to the surfnce. When the paint roller with the three
separate rollers
is used on a surface to be painted, the raised portions 57 of the paint roller
59 apply paint in
a unique "ragging" pattern that creates an aesthetically pleasing effect. As
the bag
surrounding the roller is loose fitting the individual pattern will vary from
roller to roller, as
1 0 the covering on each of the rollers is slightly loose, and therefor
changeable.
It should be pointed out that the pattern obtaineci by using three rollers
differs considerably
as opposcd to a paint pad applicator with multiple color paints thereon. The
multiple paint
roller design tends to leave defined bands of paint on the wall surface with
distinct edges
1 5 between each band. In contrast, the use of the paint pad applicator with
the multiple color
paints thereon leaves a smother edge that feathers into the adjacent color
paint. In addition
the stroking of the painting pad applicator produces a lateral motion of the
paint over the
wall surface causing the in situ blending of the paints to produce a
decorative effect based
on the amount stroking and the frequency of loading the paint pad applicator
with fresh
2 0 paint. On the other hand the use of the multiple paint rollers produces a
band effect with the
bands of paint overlaid each other. That is, a roller tends to transfer paint
radially outward
of the roller as the roller moves along the surface whereas the paint pad
applicator moves
the paint laterally along the wall surface. While each has its application the
in situ blending
of multiple color paints on a surface using a paint pad applicator is the
process I refers to as
? 5 a PADBRUSHINGtm method.
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Figures 9-11 illustrates the in situ paint blending method of the present
invention with
Figure 9 illustrating use of a few stokes to provide regional in situ paint
blending, Figure
illustrating using more strokes to provide further in situ blending method to
produce a
decorative pattern and Figure 11 illustrating using multiple strokes to in
effect produce in
5 situ over blending that produces a single color. In practice, one usually
prefers to produce
Lui in situ blending of the multiple color paints which is something between
the decorative
pattern illustrated in Figure 10 and the decorative blend illustrated in
Figure 11. That is,
Figure 9 shows a surface 51 with multiple strips of three distinct bands of
paint applied
thereto with partially overlap in selected areas. A first strip of three
different bands of paints
1 0 is identified by numeral 60 and a second strip of three different bands of
paint is identified
by numeral 61. The region of overlap is defined by rcference numeral 63.
Similarly, a third
strip of three different bands of paints is identified by numeral 65 and a
fourth strip of three
different bands of paint is identified by numeral 64. The region of overlap is
defined by
reference numera166.
With the method of the present invention, one provides a decorative painted
surface though
in situ surface blending of two or more paints of different colors by using a
multi-color
paint applicator which is stroked over the same surface a sufficient number of
times to
partially blend the different paints in certain regions. The partial in situ
surface blending of
2 0 two or more paints produces a decorative painted surface that is color
characterized by
having regions or areas with some of the original paint colors and other areas
63 & 66 with
various blends of the original paint colors thereon to produce a decoratively
painted
surface. The decorative surface illustrated by the painting shown in Figure 3
is a minimum
type decorative pattern and for most purposes lacks the esthetic appeal, of
the in situ
2 5 surface blending illustrated in Figure 10 which shows regions 73, 76, 77,
78 and 79 which
are surface blended by multiple strokes to provide a set of decorative regions
thereon.
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Figure 11 illustrates the over surface blending condition when the user
strokes the paint
applicator with the multiple colors to produce a single region 80 of the same
color. That is,
the present method of decorative painting comprises stroking the applicator
with different
color paints on a surface with sufficient strokes to in situ surface blend the
multiple paints
in selected regions but not with sufficient strokes so as to completely
surface blend the
multiple paints into a single color. Consequently, basecJ on the tastes of the
applicator the
decorative pattern can be made boid to show the multiple color paints or the
decorative
pattern can be an in situ blended paint surface with the degree and amount of
in situ
blending from place to place on the surface. The result is a soft blend that
the user can
1 0 achieve.
Figure 12 is a top view of a convertible paint tray 90 for use in loading one
or multiple
color paints onto a pad brush with the paint tray having a paint compartment
91 and a shclf
area 99. The paint tray is shown in the mode for applying a single color paint
to a paint
1 5 pad, that is there is only one compartment 91 for holding paint thereon.
Paint tray 90
contains members 92 and 93 that project from opposite sides of compartment 91
to receive
dividers.
Figure 13 is a top view of the convertible paint tray of Figure 12 with the
paint tray shown
2 0 in the mode for accepting a three color paint transfer roller for applying
three different color
paints to a pad brush. In this mode, paint tray 90 contains members 92 and 93
that project
from opposite sides of compartment 91 to receive a first divider 97 and
members 94 and 95
that project from opposite sides of compartment 91 to receive a second divider
96 to form
compartment 91 into there compartment.s 91a, 91b and 91c. In this maie a pad
brush can
2 5 be loadcd with paint.
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Figure 14 is a side view of a convertible paint tray of Figure 13 taken along
lines 14-14 to
show how divider 97 sets within members 94 and 95 to isolate the paint
containers
compartment 91 into multiple paint compartments.
Figure 15 is a perspective view of a convertible paint tray of Figure 12 with
the paint tray
shown in the known mcxlc for applying a single color paint to a paint pad.
That is
convertible paint tray 90 includes a single cylindrical applicator 100 that is
rotationally
supported and extends partially into the paint compartment 91 to allow a
single color paint
to be rolled onto the paint pad applicator.
Figure 16 is a top view of a convertible paint tray 90 of Figure 12 with the
paint tray shown
in the mode for applying three differcnt color paints to a pad brush
applicator. That is
convertible paint tray 90 includes threc segmented cylindrical transfer
rollers 101, 102 anci
103 which are located respectively in compartments 91a, 91b and 91c. With this
1 5 embodiment one can simultaneously apply at least three different color
paints to a paint pad
applicator by pulling the pad across the rollers as illustrated in Figure 5.
Figure 17 shows a decorator painting kit 120 for decorative painting using my
PADBRUSHINGtm method. The kit can be used for fast, easy faux finish special
effects
2 0 painting in three colors with the multiple colors applied simultaneously
to a surface that has
a base coat of a different color. The decorator painting kit includes a
convertible paint trav
90 a, a paint pad applicator 110 having a width substantially equal to the
width of the paint
tray 90 but slightly less to accommodate the paint pad applicator therein.
Preferably, paint
pad has a width of about 10 inches and the tray has a dimension of about 12
inches. With
2 5 the above dimension one can simultaneously load three different bands of
paint in three
inch bands onto the paint pad applicator. Three different color paint,s 113,
114 and 115 are
included so that the consumer can select one, two or lhree different paints to
use in the
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convertible paint tray 90. In order for the consumer to pursue decorative
painting with my
invention I offer instructions in the form of a video cassette 111 and an
instniction sheet
112. Video cassette 111 shows the purchaser how to in situ blend the paint on
a surface.
Instruction sheet 112 shows and decries how one can in situ blend the paint on
a surface.
Whilc both video cassette 111 and instruction sheet 112 are shown in most
cases only one
type ol'instruction is nccded. By using the kit 120 a user can quickly begin
decorative
painting by in situ blending of different colored paints and by using the
video or instruction
sheet the user can quickly pick up techniques to provide a professional look
to the finished
surface.
Thus with the present invention one obtains a method of decorative painting
using in situ
surface blending that generally involves placing a base coat of paint on a
surface. After
applying the ba5e surface onc can simultaneously apply at least two difierent
colored paints
to a paint pad applicator. With the paint pad applicator loaded with at least
two different
1 5 color paints one stroking the paint pad applicator on a surface to produce
a stnp having
different colored bands of paint. Before the paint dries one continues to
stroke the paint pad
applicator across the strip of the different colored bands of paint a
sufficient number times
to in situ surface blend at least two different colored paints to produce
regions of blended
colors. By limiting the amount of stroking one can avoid the excessive
stroking that would
in situ blend the at least two different colored paints into a surface of a
single blended color.
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