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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1986
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1985
John E Lyons, Levittown, NY (US);
Eutectic Corporation, Flushing, NY (US);
Abstract
A multi-purpose hand tool applicator is provided for applying coating material to a surface. The tool comprises an elongated handle having a blade-receiving slot longitudinally disposed therein for detachably receiving one of a plurality of applicator blades each having a male portion for insertion into the handle and an applicator portion opposite the male portion, the handle having means for detachably holding the blade against dislodgement during use. The multi-purpose tool has at least a first blade having an applicator portion in the form of a straight edge and a contoured edge portion characterized by at least one radius of curvature, at least a second blade having an applicator portion in the form of an edge transverse to and opposite to the male portion, and at least a third blade having an applicator portion rotatably mounted to the male portion and capable of being set in one of a plurality of radial positions, the blade being made of flexible material and being characterized by at least one right angled edge and at least one edge having a radius of curvature, whereby the multi-purpose hand tool is capable of being used to apply coating material to flat surfaces, to concave surfaces and to convex surfaces.