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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
May. 23, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Don L Krabill, Elkhart, IN (US);
Assignee:
Geocel Corporation, Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 43 ; 428 57 ; 428 77 ; 428194 ; 428212 ; 118505 ;
Abstract
A masking device for caulking, painting and similar operations includes a strip of material with multiple perforations. One side of the device may be provided with adhesive over desired areas. The adhesive may vary in strength along various regions of the surface. In use, the device is placed over the area to be caulked, painted or similarly treated. A desired portion of the masking device is peeled back and the desired operation is performed. The remaining portions of the masking device are then removed. In another embodiment of the invention, the device utilizes multiple strips, at least one of which partially overlaps another.