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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2010
Danny Sweeney, Apex, NC (US);
Michael Sherman, Mooresville, NC (US);
James Dale, London, KY (US);
William Lane Ball, Statesville, NC (US);
Scott Pyle, Braselton, GA (US);
Danny Sweeney, Apex, NC (US);
Michael Sherman, Mooresville, NC (US);
James Dale, London, KY (US);
William Lane Ball, Statesville, NC (US);
Scott Pyle, Braselton, GA (US);
Zibra, LLC, Mooresville, NC (US);
Abstract
A drop cloth includes: a sheet of material having a length substantially greater than its width; and a series of panels, each panel being connected to sheet along the length of the sheet. The panels are generally identical to one another and are equally spaced along the length of the sheet such that, when the drop cloth is applied to a staircase, a first panel of a pair of adjacent panels covers a horizontal section of the stairs and the other panel of the pair of adjacent panels covers a vertical section of the stairs, with a fabric area extending between the pair of adjacent panels and over a nose of a stair. The drop cloth can be used for protection against drips and spills when painting along a staircase. The drop cloth also can be used when painting along a wall of a room.