Claims
- 1. A paint scraper tool comprising:
- (a) a substantially planar blade member having upper and lower surfaces, a front edge, first and second opposite side edges, and a rear portion;
- (i) said blade member front edge having opposite corner portions, each of said corner portions including an awl point thereon; and
- (ii) said blade member front edge including a beveled scraper blade thereat;
- (b) first and second side gusset members; one each of said side gusset members being positioned to extend along one each of said blade portion side edges;
- (i) said gusset members extending along said blade member upper surface; and
- (ii) said gusset members each tampering toward said blade member front edge, from said blade member rear portion;
- (c) a rear wall member extending between said side gusset members and forming a trough therewith;
- (d) a handle member engaging said blade member rear portion and extending rearwardly therefrom;
- (i) said handle member extending at an acute angle with respect to said planar blade member; and
- (ii) said handle member extending out of a plane of said blade member in a direction corresponding to said blade member upper surface; and
- (e) at least one of said gusset members including an inwardly curved side wall portion with an outwardly projecting, concave blade edge having a radius lying in a plane substantially parallel to the blade member, the radius of the blade edge forming concave side blade means for use in scraping pain or the like from a curved surface.
- 2. The paint scraper tool according to claim 1 wherein said acute angel of extension of said handle member is between about 5.degree. and 12.degree..
- 3. The pain scraper tool according to claim 1 wherein said entire tool comprises a piece of molded polymeric plastic material.
- 4. The pain scraper tool according to claim 1 wherein:
- (a) each of said side gusset members has an upper ridge, said gusset member upper ridges being substantially coplanar with one another;
- (b) said handle member has an upper surface portion substantially coplanar with said gusset member upper ridges;
- (c) whereby said scraper tool may be hung substantially flat against a wall, or may be securely laid upon a substantially flat surface; and
- (d) whereby force transmitted longitudinally along said handle member and toward said blade front edge may in part be transmitted through said gusset members.
- 5. A scraper tool according to claim 1 including a transition portion between said handle member and said rear wall member; said transition portion having substantially vertical friction ribs therein, whereby secure gripping of said scraper tool is facilitated.
- 6. The pain scraper tool according to claim 1 wherein the tool is disposed between two spaced apart parallel planes, the spacing of the planes being substantially that of the thickness of the handle.
- 7. A pain scraper tool comprising:
- (a) a substantially planar blade member having upper and lower surfaces, a front edge, first and second opposite side edges, and a rear portion;
- (i) said blade member front edge having opposite corner portions, each of said corner portions including an awl point thereon; and
- (ii) said blade member front edge including a beveled scraper blade thereat;
- (b) first and second side gusset members; one each of said side gusset members being positioned to extend along one each of said blade portion side edges;
- (i) said gusset members extending along said blade member upper surface; and
- (ii) said gusset members each tapering toward said blade member front edge, from said blade member rear portion;
- (c) a rear wall member extending between said side gusset members and forming a trough therewith;
- 8. The pain scraper tool according to claim 7 wherein:
- (a) each of said side gusset members has an upper ridge, said gusset member upper ridges being substantially coplanar with one another;
- (b) said handle member has an upper surface portion substantially coplanar with said gusset member upper ridges;
- (c) whereby said scraper tool may be hung substantially flat against a wall, or may be securely laid upon a substantially flat surface; and
- (d) whereby force transmitted longitudinally along said handle member and toward said blade front edge may in part be transmitted through said gusset members.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 07/312,352, filed Feb. 15, 1989, now abandoned which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/070,974, filed July 8, 1987, now abandoned.
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