The present invention relates to an adhesive tape for applying a decorative pattern or design to a particular surface.
Stencils may consist of separate portions of a design configuration on a die cut plastic sheet or other semi rigid backing held in place with masking tape or spray adhesive, used for applying a particular design to a surface. If an adhesive is not applied to the stencil, the stencil must be held in position manually so that paint can be applied. However, these stencils provide a limited length of a pattern. If a repeating pattern is desired, individual sections of an existing pattern must be reapplied and realigned to an existing pattern. In other words, a user that desires to apply a design pattern, for example, along the border of an interior room must reapply a stencil along the border repeatedly.
Existing stencils usually only provide a limited length (e.g. 2-3 feet), thereby forcing a user to realign each section of the pattern to complete the border. A drawback associated with these devices, is that with intricate designs it is difficult to align each section of a pattern accurately enough such that the design appears repetitive and continuous. Another drawback with existing stencils is that when paint is applied between stencil sections, a line appears at the joint area between the sections. Accordingly, there is a need for an improved stencil configured for repeatability of a particular design in a self-adhesive roll to accommodate proper alignment on an application surface to reduce labor and provide ease of use.
Referring now to the drawings in which like numerals are used to indicate the same or similar elements,
Pattern 30 may include a plurality of cut out portions 35-40 that comprise a particular pattern or design. Each cut-out portion comprises a removed area of adhesive and flexible backing portion as described below. The cut-out portions 35-40 expose the top surface 55 to application of paint or other finishing material and the combination of the cut-out portions provide the pattern or design.
A pattern or design is repeatable and continuous within tape roll 10. The tape roll may correspond to typical room sizes such as, for example, 12′×9′, 12′×12′, etc. with a certain percentage of additional tape to accommodate for mistakes and/or scrap during the application process. This provides for easy transition at wall corners, door or window jams, etc. in that, for example, the tape pattern continues around a corner avoiding the requirement of cutting or tearing tape 10 and realigning the design pattern for continuation on an adjacent wall or opposite side of a wall or door jam. In this manner, the stencil tape in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention allows for a repeatable and continuous pattern or design to be applied to a wall or other surface.
It is important to note that to those skilled in the art, changes could be made to the embodiments described herein without departing from the scope of the invention. It should be understood that this invention is not limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, but is intended to cover all modifications which are within the scope and spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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60615503 | Oct 2004 | US |