Patent ID: 9566602
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A46B,B05C,B05D

Claim:
1. A crack and groove stain and paint tool comprising: a handle; a stiff but flexible flat blade, said handle and said blade comprising a one piece member integrally formed from a single piece of stiff but bendable material, said blade and handle resiliently deflectable in response to a pressure on the handle, said blade having a first face and a second face separated by a substantially straight edge with said edge positioned transverse to said handle, said blade having a thickness that is thinner at the edge than at a junction with the handle; a backing fabric directly secured to said blade and extending from a first surface area of said first face over said edge to a first surface area of said second face with the ends of the backing fabric running substantially parallel to the edge of the blade and extending at least an inch upward from the edge of the blade while leaving a second surface area of said first face and a second surface area of said second face of said blade free of backing fabric, said backing fabric having a stain or paint holding nap thereon, said nap comprising a plurality of flexibly resilient fibers that flex and bend during use and returns back to their original shape after use, said plurality of fibers each extending from the backing fabric in a direction substantially perpendicular to the backing fabric; and staples securing the backing fabric to the blade.