Patent ID: 6251480
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B05C

Abstract:
A method of creating a decorative treatment on a surface that gives the illusion of depth to the surface, comprising the steps of:a) providing a paint applicator roller including a handle and a rotatable paint roller cover having a plurality of individual raised foam patterns thereon that are sized, shaped and positioned to substantially circumscribe the roller cover, each foam pattern having clearly defined edges along its periphery and an outer surface, with the foam patterns circumferentially spaced apart;b) loading the foam patterns of the paint applicator roller with at least one coating material having at least one different visually perceptible characteristic than a finish of a surface to be treated; andc) applying the coating material to the finish of the surface as a plurality of partially overlapping, individual, pattern images that leave the finish of the surface at least partially visible, by rolling the roller cover across the finish of the surface to contact the finish of the surface with the foam patterns while the handle is moved in a plurality of partially overlapping, discrete motions, with at least some of the plurality of pattern images being substantially fully formed on the finish of the surface to substantially correspond in shape and size to the outer surfaces of the foam patterns on the roller cover and at least some of the plurality of pattern images being partially formed on the finish of the surface,the plurality of pattern images creating a decorative treatment on the finish of the surface that gives an illusion of three-dimensional depth to the finish of the surface.