Patent ID: 8317957
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: B05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of masking a surface, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a masking tape article having a size and shape generally corresponding to the size and shape of a single leaf of a door hinge, wherein the masking tape article includes a transverse frangible connection for separating the masking tape article into a pair of corner-masking tape articles each having side edges that meet at an angle of 90 degrees, and, (b) if masking a leaf of a door hinge, placing the unseparated masking tape article onto the leaf of a door hinge; if masking a corner of a surface, separating the masking tape article along the frangible connection into a pair of corner-masking tape articles each having side edges that meet at a generally 90 degree angle and placing one of the separated corner mask articles onto the corner area of a surface.