Patent ID: 6142071
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: B05C,B41K,G09F

Abstract:
A stencil kit for use in applying paint to a street curb to form an address and a background, the stencil kit having stencil kit pieces, the stencil kit pieces comprising:(a) a base background stencil of sufficient size to fit on a street curb, the background stencil including an elongated cavity configured to receive paint whereby a painted background is created, wherein said elongated cavity in said background stencil has interior edges that form a track and has left and right sides having predetermined decorative shapes to allow creation of the painted background with respective decorative shapes;(b) a plurality of character stencil cards capable of being supported and aligned in said track in said elongated cavity and configured to receive paint whereby painted characters are created over the painted background;(c) a plurality of spacer cards capable of being supported and aligned in said track of said elongated cavity and used to cover and mask portions of the painted background; said plurality of spacer cards being comprised of units matching the width of said character stencil cards and units matching one-half the width of said character stencil cards and are further used for centering said character stencil cards and are arranged at either side of said character stencil cards within said elongated cavity in said background stencil, wherein said plurality of spacer cards include a plurality of design shaped spacer cards of said one-half width, made with a shape conforming to, and mated to the contours of said predetermined decorative shapes at said left and right sides of said elongated cavity; andwhereby a person can apply an address and an underlying background on a street curb or other surface.