Patent ID: 7622003

Claim:
A paint edger for enabling the painting of a trim edge on a surface being painted with a paint applicator, said paint edger comprising: an edger head for holding an elongated blade; an elongated blade connected to said edger head, said elongated blade comprising: a back elongated surface for holding an absorbent tape; and a front elongated surface on the opposite side of said blade from said back elongated surface, said front elongated surface having a free end defining an outer edge and a chamfer on said front elongated surface and terminating in said outer edge, said chamfer extending along the length of said front elongated surface; said elongated blade having a connecting edge portion at the part of said elongated blade opposite said outer edge; said connecting edge portion of said blade having opposing walls defining a channel, and said head having a channel insert dimensioned for sliding movement in said channel, said opposing walls dimensioned to prevent said channel insert from moving in any direction except for said sliding movement; said elongated blade further including a joint offset from said channel and extending along said front elongated surface generally parallel to said outer edge; said blade being removable and replaceable in said head; and absorbent tape attached to said back elongated side of said elongated blade at a predetermined distance from said free edge, said absorbent tape comprising: a paint absorbent layer having an edge portion disposed at said predetermined distance for absorbing paint that may flow around said chamfer and onto said back elongated surface to leave a crisp trim edge when trim painting is completed with said paint edger and a non-porous barrier film covering said paint absorbing layer to prevent paint from flowing from said paint absorbent layer; said paint edger being held with said front elongated surface facing the surface being painted, and a paint brush or applicator being moved against said front elongated surface, with any paint flowing beneath said outer edge being absorbed by said absorbent layer on the opposite side.