Patent ID: 7276663

Claim:
A paint shield for protecting a wall-mounted control and its cover plate during painting of the wall on which the control is mounted, said paint shield being arranged to be placed temporarily over such control, and when so placed, at all such times completely shielding that control, and then removed when the painting of the wall is completed, and only after such removal is completed is said control exposed, said paint shield comprising: a plate having an inner side and an outer side and an opening extending therethrough; and a recessed member having a connective structure between said recessed member and said plate by which said recessed member is movably and sealingly mounted on said plate; said plate and said recessed member and said connective structure being selectively actuated to be operatively temporarily secured to and cover the wall-mounted control and its cover plate with said recessed member having moved relative to said plate as needed to accommodate the wall-mounted control being contained within said recessed member before and while painting the wall on which the control is mounted so as to protect them from being painted, and to be operatively released from and removed from the wall-mounted control and its cover plate.