Patent ID: 8459975

Claim:
A structural surface design device for creating a design with finishing surface material on a surface, which comprises: a container for finishing surface material, said container having at least one wall and an interior with a cross-sectional shape and dimensions; a base having a top, a bottom, a cross-sectional shape, and an edge with the cross-section shape of said base being the same as the cross-sectional shape of said container and with the dimensions of said base being selected such that, when said base is inside said container, the edge of said base is sufficiently close to the every wall of said container that any finishing surface material in said container will not cure; at least one raised projection extending from the bottom of said base and creating a pattern for a user to duplicate or repeat with finishing surface material on a structural surface, said at least one projection being composed of a structural material having an affinity for finishing surface material which is less than the affinity for finishing surface material which the surface on which the design is to be created has; and a handle extending upward from said base.