Patent ID: 7788760

Claim:
A tool for use in transferring surface compounds from a supply container, said tool comprising: a handle having a longitudinal axis and having first and second ends and a blade holder having first and second ends, wherein said second end of said blade holder is directly attached to said first end of said handle, said blade holder having a longitudinal axis that extends transverse to and generally in the same plane of said longitudinal axis of said handle; and a flexible blade having first and second integrally adjacent sections, said first section of said blade defining a generally planar controlling section that is secured to said first end of said blade holder to stiffen said first section of said blade, a plane of said first section is generally parallel to said longitudinal axes of said handle and blade holder, said second section of said blade defining a planar working section, wherein a plane of said second section extends at an acute angle relative to the plane of said first section, a free end of said second section defining a contoured edge of predetermined curvature corresponding to a curvature of a side wall of said supply container.