Patent ID: 8215862

Claim:
A method of patching an untextured portion of a destination surface to substantially match an existing appearance of a structure of an existing sprayed on visible three-dimensional texture pattern on the destination surface surrounding the untextured portion comprising the steps of: providing a tube member defining a container opening and a dispensing axis; disposing texture material within the tube member, where the texture material comprises a binder and individual particles, and each individual particle defines a discrete, visually perceivable structure; providing a sponge member defining an applicator surface and a sponge opening; securing the sponge member relative to the tube member such that the container opening and sponge opening are substantially aligned, and the applicator surface is substantially perpendicular to the dispensing axis; forcing the texture material out of the tube member through the container opening and the sponge opening and onto the applicator surface; displacing the applicator surface of the sponge member along a dabbing axis towards and away from the destination surface along the dispensing axis with the applicator surface substantially parallel to the destination surface to transfer the texture material to the destination surface such that at least a portion of the binder on the applicator surface is transferred to the destination surface, and at least a some of the individual particles are supported by the binder on the applicator surface such that at least a portion of the structure at least some of the individual particles supported on the applicator surface visibly extend from the destination surface, and the portion of the structure of the individual particles supported by the binder that extends outwardly from the binder on the destination surface forms a visible structure on the destination surface, and a patched appearance of the binder and of the particles supported by the binder on the destination surface substantially matches the existing appearance of the existing sprayed on visible three-dimensional texture pattern.