Patent ID: 8651047

Claim:
A spray shield assembly, comprising: a spray shield handle; a handle extension telescopically extendable from the spray shield handle; a universal joint, carried by the spray shield handle, comprising an attachment fitting carried by the handle extension, a joint body pivotally carried by the attachment fitting and a joint head carried by the joint body, the joint head comprising a female coupling carried by the handle extension and a flat shank having flat shank threads carried by the female coupling and carried by the joint body; and a spray shield carried by the universal joint; wherein the attachment fitting comprises a coupling and a socket having a socket opening spaced-apart from the coupling, and wherein the joint body is carried by the socket and comprises a fitting attachment portion, a shield attachment portion and a connecting portion connecting the fitting attachment portion and the shield attachment portion, and wherein the attachment fitting is carried by the fitting attachment portion and the joint head is carried by the shield attachment portion, further comprising a bolt opening in the fitting attachment portion, a bolt extending through the socket opening and the bolt opening and a shank opening in the shield attachment portion and wherein the flat shank of the joint head extends through the shank opening.