Patent ID: 7226232

Claim:
A method of applying texture material to an untextured portion of a destination surface comprising the steps of: providing texture material comprising a base, a carrier, and particulate material, where the texture material remains in a flowable form when not exposed to air, and when exposed to air, the texture material dries into a hardened form; providing a tube member defining a container opening; arranging the texture material within the tube member; 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; 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 such that the texture material on the applicator comes into contact with the untextured portion of the destination surface to transfer texture material in flowable form from the applicator surface to the destination surface, where the applicator surface is substantially parallel to the destination surface when the texture material is transferred to the destination surface; displacing the applicator surface of the sponge member in a dabbing direction substantially perpendicular to the destination surface, where at least a portion of the particulate material is exposed and extends from the destination surface such that an applied structure of the transferred texture material substantially matches an existing structure of an existing sprayed on texture pattern on the destination surface surrounding the untextured portion; and allowing the texture material to dry, where the hardened form of the texture material has substantially matches the existing sprayed on texture pattern on the destination surface.