Patent ID: 7603740

Claim:
A flexible residual paint scraper for removing residual paint from both a cylindrical surface and a bottom surface of a paint container, the scraper comprising: a handle; a substantially flat blade attached to an end of the handle, the blade having a proximal end adjacent the handle and a distal end remote from the handle; the blade further having a distal edge at the distal end of the blade, the plane of the blade including at least two unique distal points along on the distal edge and at least one proximal point adjacent to the proximal end; a protrusion extending from the blade at substantially a right angle to the plane of the blade and extending across the blade parallel to the distal edge of the blade, the protrusion being located adjacent to the distal edge of the blade but set back from the distal edge a predetermined distance; the blade having a flat surface located in the plane of the blade between the protrusion and the handle, the flat surface extending across the blade parallel to the distal edge of the blade; the protrusion further having a curved edge, wherein a chord of the curved edge is parallel to the transverse axis of the blade.