Patent ID: 7493671

Claim:
A trowel assembly for applying spreadable material to a work surface comprising: a first plate-like member having an upper surface, a bottom surface, and a pair of spaced apart side edges, wherein at least two side edges include a plurality of notches, said first plate-like member having at least one cutout formed therein; a second plate-like member having an upper surface, a bottom surface, and a pair of spaced apart side edges wherein at least two adjacent side edges include a plurality of notches, said second plate-like member having substantially the same dimensions as said first plate-like member, said upper surface of said second plate-like member having at least one integrally connected fastening means projecting upward, therefrom; a handle in slidable connection to at least one said fastening means; and at least one cam clamp pivotally connected to said handle and constructed and arranged to releasably couple with said fastening means to permit sliding attachment of said first plate-like member relative to said second plate-like member along parallel planes to provide the desired amount of overlap between corresponding said notched side edges of said first plate-like member and said notched side edges of said second plate-like member; wherein translation of one of said plate-like members with respect to the other serves to vary the amount of overlap of notches along the adjacent edges of said first and second plate-like members, thereby varying depth and/or shape of said spreadable material being applied by said trowel assembly.