Patent ID: 7291228

Claim:
A paint shield for shielding a surface located in an interior wall corner, said paint shield comprising: a first planar sheet material; a second planer sheet material attached to a vertical edge of said first planar sheet of material said first planar sheet material attached to said second planar sheet material at an approximately perpendicular orientation; and an elongated handle attached to said first planer sheet material and to said second planar sheet material on an interior of a junction between said first planar sheet material and said second planar sheet material, said handle being approximately centered between said first planar sheet material and said second planar sheet material and fixed at an angle away from an axis extending from the junction, wherein said first planar sheet material includes a first reinforcing ridge along a length of said first planar sheet material, the first ridge being orientated toward the interior of said junction; wherein said first planar sheet material includes a first lip being along the length of said first planar sheet material, the first lip being orientated away from the interior of the junction and away from said handle; wherein said second planar sheet material includes a second reinforcing ridge along a length of said second planar sheet material, the second ridge being oriented toward the interior of said junction; wherein said second planar sheet material includes a second lip bent along the length of said second planar sheet material, the second lip being orientated away from the interior of the junction and away from the handle; and wherein said elongated handle is adjustable for leveraging against flooring to support the corner shield into the wall corner.