Patent ID: 6880198

Claim:
A device for spreading a viscous material on a surface, comprising: a substantially rigid and planar blade member having a substantially straight working edge at an end thereof, said blade member having at least one substantially straight side edge adjacent to and extending from said working edge and defining an oblique angle therebetween; at least one substantially planar flexible side flap integrally formed with and along said at least one side edge of said blade member and comprised of a resilient material; said at least one side flap is mounted to said blade member such that it is free to flex about an axis coincident with said at least one side edge, said at least one side flap having an increasing width along said side edge from adjacent said working edge to a portion spaced therefrom; and a handle mounted to a portion of said blade member; whereby said at least one side flap readily conforms to said surface, thus removing any excess material thereon.