Patent ID: 8187409

Claim:
A tool for applying at least part of an adhesive-backed decorative tape to a window frame of a vehicle door, the window frame having a front surface, a back surface and an inside edge, the tape having a shape corresponding to a least a portion of the window frame, an inside peripheral edge and a top decorative surface opposite an adhesive back surface, and said tool comprising: at least one tape application roller operatively adapted for applying at least part of the tape to the front surface of the window frame, said tape application roller having a lower end region and an upper end region; at least one guide roller operatively adapted for engaging the back of the window frame; a biasing mechanism operatively adapted for biasing said at least one tape application roller and said at least one guide roller towards each other, and further operatively adapted to allow the biasing of said biasing mechanism to be overcome such that said at least one tape application roller and said at least one guide roller can be separated from each other; at least one first tape locating surface located adjacent the lower end region of said tape application roller, said first tape locating surface being operatively adapted for receiving thereon a first part of the inside peripheral edge of the tape such that, after said tool is attached to the window frame, a section of the tape can be located at a corresponding portion of the window frame; and comprising at least one second tape locating surface operatively adapted such that a second part of the inside peripheral edge of the tape can be located so as to contact against said second tape locating surface while the first part of the inside peripheral edge of the tape is received so as to contact on said first tape locating surface.