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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7484263 | Grout joint clean out and leveling tool A tile adhesive removal system having a handle, or tool, and one or more removable tips. When applying ceramic tiles, one should remove any excess adhesive in the channel between an existing tile and a tile currently under application. A properly-sized tip is select... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7338270 | Guide device for use with flat box device in applying drywall mastic A guide device is adapted to be removably attached to a flat box device for use in applying mastic adjacent an outside corner or edge. The guide device includes a generally S-shaped guide bar, a bracket, and a spring. The bracket is adapted to attach to the flat box... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318716 | Mastic applicator with adjustable trowelling bar A tool for applying mastic to drywall, having a flexible trowelling bar for smoothing and shaping the applied mastic. The curvature of the trowelling bar is controlled by the rotation of a cam that is positioned on a rigid support and that is directly coupled to the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7150064 | e Jointer The “e Jointer” is unlike other masonry jointers by its unique shape and design. It is made of metal or other durable material, bent or formed in the shape of an e. The top part of the “e Jointer” serves as the handle. The lower and longer part serves as the... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7047588 | Tuck point tool A masonry tuck point tool has a plurality of tuck blades pivotally attached at one end. Among the tuck blades is a selected tuck blade that has the desired width of the grout or mortar joint to be formed. There are also at lease one remaining tuck blade. All tuck bl... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7010828 | Tri-joint groover A tri-joint groover or trowel assembly for finishing a concrete surface includes an elongate handle, a base member and a connector assembly for selectively connecting the handle to the base member. The base member has opposed edge portions and a centrally disposed l... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6874965 | Drywall finishing head with tensioner assembly A drywall finishing head is provided for applying mastic material over a tape joint between adjacent wallboard surfaces. The finishing head includes a coater connected to a pneumatic applicator for delivering the mastic material. A wiper blade extends across the len... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6729088 | Positioning jig for installing molding A jig adapted for easily positioning, properly orienting and installing a molding. The jig includes a body having a positioning portion configured to receive a molding. The body also includes a first positioning margin and a second positioning margin each emanating ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6595764 | Drywall finishing tool A corner finishing tool having a hard planar spreading member, a receiver portion, and a tensioning assembly. The spreading member has upper and lower surfaces, each surface having front, rear, left and right edges, wherein the spreading member can be fle... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6578229 | Hand-held device for removing joint fillers The present invention relates to a device for removing joint filler and a method of using the same. The device includes a body member and a peeling element located adjacent to the front end of the body member. The peeling element includes at least two pee... | 06/17/2003 |
| 5908644 | Caulk smoothing apparatus Smoothing apparatus for smoothing flowable materials including a support portion having an end and a smoothing portion coupled to the support portion proximate said end for use in smoothing the flowable material.... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5586420 | Method and apparatus for filling structural holes Apparatus and method for filling holes and other flaws in substantially planar surfaces such as walls and floors of structural buildings. The invention includes an independent template having a bore therethrough. An alternative embodiment comprises a fill... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5545287 | Finishing tool for completing a taped wallboard joint Tools for finishing joints at flat surfaces or corners of wallboard walls after adhesive and tape have been applied are attached to the applicator tool by a rotatable yoke connection near the roller of the applicator so that the finishing tool will follow... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5471704 | Caulking tool A tool for shaping caulking material having a shaping surface, a diverter surface adapted to divert caulking material to the shaping surface, a cavity disposed between the shaping surface and the diverter surface for receiving caulking material, and a plu... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5368461 | Outside corner finishing tool A generally polygonal block-like enclosure of rigid material including a top and bottom wall, a pair of a concave inward front walls which define an inner corner adapted to fit on an outside corner, and a back wall spaced from the front walls by a pair of... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5269675 | Tool for forming a beveled edge on cement work A cement finishing tool for forming a beveled edge around the top of a cylindrical pedestal. The soft cement is disposed in an open top cylindrical form. The tool is then moved around the border of the cement body adjacent the form so that a curved lip, e... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5235314 | Warning device for concrete finishing tool A warning or alerting device for a manually operated, concrete finishing tool may provide a flashing light, a beeping signal or both when the tool is being operated. The device may be attached to the extended handle of the tool. Use of the warning device ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5098278 | Concrete finishing tool A vertical-edge concrete-finishing tool having an elongated concrete former of small generally right triangular cross-sectional shape the hypotenuse side of which is a concave forming-surface extending longitudinally of the former and the legs of which ar... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5058275 | Chisel A chisel for removing material (5) from a crack defined between two adjacent bricks, comprising a body (1) supporting an elongate tip (2) and defining shoulders (4) extending transversely of the tip. The width of the tip is less than the width of cracks f... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5033951 | Caulking applicator and striking tool A combined caulk application-striking tool is shown which is an elongated tube having a rearward end, and a forward end, the forward end having an upper wall, lower wall and two side walls. These walls are generally trapezoidal in cross section, and the u... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4988272 | Grout compressing and finishing tool A tool for compressing and finishing the grout in joints between ceramic and mosaic tiles and the like. The tool includes a handle portion for gripping the device and a flexible yet resilient elongated shaft portion extending linearly therefrom. The shaft... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4915610 | Joint finishing tool A generally planar panel-like tool is provided including opposite end edge and opposite side marginal portions and the tool includes upper and lower surfaces and a longitudinally extending rib projecting below the lower surface of a cross-sectional shape ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4907955 | Drywall finishing tool A drywall finishing tool for applying plaster to a wall surface including a guide assembly useful for guiding the tool when applying a plaster substance to a surface adjacent to an outside corner having a corner edge defined by angularly related wall surf... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4879780 | S-shaped jointer tool with symmetric blade and handle An S-shaped jointer tool having two convexly arcuate sections serving as a working blade and handle. A circular segment cross-section produces a concave joint as the length of the working blade is moved along the joint being smoothed.... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4856135 | Masonry tool A masonry tool for raking unhardened mortar at the predetermined depth between courses of brick at either open wall locations or within tight corners. This tool comprises an elongated handle having an upper side and a lower side, the forward and terminal ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4703564 | Apparatus for forming brick and block patterns on structural surfaces An under layer of a mortar material such as stucco is first applied to a structural surface such as a wall or floor. Over this under layer a second layer is applied generally of a different color than the first layer. A tool having a guide bar, an elongat... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4698870 | Multi-size grout striking tool A plurality of circular grout striking projections each having a radius different than the rest are arranged about the periphery of a central circular disc such that no projection interferes with the use of any adjacent projection in striking grout betwee... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4682383 | Combination joint raker and jointer A combination joint rake and jointer tool for raking and smoothing mortar in the joints of brickwork is described herein. The tool is used for removing excess mortar and for smoothing the remaining mortar. The tool has an elongated tool body having a medi... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4673346 | Caulking forming tool A caulking forming tool having a generally U-shaped handle member and a plurality of blades designed to tool applied caulking to a uniform thickness and smoothness, free of air pockets.... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4658457 | Combination fastener remover and dimpler A combination hand tool for removing sheetrock screws or nails from sheetrock or similar structures and for forming a smooth spackle receiving cavity in place of the removed screw or nail. The tool includes a remover or puller portion for applying a force... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4586890 | Caulk bead tool A first end of a hand held elongated flexible tool is used for uniformly compressing and contouring of a bead of caulk, grout, putty, or other fluent material. The opposite end of the tool is then used to remove excess fluent material from the sides of th... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4558481 | Joint grouting tool A joint grouting tool has a mounting body (2) carried at the end of a handle (1), and incorporating a cavity which receives a grouting iron (9). The grouting iron (9) is fixed in place by a captive bolt (10). The tool is rolled over brickwork on wheels (4... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4497114 | Apparatus for applying designs to wall structure An apparatus for applying brick designs to a wall surface has a handle attached to a frame with a plurality of blade holders attached to and extending from the frame. A plurality of blades are removably attached to the blade holders and are specially shap... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4435923 | Abrading tool For cleaning or finishing the exposed grout between neighboring tiles in a tiled wall or floor, the present tool has a base with an attached handle on one side and an elongated recess on the opposite sides which receives opposed clamping plates holding an... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4432115 | Jointer for compacting and smoothing mortar joints of masonry walls A jointer for smoothing mortar joints has an elongate handle and offset trowel portion at each end. Each trowel portion is shaped to gradually decrease in width toward its free end and is convexly curved to enable the use of one tool for a number of joint... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4263677 | Method and means for finishing the joints between plasterboard wall panels A sponge mitt is covered with an abrasive surface material. The mitt is composed of a sponge material covered with a piece of woven, knitted or mesh material. The mitt is used wet to treat and smooth a joint between plasterboard drywall building panels.... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4230356 | Tile-grout applicator A tile-grout applicator for expeditiously applying grout to tile after it has been layed such as on a tile, marble and slate floor or the like, comprising a lightweight, rigid elongated blade mounting member, a somewhat flexible grout applicator blade rem... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4155142 | Tile grout scraper tool A traction tool for scraping away excessive grout between the joints of adjacent tile pieces of a floor or wall. The tool is fitted with a handle fixed to a base with a plurality of toothed wheels rotatably fitted in the base to extend below the undersurf... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4155141 | Cement finishing tool A tool for simultaneously finish edging the wet cement surfaces abuting both sides of divider strips which separate the wet slabs is disclosed. The tool has a pair of blades adjustable to accommodate a variety of divider thicknesses. One of the adjustable... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4123973 | Brocade tool A tool for making designs on surfaces such as ceilings. It comprises a head and a handle therefor. The head is formed into the desired pattern and the material applying surfaces thereof have resiliency for efficient operation on an uneven surface. The hea... | 11/07/1978 |
