System for visually determining the hue and value of paint

• US 5,123,745 A
• Filed: 03/22/1991
• Issued: 06/23/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert V. Augur
• Original Assignee: Robert V. Augur
• Inventors: Augur, Robert V.
• Primary Examiner(s): Evans, F. L.
• Application Number:
  US07/673,346
• Time in Patent Office: 459 Days
• Field of Search: 356/402, 356/412, 356/421, 356/422, 356/423, 356/424, 356/425, 40/310, 215/365, 215/366, 434/84, 434/98-105
• US Class Current: 356/421
• CPC Class Codes: B44D 3/003 Methods or devices for colour determination, selection or synthesis, e.g. use of colour tables
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/293 with colour charts, graduated scales or turrets

Abstract

A system for visually determining the hue and value of a paint in transparent container by use of at least one label on said container having color bands that terminate in an edge of the label juxtaposed to the paint for direct side by side comparison.

Claims

1. A system for visually determining the hue or value of a paint that is in a transparent container comprising:

at least one label affixed to said container adapted to fit the contour thereof and said label including bands of forms of differing colors one adjacent another and each having an outer edge forming an edge of at least a portion of said label whereby the edges are juxtaposed to said paint for direct side by side visual color or value comparison between said paint and bands of differing color; and

said bands of color only include a relatively small area of the total area of said label.

2. A system as defined in claim 1 wherein there is:

a first label for determining color, which is round and said bands of colors are color representations of twelve colors for colorimetry and said outer edge forms the edge of said label; and

a second label affixed to said container for determining value mainly lightness and darkness of said paint wherein the bands vary from white to black with various shades of grey therebetween and said outer edge forms the edge of said label.

3. A system as defined in claim 2 wherein:

said second label is a quadrilateral and said bands are arranged as a horizontal outer edge of said quadrilateral; and

the area of said bands is relatively small as compared with the total area of said quadrilateral label.

4. A system as defined in claim 1 wherein:

letters are superimposed on each band of differing color as an additional identification of the color within said band.

5. A system as defined in claim 2 wherein:

numerals are placed in each band of said second label to afford a predetermined numerical value of each band.

6. A system as defined in claim 1 wherein:

said label is round and said bands of colors extend around the perimeter of said label;

a window cut out is provided within said label within the area not covered by said bands of colors; and

bands including white and black with various shades of grey therebetween extended along a portion of said window and said outer edge forms the edges of a portion said window for side by side value comparison between said paint and said bands.

7. A system as defined in claim 6 wherein letters are superimposed on each band of differing color as an additional identification of the color within said band.

8. The combination of:

a transparent container with an exterior surface and lid thereon;

paint of a specific color within said container;

at least one label affixed to said exterior surface of said container and adapted to fit the contour thereof, said label including bands of forms of differing colors one adjacent another and each having an outer edge forming an edge of at least a portion of said label whereby side by side color or value visualization of said paint color and said bands of color may be made; and

said bands of colors only includes a portion of said label whereby the remaining portion may receive additional indicia thereon.

9. The combination of claim 8 wherein:

a second label is affixed to the exterior surface of said container containing bands that include a black band at one end, a white band at an opposite end and various shades of grey in between with each forming an outer edge of said second label whereby side by side visualization of said paint color and said bands may be made to visually determine the lightness and darkness value of said paint.

10. The combination of claim 8 wherein:

said label is round and said bands of differing colors extend around the perimeter of said label;

a window cut out provided in said label within the area not covered by said bands of colors; and

bands including white and black with various shades of grey therebetween extending along a portion of said window and said outer edge forming the edge of a portion of said window for side by side value comparison between said paint and said bands.