Spray shield die cut from fixture carton flap
First Claim
1. A spray shield for covering an open face of an electrical fixture having a surrounding wall, comprising:
- a flat panel having a plurality of outwardly extending tabs adapted and arranged to be bent off from said flat panel, said flat panel sized to interfit within said surrounding wall of an electrical fixture, said tabs resiliently pressing against said surrounding wall of said electrical fixture to hold said flat panel in place covering an opening of said electrical fixture, said tabs separated by thin slits to prevent paint from entering therebetween; and
a package integral with said flat panel, said package sized and shaped to hold said fixture therein, said flat panel separatable from said package along a pre-weakened interface between said package and said flat panel.
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Abstract
A spray shield for temporarily covering an open face of a fixture, particularly a canister light fixture. The spray shield is conveniently outlined on and removable from a panel of cardboard shelf packaging of the canister light. The spray shield provides a disk-shaped portion surrounded by radially extending tabs which can be bent off from to the disk-shaped portion to form a resilient shallow pan which is grippingly held within an inside surface of the canister light. The spray shield as a flat panel can be easily removed from a panel of the packaging which provides a weakened line around an outer circumference of the spray shield.
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25 Claims
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1. A spray shield for covering an open face of an electrical fixture having a surrounding wall, comprising:
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a flat panel having a plurality of outwardly extending tabs adapted and arranged to be bent off from said flat panel, said flat panel sized to interfit within said surrounding wall of an electrical fixture, said tabs resiliently pressing against said surrounding wall of said electrical fixture to hold said flat panel in place covering an opening of said electrical fixture, said tabs separated by thin slits to prevent paint from entering therebetween; and a package integral with said flat panel, said package sized and shaped to hold said fixture therein, said flat panel separatable from said package along a pre-weakened interface between said package and said flat panel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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2. A package for holding a building light fixture, comprising:
a plurality of cardboard panels surrounding said light fixture wherein one of said panels comprises a spray shield removable therefrom, said spray shield comprising a panel portion surrounded by radially extending tabs separated by slots, said panel portion sized to interfit within an open face of said light fixture with said tabs resiliently pressing outwardly against said light fixture. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. The combination of a canister light and a spray shield, comprising:
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a canister light having a surrounding wall and an open face; a spray shield having a flat panel and means for attaching said flat panel to said canister light, said flat panel sized to interfit within said surrounding wall of said canister light, said means for attaching for holding said flat panel in place covering said open face of said canister light. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A spray shield for covering an open face of a building electrical fixture having a surrounding wall, comprising:
a flat panel having a plurality of outwardly extending tabs adapted and arranged to be bent off from said flat panel, said flat panel sized to interfit within said surrounding wall of an electrical fixture, said tabs resiliently pressing against said surrounding wall of said electrical fixture to hold said flat panel in place covering an opening of said electrical fixture, said tabs separated by thin slits to prevent paint from entering therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A spray shield for a canister light, comprising:
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a flat disk shaped portion sized to be interfittable within an open face of said canister light; and resilient means outwardly extending from said flat disk shaped portion for pressing against the inside surface of said canister light to hold said flat disk portion across an open face of said canister light, said resilient means continuously surrounding said flat disk-shaped portion said resilient means being planar with said flat disk shaped portion in a relaxed state, and assumes a nonplanar configuration when pressed against the inside surface of said canister light. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for protecting an inside of a canister light from spraying, comprising the steps of:
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providing a spray shield sized and shaped to interfit within an open face of said canister light; providing compression members on a perimeter of said spray shield to press against an inside surface of said canister light once inserted therein; and retaining said spray shield within said open face of said canister light during spraying. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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