Paint scraper

• US 5,455,981 A
• Filed: 06/27/1994
• Issued: 10/10/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Steven R. Wiese
• Original Assignee: Steven R. Wiese
• Inventors: Wiese, Steven R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Roberts, Jr., Edward L.
• Application Number:
  US08/266,488
• Time in Patent Office: 470 Days
• Field of Search: 15/143.1, 15/144.1, 15/145, 15/236.01, 15/236.02, 15/236.5-236.09, 30/169, 30/296.1, 30/298, 30/312, 30/314, 294/25, 294/57, 294/58, 16/110 R
• US Class Current: 15/236.01
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/022 Scraper handles
• CPC Class Codes: B25G 1/102 the shape being specially adapted to facilitate handling or improve grip

Abstract

An improved paint scraper to permit a user minimum arm fatigue and cramping due to the paint scraper including a blade for scraping paint from a surface by pulling or pushing the blade along the surface while the blade is held in pressure contact with the surface. The paint scraper includes a handle carrying the blade with the handle having a first cylindrical portion suitable for grasping in different hand positions with a thumb and fingers of a user'"'"'s hand and a lever arm extending from the handle, with the lever arm extending substantially at a right angle to the handle and having an opening therein sufficiently large so as to permit insertion and repositioning of a user'"'"'s forearm therein with the lever arm having an arm cradle having an arcuate shape for engaging an extended portion of a user'"'"'s forearm with the arm cradle extending substantially crosswise across a portion of the forearm of the user'"'"'s forearm so that when the user'"'"'s fingers and thumb grasp the handle the user'"'"'s forearm engages the arm cradle to permit application of pressure to the blade through both the hand and the forearm of the user even though the user may periodically reposition his or her hand and forearm on the paint scraper.

Claims

1. An improved paint scraper to permit a user to apply increased pressure to the paint scraper to help eliminate muscle fatigue comprising;

a blade for scraping paint from a surface by pulling or pushing the blade along the surface while the blade is held in pressure contact with the surface;

a handle carrying the blade, said handle having a first cylindrical portion suitable for grasping in different positions with a thumb and fingers of a user'"'"'s hand, said handle having an end portion, said handle located transverse to the blade with said blade having a straight edge for working against a painted surface to remove paint during both a pulling or pushing stroke;

a lever arm extending from said end portion of said handle, said lever arm including a reverse angle portion to maintain the lever arm substantially at a right angle to said handle, said lever arm having an opening therein sufficiently large so as to permit insertion and repositioning of a user'"'"'s forearm therein and repositioning of a user'"'"'s hand on said handle to thereby allow a person to use a different set of muscles and help eliminate muscle fatigue, said lever arm having an arm cradle having an arcuate shape with a resilient pad to distribute forces and absorb impacts for engaging an extended portion of a user'"'"'s forearm, said arm cradle extending crosswise across a portion of the user'"'"'s forearm so that when the user'"'"'s fingers and thumb grasp the handle the user'"'"'s forearm engages the arm cradle to permit application of pressure to the blade through both the hand and the forearm of the user.

2. The paint scraper of claim 1 wherein the lever arm extends axially outward from the blade.

3. The paint scraper of claim 1 wherein the lever arm is made of metal.

4. The paint scraper of claim 1 wherein the arm cradle is positioned rearwardly of the handle of the paint scraper.

5. The paint scraper of claim 1 wherein the blade of the paint scraper is located at about a 90 degree angle to the handle of the paint scraper to allow the paint scraper to be pulled or pushed across a surface.