Power trowel and method for applying finish compounds
First Claim
1. A tool for applying finish compound comprising:
- a conduit that is attachable to a pump that is in communication with a reservoir of finish compound;
a handle having at least one hole formed therein for receiving the conduit, wherein the at least one hole leads to a hollow interior of said handle;
a finish-compound receiving member that is attachable to said handle comprising a finish-compound receiving surface (202) having at least one opening formed therethrough for dispensing finish compound from the hollow interior of said handle to the finish-compound receiving surface, wherein finish compound is pumped from the reservoir through said conduit into said hollow interior of said handle and through the at least one opening to said finish-compound receiving surface;
wherein the finish-compound receiving surface is a substantially flat trowel surface and wherein a length of the finish-compound receiving surface is at least two times a width of said finish-compound receiving surface.
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Abstract
A tool for applying finish compound to a structural member is disclosed. The tool includes a conduit, a handle and a finish-compound receiving member. The conduit may include a single discharge hose or may include a plurality of discharge hoses. The handle may include a first support and a second support acting as a grip for a user to grasp the tool. The handle may further include at least one hole formed in the handle to receive the conduit. The finish-compound receiving member may include a finish-compound receiving surface having at least one opening formed therein. The conduit leads from a pump that is in communication with a reservoir of finish compound to the at least one hole in the handle. The handle also includes a hollow interior, such that finish compound is pumped through the conduit into the hollow interior. The hollow interior communicates with the at least one opening formed in the finish-compound receiving surface for dispensing finish compound to the finish-compound receiving surface for application.
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Citations
94 Claims
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1. A tool for applying finish compound comprising:
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a conduit that is attachable to a pump that is in communication with a reservoir of finish compound; a handle having at least one hole formed therein for receiving the conduit, wherein the at least one hole leads to a hollow interior of said handle; a finish-compound receiving member that is attachable to said handle comprising a finish-compound receiving surface (202) having at least one opening formed therethrough for dispensing finish compound from the hollow interior of said handle to the finish-compound receiving surface, wherein finish compound is pumped from the reservoir through said conduit into said hollow interior of said handle and through the at least one opening to said finish-compound receiving surface; wherein the finish-compound receiving surface is a substantially flat trowel surface and wherein a length of the finish-compound receiving surface is at least two times a width of said finish-compound receiving surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A tool for applying finish compound comprising:
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a conduit that is attachable to a pump that is in communication with a reservoir of finish compound; a handle having at least one hole formed therein for receiving the conduit, wherein the at least one hole leads to a hollow interior of said handle; a finish-compound receiving member that is attachable to said handle comprising a finish-compound receiving surface (202) having at least one opening formed therethrough for dispensing finish compound from the hollow interior of said handle to the finish-compound receiving surface, wherein finish compound is pumped from the reservoir through said conduit into said hollow interior of said handle and through the at least one opening to said finish-compound receiving surface; wherein the at least one hole formed in the handle comprises three holes and wherein a conduit is disposed in fluidic communication with each of said three holes. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A tool for applying finish compound comprising:
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a conduit that is attachable to a pump that is in communication with a reservoir of finish compound; a handle having at least one hole formed therein for receiving the conduit, wherein the at least one hole leads to a hollow interior of said handle; a finish-compound receiving member that is attachable to said handle comprising a finish-compound receiving surface (202) having at least one opening formed therethrough for dispensing finish compound from the hollow interior of said handle to the finish-compound receiving surface, wherein finish compound is pumped from the reservoir through said conduit into said hollow interior of said handle and through the at least one opening to said finish-compound receiving surface; wherein the at least one opening in the finish-compound receiving surface comprises a plurality of openings for dispensing finish compound from the hollow interior of the handle to the finish-compound receiving surface. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A tool for applying finish compound comprising:
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a handle and a finish-compound receiving surface; a means for supplying finish compound to the handle of the tool; and a means for conveying finish compound from the handle to the finish-compound receiving surface of the tool for application to a structural member; wherein the means for handle base from the handle to the finish-compound receiving surface comprises a base formed as part of the handle and at least one hole formed in the base, wherein the means for supplying finish compound to the handle comprises a pump and a flexible conduit attaching the pump to the at least one hole of the base; wherein the handle further comprises a grip from a user to grasp said handle, wherein the grip is substantially parallel to the base and to the finish-compound receiving surface, wherein the means for handle base from the handle base from the handle to the finish-compound receiving surface further comprises three holes formed in the base, and wherein the means for supplying finish-compound to the handle further comprises three hoses that disseminate from the conduit and attach to each of the three holes formed in the base. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A tool for applying finish compound comprising:
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a handle and a finish-compound receiving surface; a means for supplying finish compound to the handle of the tool; and a means for conveying finish compound from the handle to the finish-compound receiving surface of the tool for application to a structural member; wherein the means for handle base from the handle to the finish-compound receiving surface comprises a base formed as part of the handle and three holes formed in the base, wherein the means for supplying finish compound to the handle comprises a pump and a flexible conduit having three hoses attachable to the pump and to the three holes of the base. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52)
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53. A tool for applying finish compound comprising:
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a plurality of ducts forming a conduit that is attachable to or disposed into fluidic communication with a pump and a reservoir of finish compound; a handle comprising a base having a plurality of holes formed therein that communicate with a hollow interior of the handle; a finish-compound receiving member that is attachable to said handle comprises a finish-compound receiving surface with at least one opening formed therethrough for dispensing finish compound from the hollow interior of said handle to the finish-compound receiving surface for application to the structural member; wherein the finish-compound receiving surface is a substantially flat trowel surface where a length of the finish-compound receiving surface is at least two times a width of said finish-compound receiving surface. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 67)
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64. A tool for applying finish compound cornprising;
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a plurality of ducts forming a conduit that is attachable to or disposable into fluidic communication with a pump and a reservoir of finish compound; a handle comprising a base having a plurality of holes formed therein that communicate with a hollow interior of the handle; a finish-compound receiving member that is attachable to said handle comprising a finish-compound receiving surface with at least one opening formed therethrough for dispensing finish compound from the hollow interior of said handle to the finish-compound receiving surface for application to a structural member; wherein the plurality of holes formed in the handle comprises three holes; wherein the plurality of ducts forming the conduit comprises three flexible discharge hoses that are each attachable to one of the three holes formed in the handle.
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65. A tool for applying finish compound comprising:
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a flexible conduit that is attachable to a pump that is in communication with a reservoir of finish compound; a handle comprising a base having at least one hole formed therein, wherein the conduit is attachable to the at least one hole of the base thereby supplying finish compound from the conduit to the handle; and a finish-compound receiving member that is attachable to the handle comprising a finish-compound receiving surface having at least one opening formed therethrough for dispensing finish compound from the handle to the finish-compound receiving surface; wherein the handle further comprises a first support extending from the base and a second support extending laterally from the first support and terminating in a free end. - View Dependent Claims (66)
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68. A tool for applying finish compound, said tool comprising:
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a finish-compound receiving member comprising a finish-compound receiving surface for applying finish compound to a structural member, and an upper surface on a side of said finish-compound receiving member that is opposite said finish-compound receiving surface; a receptacle for receiving finish compound, said receptacle contacting said upper surface of said finish-compound receiving member; and a conduit for supplying finish compound to said receptacle; wherein finish compound is pumped through said conduit to said receptacle and to said finish-compound receiving surface for applying the finish compound to the structural member. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70)
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71. A method of supplying a tool with finish compound comprising the steps of:
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(a) pumping finish compound from a reservoir through a conduit into at least one hole formed in a handle of the tool; (b) receiving finish compound into a hollow interior of the handle through communication with the at least hole of the handle; and (c) dispensing finish compound from the hollow interior of the handle to a finish-compound receiving surface of the tool through at least one opening formed through the finish-compound receiving surface, such that finish compound flows from the hollow interior to said finish-compound receiving surface for applying finish compound to a structural member; wherein the conduit of step (a) is flexible and comprises a plurality of discharge hoses that are attached to a plurality of holes formed in the handle. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A tool for applying finish compound comprising:
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a flexible conduit comprising an attachment piece that is attachable to a pump in communication with a reservoir of finish compound; a handle having at least one hole formed therein for receiving the conduit, wherein the at least one hole leads to a hollow interior of said handle; a finish-compound receiving member that is attachable to said handle comprising a finish-compound receiving surface having at least one opening formed therethrough for dispensing finish compound from the hollow interior of said handle to the finish-compound receiving surface, wherein finish compound is pumped from the reservoir through said conduit into said hollow interior of said handle and through the at least one opening to said finish-compound receiving surface; wherein the finish-compound receiving surface is a substantially flat trowel surface where a length of the finish-compound receiving surface is at least two times a width of said finish-compound receiving surface; wherein the conduit comprises a central hose that is attached to the attachment piece and three discharge hoses that disseminate from the central hose and that are attachable to the at least one hole formed in the handle; wherein finish compound is accumulated in the hollow interior of the handle and is gradually dispensed through the at least one opening of the finish-compound receiving surface; wherein the handle comprises an elongated base and wherein the elongated base comprises the at least one hole formed in said handle; wherein the handle comprises a base and a grip for a user to grasp the handle, wherein the grip is substantially parallel to the base and the finish-compound receiving surface; and wherein the attachment piece is a hose coupler coupling the conduit to a hose of the pump. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A tool for applying finish compound comprising:
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a conduit that is attachable to a pump that is in communication with a reservoir of finish compound; a handle having at least one hole formed therein for receiving the conduit, wherein the at least one hole leads to a hollow interior of said handle; a finish-compound receiving member that is attachable to said handle comprising a finish-compound receiving surface (202) having at least one opening formed therethrough for dispensing finish compound from the hollow interior of said handle to the finish-compound receiving surface, wherein finish compound is pumped from the reservoir through said conduit into said hollow interior of said handle and through the at least one opening to said finish-compound receiving surface; wherein the finish-compound receiving member comprises a plurality of finish-compound receiving members that are interchangeable, with each other. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94)
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