Protective Painting Shield for Circular Fixture Junctions

摘要

A protective collar for temporarily protecting an item from paint on a surface that is being painted. The protective collar is formed as a band having a convex surface and a concave surface. The band has a uniform thickness between the convex surface and the concave surface in the primary areas that are not tapered. The band embodies a spring bias that biases the band into a circular configuration. The first end and the second end of the band are tapered. Additionally, the band is tapered along its length adjacent a first long edge. This causes the first long edge to be thinner than the opposite second long edge. The tapered regions minimize the footprint of the spring collar on a surface.

主权项

1. A protective collar for temporarily protecting an item on a surface from paint that is being applied, said protective collar including:
a band having a convex surface and a concave surface that both extend along a first long edge and a second long edge between a first end to an opposite second end, wherein said band has a maximum thickness between said convex surface and said concave surface, wherein said band embodies a spring bias that biases said band into a circular configuration where said first end and said second end of said band overlap in an overlap region; wherein said first end and said second end are tapered so that a combined thickness of said first end and said second end in said overlap region is no more than fifty percent thicker than said maximum thickness.