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1. In a caulking gun assembly including a caulking gun having a squeeze handle, an actuator responsive to the squeeze handle, and a barrel, and a caulk cartridge containing fluent caulk material positioned in the barrel, the improvement comprising:
an accessory secured to the caulking gun assembly and extending at least part of the length of the barrel, the accessory including at least one wiper fin extending outwardly from the caulking gun assembly and positioned for wiping excess caulk from fingers, tools or other caulk shaping implements, a tool holder configured to receive and retain a caulk shaping tool, and a sponge capable of retaining moisture, wherein the barrel of the caulking gun has an open top side and the caulk cartridge is a tubular casing caulk cartridge positioned in the barrel such that a portion of the cartridge is exposed at said open top side, and wherein the accessory comprises a partial-cylindrical plastic canopy having two longitudinal edges and of an internal diameter essentially the same as an external diameter of the cartridge so that the canopy engages over and resides against the cartridge at said open top side of the barrel, each of the two longitudinal edges being engaged and extending a short distance between the cartridge and the caulking gun barrel, such that the accessory resides essentially only at the open top side of the barrel, and the accessory being engaged under top flanges of the barrel at front and back ends of the open top side, to thereby retain the accessory on the caulking gun assembly, whereby a user of the caulking gun assembly can complete a process of shaping and smoothing dispensed caulk in a clean and efficient manner, by removing and storing excess caulk from the user's fingers or shaping tools, which can be stored on the accessory, and by wetting the user's finger or a shaping tool using the sponge before or after smoothing the dispensed caulk. |
