Title: Door casing hardware paint shield

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1. A set of reuseable paint covers for all the installed hardware in door jambs to permit complete painting of the door jamb and nearly walls, in one operation, said set of pain covers protecting the installed hardware from paint and paint splatters; said set of paint covers comprising a paint cover for a hinge butt plate member, a paint cover for a striker plate, a paint cover for the door members of a hinge; said set of paint covers being made of rigid yet slightly flexible material.

2. The paint covers of claim 1 wherein the paint cover for a hinge butt plate member is made of rigid, yet slightly flexible material, having a flat surface, a cylindrical portion and a cap, so shaped so that the paint cover complimentarily receives and engages three cylindrical open ended members of the hinge butt plate.

3. The paint covers of claim 1 wherein the paint cover for a striker plate comprises a shaped cover portion and two prongs which insert into access hole in the striker plate and frictionally hold the paint cover for a striker plate in position.

4. The paint covers of claim 1 wherein the paint cover for a door member of a hinge is made of rigid yet slightly flexible material, having a flat surface, a cylindrical portion and a cap, so shaped that the paint cover complimentarily receives, engages, and covers two cylindrical open ended members of the door member of the hinge.

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Inventors: Herrington, Billie M. (Albuquerque, NM, US)

Application Number: 905512
Filing Date: 1978-05-12
Publication_date: 1980-04-01
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 118/505 16/DIG2, 118/301, 427/282
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2227453	Jan, 1941	Koch	118/505.
2332579	Oct, 1943	Kirby	118/505.
3722470	Mar, 1973	Farrell	118/505.
3961602	Jun, 1976	Dresser	118/505.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Schilling, Richard L.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Keller; Walter R.