Mud retriever

a mud retriever and mud technology, applied in the field of mud retrievers, can solve the problems of undesirable and time-consuming cleaning, unintentionally splattered, prior mud retrievers do not effectively and efficiently retrieve all or most of the material contents from a cylinder shaped or generally, and achieve the effect of convenient and efficient retrieval
US20090229065A1Inactive Publication Date: 2009-09-17HANSEN LAWRENCE JAY
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
HANSEN LAWRENCE JAY
Publication Date
2009-09-17
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A mud retriever 10 which includes a handle portion 12 and a blade portion 16 which includes a straight edge 22 which may be used to selectively open a mud container 70 and a semi-elliptical edge 32 which conforms to the curvature of the inner surface 93 of the container 70 and which allows mud 90 (or other material) to be easily retrieved from the container 70 and applied to a desired location 100 or placed within an applicator assembly. The blade portion 16 also includes an edge 30, 22 which each allow the mud 90 to be easily “smeared” or distributed over location 100. In an alternate configuration, the arcuate blade edge is non-elliptical and the blade includes four separate straight edges 146,148, and 150 which each have a respectively unique length.
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Description

[0001] This application is a Continuation-In-Part of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 075,675 which was filed on Mar. 13, 2008 and from which priority is hereby claimed.GENERAL BACKGROUND

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention generally relates to a mud retriever and more particularly to a mud retriever which may easily and efficiently be used to selectively retrieve mud or drywall joint compound material from a can or other receptacle and then allow the retrieved material / mud to be easily applied to a certain desired surface or placed into an application assembly (e.g., a trough type assembly) after which it may be applied to a desired surface.

[0004] 2. Background of the Invention

[0005] Mud retrievers are used to selectively retrieve mud or drywall joint compound from a typically and generally round can or other receptacle and then to deposit the retrieved mud in an applicator assembly, such as one which includes a trough or other receptacle. From the tro...

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