Sectionable Painter's Cup With Flexible Seal

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current object covers for painting often fail to provide a secure fit, leading to paint seepage and unsightly markings, and are cumbersome to handle and adjust.

Innovation Solution

Sectionable painter's cups made of non-absorbent collapsible material with flexible pockets and secure closing members that conform to object shapes and provide a tight seal.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional plastic sheets, tape, and cloths are used to cover fixtures, then coverage can be achieved, but the covers fail to provide a secure fit leading to paint seepage and are cumbersome to handle and adjust

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecure fitVSAvoidhandling and adjustment

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The painter's cup is constructed from a flexible non-absorbent material that can conform to various object shapes while maintaining structural integrity. This flexibility allows the cup to provide a secure fit around different fixtures without being cumbersome, resolving the contradiction between reliability of fit and ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The painter's cup features a collapsible design that allows it to be compressed for easy storage and handling, then expanded to fit around objects. The closing members can be opened and closed to secure the cup in place, providing dynamic adaptability that improves both secure fit and ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If traditional covers are used, then some coverage is provided, but gaps appear through which paint can seep resulting in unsightly markings

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepaint blockingVSAvoidpaint splatter and drips

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The flexible non-absorbent material forms a continuous barrier that conforms to object surfaces, eliminating gaps and preventing paint seepage. The material's flexibility ensures complete coverage while maintaining paint-blocking integrity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The painter's cup is designed as a disposable protective covering that can be easily applied and removed. The non-absorbent material ensures paint does not penetrate, providing reliable paint blocking for the duration of the painting task.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

3Adaptability or versatility

If traditional covers are used, then coverage is attempted, but the covers do not conform well to the shapes of various objects

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconformability to object shapesVSAvoidcoverage security

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The flexible material allows the painter's cup to conform to various object shapes and sizes while maintaining a secure, gap-free coverage. The material can be stretched and molded to fit different fixtures without compromising coverage security.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The collapsible and expandable design allows the cup to adapt dynamically to different object shapes during application, then maintain stable conformability once in place, achieving both versatility and reliable coverage.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12325261B1Sectionable painter's cup

Publication Date: 2025.06.10 DANCY LYNNETTE

AI summary

An improved sectionable painter's cup for protecting an object while painting is presented. The sectionable painter's cup features a main body constructed of a non-absorbent collapsible material for blocking liquid from contact with an object while the object is being painted. Cooperating closing members on the collapsible material are formed in a cup-like formation for enclosing the object. The painter's cup are provided in a rolled up configuration and are removable from each other at a tearable strip extending along the sides of each painter's cup.