Granted Patent B2

US 6,913,407 · App. 10/215,530 · Granted Jul 5, 2005

Abstract

Claims (23)

1. A method of patching an untextured portion of a destination surface to substantially match a structure of an existing sprayed on acoustic texture pattern on the destination surface surrounding the untextured portion comprising the steps of:

providing an acoustic texture material comprising a base, a carrier, and particulate material having sound absorption properties, where

the texture material remains in a flowable form when not exposed to air, and

when exposed to air, the texture material dries into a hardened form;

providing a tube member defining a container opening;

disposing the texture material within the tube member;

providing a sponge member defining an applicator surface and a sponge opening;

securing the sponge member relative to the tube member such that the container opening and sponge opening are substantially aligned;

forcing the texture material out of the tube member through the container opening and the sponge opening and onto the applicator surface;

displacing the applicator surface of the sponge member such that the texture material on the applicator comes into contact with the untextured portion of the destination surface to transfer texture material in flowable form from the applicator surface to the destination surface, where the applicator surface is substantially parallel to the destination surface when the texture material is transferred to the destination surface;

displacing the applicator surface of the sponge member in a dabbing direction substantially perpendicular to the destination surface such that at least a portion of the particulate material is exposed and extends from the destination surface; and

allowing the texture material to dry, where the hardened form of the texture material has a structure that substantially matches the structure of the existing sprayed on acoustic texture pattern on the destination surface.

2. A system as recited in claim 1 , in which the steps of forcing the texture material out of the tube member onto the applicator surface, displacing the applicator surface of the sponge surface such that the texture material on the applicator surface comes into contact with the untextured portion of the destination surface to transfer texture material in flowable form from the applicator surface to the destination surface, and displacing the applicator surface of the sponge member in a direction away from the destination surface such that at least a portion of the particulate material extends from the destination surface are repeated until a desired portion of the destination surface is covered.

3. A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:

providing a sponge base defining a base opening;

securing the sponge to the sponge base such that the base opening and the sponge opening are substantially aligned; and

securing the sponge base to the tube member such that the base opening and container opening are substantially aligned.

4. A method as recited in claim 3 , further comprising the steps of:

providing a cap member; and

detachably securing the cap member to the base member to cover the sponge member.

5. A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:

providing a cap member; and

covering the sponge member with the cap member.

Assignments (6)