Joseph B O'Toole

US Patent:

40056783, Feb 1, 1977

Filed:

Jun 4, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/692804

Inventors:

Joseph J. O'Toole - Staten Island NY

Assignee:

Lawrence Peska Associates, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

B05C 1100

US Classification:

118505

Abstract:

An elongated trough has a vertical wall element along the longitudinal axis thereof. A plurality of tapered tabs extend upwardly from the uppermost edge of the vertical wall for use as locating and retaining devices to position the stain and coating material collecting trough against a vertical surface below the horizontal lowermost edge of a flight of shingles or other wall covering materials. The tabs have holes to support the apparatus utilizing nails passing therethrough. A plurality of downwardly turned hook elements whose uppermost portions extend above the uppermost edge of the vertical wall element, may be used in conjunction with nails to also provide a mounting means for the trough which is semi-flexible in nature and adapted with a pair of caps on each end. One or more ledge traps divide the troughs into compartments so as to provide support to the frontmost surfaces of the trough and to prevent collected materials from being spread along the entire length of the inside surface of the trough.