ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,261, issued on June 10.
"Sectionable painter's cup" was invented by Lynnette Dancy (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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...