Carpet pad separator

A carpet stand for lifting carpet, comprising:

• a rigid lift tip body containing a first lifting tip adapted to engage a backing of a carpet on a first end, and a second opposed end attached to a body handle, said rigid lift tip body further containing a passageway adapted to receive a shaft of an attached support rod;
• a support rod containing a support rod shaft which further contains a first end containing a support rod handle, and a second opposed end forming a support rod tip, said tip being adapted to fit through said carpet's backing and engage said carpets' supporting surface, thereby separating said carpet from said supporting surface when said support rod is placed into an extended position.

A carpet stand for lifting carpet, comprising:

• a rigid lift tip body forming a hollow passageway along its longitudinal axis, contains a first end to which a body handle is attached, and a second, opposite end to which a lift tip is attached, wherein said lift tip is further defined to be positioned tangent to the exterior of said rigid lift tip body and perpendicular to said rigid lift tip body's longitudinal axis and is shaped to engage a carpet's backing;
• a support rod further comprising a support rod shaft of a length longer than said rigid lift tip body, a support rod handle attached to a first end of said support rod shaft and a support rod tip attached to a second and opposite end of the shaft which is shaped and sized such that it may be inserted through said carpet's backing material;
• wherein said support rod is inserted into said hollow passageway of said rigid lift tip's body such that the support rod tip extends past said lift tip by a distance sufficient to separate a carpet from its supporting surface.