Apparatus and method for installing carpet
OwnerMilton Michael Currininventor
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Abstract
An apparatus to install carpet is configured to prevent carpet, which includes a carpet backing attached to a nap, on a floor from moving away from a wall. The apparatus includes a tackless strip with a first side and a second side. An adhesive is affixed to the first side. Pins are driven from the second side through the first side extending from the adhesive on the first side. The carpet can be placed upon the apparatus such that the pins pierce the carpet backing while the adhesive adheres to the carpet backing holding the carpet in place even when furniture is moved across the nap.
Claims8
An apparatus to install carpet, configured to prevent carpet comprising a carpet backing attached to a nap on a floor from moving away from a wall, the apparatus comprising
- a tackless strip with a first side and a second side;
- an adhesive affixed to the first side;
- pins driven from the second side through the first side extending from the adhesive on the first side;
- wherein the carpet can be placed upon the apparatus such that the pins pierce the carpet backing while the adhesive adheres to the carpet backing holding the carpet in place even when furniture is moved across the nap.
A method of installing a carpet prevents the carpet comprising a carpet backing attached to a nap on a floor from moving away from a wall, the method comprising:
- affixing a double sided adhesive layer to a first side of a tackless strip;
- driving a plurality of pins though the tackless strip;
- nailing the tackless strip to the floor proximate the wall;
- laying a carpet pad onto the floor;
- laying the carpet on top of the double sided adhesive layer;
- and
- piercing the nap with the plurality of pins in order to hold the carpet in place.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.