System and method for carpet-odor treatment
AssigneeInjectinator, LLC
InventorJerome P. Behr
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for treating carpet that includes a hollow tube having a first end and a second end, wherein the tube further includes: a plurality of injection holes located near the second end of the tube, a pointed tip located at the second end of the tube, and a lug moveably attached to the tube; the method including inserting the tube into a carpet by penetrating the pointed tip into the carpet; lifting the tube up via the lug such that a portion of the carpet is pulled away from padding located underneath the carpet; and inserting fluid into the tube at the first end of the tube such that the fluid is injected into the carpet via the injection holes.
Claims20
A carpet-treatment device comprising:
- a hollow tube having a first end and a second end;
- a fluid-receiving orifice located at the first end of the tube;
- a plurality of injection holes located near the second end of the tube;
- a pointed tip located at the second end of the tube, and configured for insertion through the carpet from an upper face of the carpet until the plurality of injection holes are located under a lower face of the carpet;
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- a lug having an opening therethrough, wherein the tube passes through the opening in the lug and is configured to increase the surface area of the tube.
A method for treating carpet comprising:
- providing a hollow tube having a first end and a second end, wherein the tube includes:
- a plurality of injection holes located near the second end of the tube,
- a fluid-receiving orifice located at the first end of the tube;
- a pointed tip located at the second end of the tube, and
- a lug moveably attached to the tube;
- inserting the tube into a carpet by penetrating the pointed tip through the carpet;
- lifting the tube up via the lug such that a portion of the carpet is pulled away from padding located underneath the carpet;
- receiving fluid into the tube at the first end of the tube;
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- injecting the fluid under the carpet via the injection holes.
A carpet-treatment device comprising:
- tube means for transporting fluid into a carpet, wherein the tube means includes:
- means for inserting the tube means through the carpet;
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- means for lifting the tube means up such that a portion of the carpet is pulled away from padding located underneath the carpet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.