Carpet seaming tape activator
OwnerKenneth B. Milnesinventor
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Abstract
The carpet seaming tape activator disclosed comprises a hand-operated electric iron having a base with an insulated bottom. The base of the iron defines a tunnel, through which heat-activated adhesive tape for carpet seaming can pass. The heating element of the iron is disposed inside the base, so that the adhesive on the tape is melted while the tape is entirely enclosed within the iron. The hot tape is thus temporarily isolated from the padding beneath, thereby avoiding damage to the padding and to the backing on the underside of the carpet, as well as avoiding the tendency of the carpet to adhere to the padding underneath.
Claims16
Carpet seaming apparatus comprising:
- a heating means having an enclosed tunnel, said tunnel being adapted to receive a heat-activated adhesive tape through said tunnel;
- said heating means having an insulated bottom, said bottom comprising means for supporting the tape while the tape is within the tunnel;
- an electrical heating element disposed within the tunnel;
- a heat reflecting means, mounted within the tunnel and above the heating element;
- at least one strut disposed, within the tunnel, between the heating element and the bottom;
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- a thermocouple, disposed within the tunnel and positioned to sense the temperature of the heat-activated adhesive tape.
An apparatus for seaming two pieces of carpet over a piece of padding, comprising a hand-operated electric iron, the iron having a base, the base having an insulated bottom, the base defining an enclosed tunnel adapted for the passage therethrough of a heat-activated adhesive tape, wherein the tunnel is of sufficient height within the base, to house an electric heating element, the heating element being disposed above the level of the adhesive tape, wherein the adhesive tape, while disposed within the tunnel, does not touch the padding underneath the iron.
An apparatus for seaming two pieces of carpet over a surface, comprising a hand-operated electric iron, the iron having a base, the base having an insulated bottom, the base defining an enclosed tunnel adapted for the passage therethrough of a heat-activated adhesive tape, wherein the tunnel is of sufficient height within the base, to house an electric heating element, the heating element being disposed above the level of the adhesive tape, wherein the adhesive tape, while disposed within the tunnel, does not touch the surface underneath the iron.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.