Carpet fastening method and means

In combination with a carpet, a tackless strip securing one edge of the carpet to a floor, and a threshold insert covering the carpet edge and strip, the improvement comprising

• a plurality of like, rigid clips secured to said strip in registry with each other beneath said one edge of the carpet at longitudinally spaced points along the strip,
• each of said clips having a generally U-shaped section extending along one side of said strip, and an integral, generally flat, planar section projecting laterally from one of two legs of said U-shaped section and overlying the upper surface of said strip beneath said carpet, and
• said insert having thereon an elongate, centrally disposed rib secured in and extending through the registering spaces formed by said U-shaped sections of the clips, whereby said clips support said insert in covering relation to said one edge of said carpet and said strip.

A threshold retaining clip for securing a threshold insert over the edge of carpeting or the like, when the latter is secured on a floor, comprising

• a rigid, metal clip having an upright, generally U-shaped section, and an integral, generally flat, planar section projecting laterally from the upper end of one of the two legs defining said U-shaped section, and disposed to overlie the upper surface of a tackless strip of the type used for securing the edge of a carpet to a floor,
• said two legs having on the confronting surfaces thereof a plurality of spaced ribs disposed to engage and frictionally to retain between said legs the mounting rib of a conventional threshold insert.