Carpet seaming support and method
OwnerWillard Gustavseninventor
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Abstract
A hot melt carpet seaming support which includes a plurality of flat generally rectangular slats, wherein the mid portion slats are slidable on a flexible wire or filament into abutting relation forming a flat continuous support for the heat bonding carpet tape beneath the opposed edges of the carpet sections to be joined. The carpet seaming support thus provides a firm support during bonding which avoids heat damage to the carpet pad. Further, the carpet seaming support is flexible about the wire or filament for easy removal of the seaming support particularly at the wall and coiling for storage. The method includes arranging the slats in abutting side-to-side relation beneath the carpet sections to be joined for receipt of the bonding tape and removal of the seaming support following bonding, as defined.
Claims3
A method of permanently bonding opposed edges of carpet sections comprising the following steps:
- (a) locating the carpet sections to be joined with the carpet edges in generally parallel abutting relation;
- (b) locating a carpet seaming support beneath and between said carpet edges to be bonded, said carpet seaming support having a plurality of flat slats slidably connected on a flexible filament, said method including arranging said slats in side-to-side abutting relation forming a flat continuous supporting surface beneath and between said carpet sections;
- (c) positioning a heat bonding tape over said carpet seaming support, said tape including side portions having thermoplastic adhesive extending beneath said carpet sections to be joined;
- (d) applying heat to said heat bonding tape heating and softening said thermoplastic adhesive to the bonding temperature of said adhesive;
- (e) applying pressure to the portions of said carpet sections adjacent said opposed carpet edges bonding said carpet portions and edges to said heat bonding tape;
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- (f) removing said carpet seaming support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.