Electric carpet sealing iron with dual odor and smoke filtration arrangement

A smokeless carpet seamer for melting an adhesive on a carpet tape wherein non-contaminated air is discharged into the ambient from the seamer, comprising:

• a) a hollow housing having an open bottom and a vent head with integral vents for discharge of air into the ambient atmosphere, said housing being made from material chosen from the group consisting of plastic, metal, and composite, said housing containing a first substantially rectangular slot and a second substantially rectangular slot through which filters are insertable into said removable from said housing;
• b) a handle on said housing for manipulation of said housing
• c) removable filters disposed internally of said housing and being accessible externally of said housing for removal;
• d) means disposed internally of said housing for creating heat at said open bottom of said housing for heating a carpet tape disposed below said open bottom;
• e) means disposed internally of said housing for creating a suction within said housing for drawing fumes and smoke into said housing through said open bottom, said filters and said suction creating means being so arranged to filter the drawn in air to eliminate smoke particles and fumes therefrom, said suction creating means include a motor and a fan, said fan being rotatably connected to said motor, said filters include a motor filter and a vent filter, said motor filter being removably disposed in said first substantially rectangular slot and said vent filter being removably disposed in said second substantially rectangular slot, said motor filter being positioned in said housing between said open bottom thereof and said motor and said fan of said suction creating means, and said vent filter being located in said head between said motor and fan and said vents;
• f) said housing including a vacuum skirt disposed around the entire periphery of said open bottom of said housing and acting as a wall;
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• g) said handle, said vent head, said vacuum skirt and said housing being one homogeneous part.