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US 5,242,362 AGranted
Installation apparatus
OwnerHomer J. Talamantezinventor
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Abstract
A light-weight roller for rolling covering to uniformly distribute adhesive between the floor covering and floor, and to remove bubbles from therebetween. The roller utilizes removable, adjustable diameter rollers and has an adjustable handle to provide a variable rolling force on the floor covering depending upon the weight applied by the installer. The device is capable of applying floor coverings in a toe-kick space and in removing bubbles from beneath the floor covering.
Claims9
Floor roller apparatus, comprising in combination:
- an elongate shaft having an upper end and a lower end;
- a hand grip attached to the upper end of said elongate shaft at an obtuse angle with said shaft;
- an elongate arcuate member having two ends and being attached at one end thereof to the lower end of said elongate shaft at an obtuse angle with said shaft, the arcuate member and the hand grip lying in a first plane parallel to and passing through said elongate shaft;
- wherein said arcuate member extends from said shaft in the opposite direction of said hand grip;
- an axle yoke attached to the end of said arcuate member opposite the end attached to said elongate shaft;
- an axle rotatably attached to said yoke;
- a plurality of rollers rotatably attached about said axle each roller having a diameter of approximately 1-4 inches;
- a second plane perpendicular to said first plane and parallel to said elongate shaft, said second plane passing through said elongate shaft;
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- a pressure handle attached to said elongate shaft and lying in said first plane, said pressure handle and said hand grip being attached to said elongate shaft on opposite sides of said second plane.
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