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US 5,290,390 AGranted
Carpet seam tape applicator
OwnerRonald J. Roman, Rey E. Blancoinventors
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A carpet tape seam applicator for use in the installation of carpet pieces which abut to form the seam, the applicator including a pair of U-shaped bracket portions pivotally mounted together and intersecting at a substantially right angle with a removable spindle adjacent the pivot carrying a roll of carpet tape, a pair of rollers at one end to contact the floor surface where the tape is being applied, and a centrally located arm extending rearwardly from the opposite bracket portion. The arm has a laterally curved surface to conformably receive the handle of a heat bonding iron to heat the glue on the tape and activate the glue so that the carpet edges of the abutting pieces can be pressed down onto the tape as the applicator passes thereover. The central arm and handle of the heat bonding iron are easily gripped by the installer for ease of operation.
An apparatus for the joining of two pieces of carpet abutting along a juncture line to form a seam, comprising an applicator formed of two generally U-shaped bracket portions pivoted together to intersect at an approximate right angle, a removable spindle mounted in one bracket portion adjacent the pivot for holding and feeding a roll of carpet tape having a solid heat-activated adhesive on one surface, a pair of rollers adjacent an end of one bracket portion adapted to contact the floor surface and allow the applicator to move along the surface, and a central arm secured to the end of the opposite bracket portion and extending away from the tape roll, and a heat bonding iron cooperating with said arm to be gripped by the installer and adapted to contact said tape fed from the roll to activate the glue thereon.
A bracket for the feeding of a carpet tape during installation of carpet pieces requiring a seam, including a pair of U-shaped bracket portions intersecting at a right angle, each bracket portion having a base and a pair of sides, the intersecting sides of each bracket portion being pivotally mounted to each other, a removable spindle extending across one of said bracket portions between the sides and adjacent said pivot to receive a roll of carpet tape to be applied to a floor surface, a pair of rollers adjacent the base of said bracket portion adapted to contact said floor surface, and a centrally located arm secured to the base of said opposite bracket portion to be grasped by a carpet installer.
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