# US 5,348,608 A · Carpet stripping device

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- Number: US 5,348,608 A
- Document ID: US5348608A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/054,729
- Filed: 1993-04-28
- Granted: 1994-09-20
- Earliest claimed: 1993-04-28
- Assignees: Roger McGuire
- Inventors: Joe Glenn; Roger McGuire
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5348608A

## CPC

- B66D 1/60: adapted for special purposes
- A47G 27/0487: {Tools for laying carpeting (A47G27/0443 takes precedence)}
- E04G 23/006: {Arrangements for removing of previously fixed floor coverings}
- Y10S 156/929: Delaminating component from building, e.g. wall paper, shingle
- Y10S 156/94: Means adapted for delaminating component from building, e.g. wall paper, shingle
- Y10S 294/902: Gripping element
- Y10T 156/1184: Piercing layer during delaminating [e.g., cutting, etc.]
- Y10T 156/1972: Shearing delaminating means
- B66D: CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS (winding or unwinding ropes or cables for feeding or storage purposes B65H; rope or cable winding or unwinding mechanisms for lifts B66B)
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)
- E04G: SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

An improved carpet stripping device (10) designed for rapid, easy removal of adhesively secured carpeting is provided which includes an elongated cable or line (12) connected at one end thereof to a powered winch assembly (14). The opposite end of the line (12) is connected with an improved carpet connection assembly (16) allowing ready and secure connection to a pulled margin (60) of the carpeting to be stripped. The assembly (16) includes a stretch of flexible cable (50), together with a pair of spaced apart, carpet margin-gripping jaw members (42, 44) positioned on the cable (50) and shiftable along the length thereof. In use, the assembly (16) is initially positioned on a pulled and slitted margin (60) of carpeting, and is rolled to form an interlocking convolution (66), with the cable (50) extending through the carpet slit (62). The attached assembly (16) is then coupled with the line (12) for carpeting stripping operations.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of stripping carpet from a substrate, comprising the steps of:
pulling a margin of said carpet away from said substrate to present a pair of opposed faces, and forming a slit in the margin;
providing a carpet connection assembly including a stretch of flexible cable and a pair of elongated, spaced apart, carpet margin-engaging jaw members positioned on said cable and movable along the length thereof;
positioning said jaw members adjacent respective faces of said pulled carpet margin in spanning relationship to said slit, with said cable passing through said slit;
moving each of said jaw members into engagement with the adjacent face of said margin, and rolling said jaw members in unison with said margin to form a convolution of carpet with said jaw members within the confines of said convolution, and pulling an end of said cable through said slit;
connecting said end of said cable to means for pulling the cable and said jaw members; and
operating said pulling means to strip the remainder of said carpeting from said substrate.