Storable carpet runner
OwnerDeborah A. Calhouninventor
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Abstract
A carpet runner for positioning upon a floor and for permitting rolled storage of the carpet during periods of non-use thereof. The inventive device includes a housing having a slot extending through a front wall thereof. An elongated length of carpet extends through the slot and can be stored upon a spool rotatably mounted within the housing. A crank mounted within a recess in the side wall of the housing permits for manual rolling of the carpet into the housing and onto the spool for storage. Removable indicia plates can be mounted to the length of carpet for permitting customizing of the invention to a particular occasion.
Claims4
A storable carpet runner comprising:
- a housing including a front wall having a slot directed therethrough;
- a length of carpet received through the slot through the front wall of the housing for storage therein
- wherein the housing is shaped so as to define a front wall recess directed into the front wall thereof which allows an individual to grasp the length of the carpet by both hands during initial extension of the length of carpet from the housing;
- wherein the length of carpet includes at least one carpet indicia member removably coupled thereto;
- wherein the length of carpet is shaded so as to define a receiving groove directed thereinto;
- and further wherein the carpet indicia member includes at least one securing projection extending from an outer edge thereof which is received within the receiving groove of the length of carpet;
- wherein the length of carpet is shaded so as to define a receiving aperture directed thereinto, with the receiving groove being directed into a backing portion of the length of carpet, whereby the carpet indicia member is positioned into the receiving aperture, with the securing projection being positioned into the receiving groove to secure the carpet indicia member within the receiving aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.