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US 5,845,548 AGranted
Flooring tools
OwnerJerome S. C. Nelsoninventor
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Abstract
The flooring tool includes a slide hammer located in an elongate body. The body having a flat bottom for resting on the upper surface of the newly laid down tongue and groove flooring. The elongate body, in which the slide hammer is mounted, has at one end a depending hammer head which has an edge corresponding in shape to the edge of the tongue and groove flooring being laid. By manipulating the slide hammer, the hammer head sets the tongue and groove flooring being laid into place.
Claims5
A flooring tool used to set flooring material having opposite exposed edges, the tool comprising:
- an elongate body having a first end and a second end;
- the elongate body having a longitudinal slot extending from a position adjacent the first end to the second end;
- an impact bar positioned in the slot adjacent the first end;
- a slide positioned in the slot and sized for slideable movement in the slot;
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- a hammer head attached to the elongate body adjacent the second end in depending relation thereto;
- the hammer head having an edge for mating with an exposed edge of the flooring material.
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