Carpet remover
OwnerJerry J. Gillespieinventor
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Abstract
A carpet remover is provided for quickly removing glued-down carpets. The carpet remover includes a rotary power source, particularly a power drive, a take-up shaft, and a coupling mechanism for rotatively connecting the shaft to the power source. The shaft has a means for securing an edge of the carpeting to the shaft. Thus, when the shaft is rotated by the power drive, the carpet is pulled from the floor and rolled up on the shaft. In a preferred embodiment, the shaft is sectional so that the overall shaft length can be changed in response to how firmly the carpet is adhered to the floor. In another preferred embodiment, the shaft can be broken down into arcuate segments and removed while the stripped carpet is still rolled up.
Claims30
A device for use with a rotary power source to strip floor coverings, said device comprising:
- a shaft including a plurality of interconnecting shaft sections;
- a coupling mechanism for connecting said shaft to a rotary power source so that said shaft will be rotated by said power source;
- and
- means for securing a floor covering to said shaft.
A device for removing floor coverings, said device comprising:
- a power drive having a handle and a rotatable sleeve;
- a shaft;
- a coupling mechanism for connecting said shaft to said power drive so that said shaft will be rotated by said power drive;
- and
- means for securing a floor covering to said shaft.
A device for use with a rotary power source to strip floor coverings, said device comprising:
- a shaft comprising a plurality of arcuate segments;
- a coupling mechanism for connecting said shaft to a rotary power source so that said shaft will be rotated by said power source;
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- means for securing a floor covering to said shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.