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US 6,270,133 B1Granted
Carpet lifting assembly
OwnerBryan K. Babcockinventor
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Abstract
A carpet lifting assembly for facilitating the lifting of the end of a rolled carpet by permitting use of the shoulder while lifting. The carpet lifting assembly includes a main member, a carpet rod extending from one end of the main member, and a shoulder bar extending from an opposite end of the main member. The carpet rod is positioned in the end of a rolled carpet and the shoulder bar is supported by the shoulder of the lifter to promote lifting using the legs.
Claims11
A carpet lifting assembly for lifting a rolled carpet, the lifting assembly comprising:
- a main member;
- a carpet rod coupled to a first end of said main member, said carpet rod extending outwardly from said main member such that a distal end of said carpet rod is insertable into an end of the rolled carpet for facilitating lifting of the end of the rolled carpet;
- a shoulder bar coupled to a second end of said main member, said shoulder bar being supportable by a user's shoulder whereby said shoulder bar facilitates lifting of the end of the rolled carpet by the user;
- said carpet rod being pivotally coupled to said main member, said carpet rod being pivotable between a use position and a storage position, said use position being defined by said carpet rod extending substantially orthogonal to said main member, said storage position being defined by a longitudinal axis of said carpet rod being positioned to extend substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said main member;
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- a carpet rod stop extending outwardly from said first end of said main member proximate said carpet rod, said carpet rod stop being positioned to prevent said carpet rod from pivoting past a right angle with respect to said main member.
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A carpet lifting assembly for lifting a rolled carpet, the lifting assembly comprising:
- a main member;
- a carpet rod coupled to a first end of said main member, said carpet rod extending outwardly from said main member such that a distal end of said carpet rod is insertable into an end of the rolled carpet for facilitating lifting of the end of the rolled carpet;
- a shoulder bar coupled to a second end of said main member, said shoulder bar being supportable by a user's shoulder whereby said shoulder bar facilitates lifting of the end of the rolled carpet by the user;
- said shoulder bar being pivotally coupled to said main member, said shoulder bar being pivotable between an open position and a closed position, said open position being defined by said shoulder bar extending substantially orthogonal to said main member, said closed position being defined by a longitudinal axis of said shoulder bar being positioned to extend substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said main member;
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- a shoulder bar stop extending outwardly from said second end of said main member proximate said shoulder bar, said shoulder bar stop being positioned to prevent said shoulder bar from pivoting past a right angle with respect to said main member.
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A carpet lifting assembly for lifting a rolled carpet, the lifting assembly comprising:
- a main member;
- a carpet rod coupled to a first end of said main member, said carpet rod extending outwardly from said main member such that a distal end of said carpet rod is insertable into an end of the rolled carpet for facilitating lifting of the end of the rolled carpet;
- a shoulder bar coupled to a second end of said main member, said shoulder bar being supportable by a user's shoulder whereby said shoulder bar facilitates lifting of the end of the rolled carpet by the user;
- said main member being telescopic, said main member including an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, said inner sleeve being slidable within said outer sleeve, said inner sleeve having a hole, said outer sleeve having a plurality of apertures, said apertures being spaced along a length of said outer sleeve, each of said apertures being alignable with said hole of said inner sleeve for adjusting a length of said main member;
- a pin assembly insertable through said hole and an aligned one of said apertures for holding said outer sleeve in a static position relative to said inner sleeve;
- a stop member coupled to said inner sleeve, said stop member having a main portion insertable through said hole and a selectable one of said apertures in said outer sleeve, said stop member having a flange portion extending outwardly from said main portion for preventing said stop member from passing entirely through said hole;
- a biasing member coupled to said stop member for biasing said main portion of said stop member outwardly through said hole in said inner sleeve to engage said selectable one of said apertures in said outer sleeve whereby said outer sleeve is held in a static position with respect to said inner sleeve;
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- wherein said stop member is depressible such that a distal end of said main portion of said stop member is positioned substantially flush with an outer surface of said inner sleeve whereby said inner sleeve is slidable within said outer sleeve for adjusting said length of said main member.
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A carpet lifting assembly for lifting a rolled carpet, the lifting assembly comprising:
- a main member;
- a carpet rod coupled to a first end of said main member, said carpet rod extending outwardly from said main member such that a distal end of said carpet rod is insertable into an end of the rolled carpet for facilitating lifting of the end of the rolled carpet;
- a shoulder bar coupled to a second end of said main member, said shoulder bar being supportable by a user's shoulder whereby said shoulder bar facilitates lifting of the end of the rolled carpet by the user;
- said main member being telescopic, said main member including an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, said inner sleeve being slidable within said outer sleeve, said outer sleeve having a hole, said inner sleeve having a plurality of apertures, said apertures being spaced along a length of said inner sleeve, each of said apertures being alignable with said hole of said outer sleeve for adjusting a length of said main member;
- a pin assembly insertable through said hole and an aligned one of said apertures for holding said outer sleeve in a static position relative to said inner sleeve;
- said outer sleeve having a pin assembly housing aligned with said hole;
- a pin extending through said pin assembly housing, a first end of said pin having a handle, a distal end of said pin extending through said hole in said outer sleeve;
- said pin having a flange positioned within said pin assembly housing and extending radially outward from said pin, said flange being spaced from said distal end of said pin for permitting said distal end to extend through said hole and a selectable one of said plurality of apertures in said inner sleeve;
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- a biasing member positioned between an end wall of said pin assembly housing and said flange for biasing said distal end of said pin through said hole and a selected one of said apertures in said inner sleeve, said biasing member being compressible such that said distal end of said pin is withdrawable from said selected one of said apertures for permitting sliding of said inner sleeve within said outer sleeve for adjusting said length of said main member.
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A carpet lifting assembly for lifting a rolled carpet, the lifting assembly comprising:
- a main member;
- a carpet rod coupled to a first end of said main member, said carpet rod extending outwardly from said main member such that a distal end of said carpet rod is insertable into an end of the rolled carpet for facilitating lifting of the end of the rolled carpet;
- a shoulder bar coupled to a second end of said main member, said shoulder bar being supportable by a user's shoulder whereby said shoulder bar facilitates lifting of the end of the rolled carpet by the user;
- said main member being telescopic, said main member including an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, said inner sleeve being slidable within said outer sleeve, said inner sleeve having a pair of aligned holes, said outer sleeve having a plurality of apertures configured into a pair of aperture rows, said aperture rows being spaced along a length of said outer sleeve, a selectable pair of opposing apertures being alignable with said holes of said inner sleeve for adjusting a length of said main member;
- a pin assembly insertable through said holes and said selectable pair of said apertures for holding said outer sleeve in a static position relative to said inner sleeve;
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- said pin assembly including a pair of pins and an arcuate medial portion extending between said pair of pins for resiliently biasing said pair of pins outwardly, each of said pins being insertable through an associated hole and an associated one of said selectable apretures whereby said inner sleeve is held in a static position relative to said outer sleeve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.