Glue gun nozzle and method of installing carpeting
OwnerChristopher M. Onischukinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a carpet seam using a nozzle adapted to apply hot melted adhesive received from a hot glue gun to a carpet edge having vertical and horizontal edges. The nozzle has a body having a base adapted to be received by a hot glue gun and to receive adhesive from the glue gun. The body also includes a bore which terminates in an opening located on a first surface of the body. A second surface adjacent to the first surface is provided which is adapted to co-extensively engage the vertical and horizontal carpet edges and to apply adhesive to the vertical carpet edge of the carpet.
Claims1
A method for creating a seam from two carpet pieces having vertical edges comprising:
- applying hot melted adhesive to at least one vertical edge of said carpet;
- attaching said vertical edges together after said application of said adhesive to form a carpet seam;
- applying seam tape to said carpet seam;
- and
- applying heat and pressure to said seam to reactivate said adhesive to form a carpet seam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.