Tool for improving the decorative upholstery tacking process
OwnerSteven Douglas Lordinventor
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Abstract
An upholstery tack holding tool is formed with a shaft having a concave gripping surface formed transversely into the shaft. The concave gripping surface terminates in a circumferential lip that encircles a longitudinally extending concave tack receiving area at one end of the shaft opposite the flat top surface adapted for striking by a tack hammer. The tools improves control, stability, and speed of operation by enabling the operator to simultaneously grasp the lip of the tool and the head of the tack to hold the tack against the concave tack receiving portion while being inserted into the desired surface.
Claims13
A tool for engaging an upholstery tack having a rounded head portion defining a first diameter and a pointed tack portion projecting outwardly from said head portion, comprising:
- a longitudinally extending portion having a first part defining a second diameter, said first part forming a first end of said tool for striking with a hammer when being utilized for installing upholstery tacks;
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- means for allowing simultaneous gripping said tool and said rounded head portion of said upholstery tack, said means for allowing simultaneous gripping including a concave second part of said tool remote from said first end to define a reduced diameter grip portion terminating in a tack receiving end forming a terminus of said grip portion opposite said first end, said concave second part of said grip portion forming a lip having a third diameter, said tack receiving end having a concave end extending longitudinally into said grip portion from said lip which extends around said concave end at said terminus, said longitudinally extending concave end being formed to mate with said rounded head portion of said upholstery tack to receive a portion of said rounded head portion of said upholstery tack less than said entire rounded head portion, said third diameter of said lip extending around said tack receiving end being less than said first diameter of said rounded head portion of said upholstery tack with said longitudinally extending concave end being exposed externally so that, said rounded head projects radially outwardly of said longitudinally extending concave end though partially received within said concave end when engaged therewith, thus permitting a manual grasping of said lip and said rounded head portion of said upholstery tack simultaneously to control positioning of said upholstery tack.
In a tool for engaging an upholstery tack having a rounded head portion defining a first diameter, said tool having a longitudinally extending axis terminating in a tack receiving end formed with a concave end corresponding to said rounded head portion of said upholstery tack and extending longitudinally into said tool, the improvement comprising:
- means for allowing simultaneous gripping said tool and said rounded head portion of said upholstery tack, said means for allowing simultaneous gripping including a concave second part of said tool remote from said first end to define a reduced diameter grip portion terminating in said tack receiving end which is formed with an axially concave depression sized to receive a portion of said rounded head portion of said upholstery tack less than the entire rounded head portion, said tack receiving end further having a circumferentially extending lip defining a second diameter less than said first diameter so that said rounded head portion of said upholstery tack projects radially outwardly of said tack receiving end, said tack receiving end forming a driver for driving said upholstery tack and being exposed externally so that so that both said lip and the rounded head portion of said upholstery tack can be grasped simultaneously for placement of said tack as desired.
A method of inserting upholstery tacks, having a rounded head portion defining a first diameter, into a structure being covered with upholstery material, comprising the steps of:
- providing a tool for engaging upholstery tacks, said tool having a longitudinally extending portion including a first part defining a second diameter, said first part forming a first end of said tool for striking with a hammer when being utilized for installing upholstery tacks, a concave second part of said tool remote from said first end to define a reduced diameter grip portion terminating in a tack receiving end forming a terminus of said grip portion opposite said first end, said concave second part of said grip portion forming a lip having a third diameter, said tack receiving end further having a circumferentially extending lip defining a second diameter less than said first diameter so that said rounded head portion of said upholstery tack projects radially outwardly of said tack receiving end;
- simultaneously manually grasping said tool and the portion of the rounded head of a first upholstery tack projecting radially outwardly from said tack receiving end with said rounded head being held against said tack receiving end;
- aligning said upholstery tack with a selected location for inserting said upholstery tack into said structure while gripping said tool and said rounded head of said upholstery tack simultaneously with one hand;
- striking said first end of said tool with a hammer to drive said upholstery tack into said structure;
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- releasing said tool from said rounded head of said upholstery tack to permit engagement with another upholstery tack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.