Floor covering storage, dispensing and retrieval rack with blower device

A method of dispensing and retrieving floor covering relative to a floor surface, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a rack with a roller arrangement for supporting at least one roll of floor covering thereon such that the floor covering is rollably dispensed and retrieved relative to the roller arrangement and the floor surface;
• b) mounting a blower device on the rack for movement with the rack, the blower being operable to provide a stream of air;
• and
• c) activating the blower device to create the stream of air between the floor surface and the floor covering to assist in the dispensing and retrieval of the floor covering relative to the floor surface.

A floor covering rack for storing, dispensing and retrieval of at least one roll of a floor covering relative to a floor surface, comprising:

• a frame having front and rear members joined to each other and a plurality of ground engaging wheels to facilitate movement of the rack along the floor surface;
• at least one roller mounted to the frame for dispensing and retrieval of the at least one roll of the floor covering;
• a support structure suspended beneath the frame;
• and
• a blower device supported on the support structure, wherein the blower device creates a stream of forced air between the floor surface and the floor covering to ease installation and removal of the floor covering relative to the floor surface.