Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture – Surface bonding means and/or assembly means therefor – With handle or handgrip
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-15
2001-10-16
Sells, James (Department: 1734)
Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
Surface bonding means and/or assembly means therefor
With handle or handgrip
C156S304400, C156S304600, C156S304700
Reexamination Certificate
active
06302178
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1) Field of the Invention
The field of this invention relates to tools and more particularly to a tool which is designed to assist in the seaming operation between carpet strips which would be normally installed within a house or an office.
2) Description of the Prior Art
The carpeting of floors in homes and offices is quite common. During the installing procedure of this carpet, there is inherently formed a substantial number of seams to connect one portion of the carpet to another portion of the carpet and to give the appearance that the carpet is one continuous piece of material. The achieving of the seam is accomplished through the use of a seam tape. This seam tape includes an upper glued surface. When this glue becomes molten and the different carpet strips that are located in juxtaposition are pressed tightly onto the tape, it will be secured to the tape and, therefore, be joined.
In order to have the glue on the tape to become molten, there is utilized a heat seaming iron. This heat seaming iron is electrically operated to assume a temperature sufficient to melt this glue on the seaming tape. After the glue has been melted on one portion of the tape, the iron is moved onto a different portion of the tape and the carpet sections are pressed tightly onto the section of the tape where the glue had been melted.
In order to facilitate this connection, it is required to use some kind of a heavy weight to press onto the carpet. It is common for the carpet layer to locate a tool box, or other similar type of heavy object, on the carpet at the joined area. It is necessary that this tool box be constantly moved along the seam as different sections of the seaming tape are heated. A tool box is not normally easily movable and is also far heavier than what is required. Therefore, there is the need to design a tool which facilitates the seaming of a carpet and also facilitates the storage of the seaming iron during non-usage of the iron.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The structure of the present invention is related to a tool to be utilized during the seaming together of two portions of carpet. The tool comprises a planer, non-heat conductive supporting platform upon which is mounted a seam weight which is also in the form of a thin planer member. This seam weight is to be constructed as heavy as possible and, therefore, will normally be metal. The platform is removably secured to the seam weight in a spaced apart manner forming an air gap therebetween. Attached to the upper surface of the seam weight is a mounting arrangement. This mounting arrangement facilitates temporarily securing of a carpet seaming iron assembly which includes its own metallic mounting base fixedly attached to the upper surface of the seam weight. This handle is to be usable to facilitate movement of the tool across the carpet seam as it is being used. On the bottom of the handle are a pair of clips. These clips are to connect with a tack strip removing tool. This tack strip removing tool is to be usable to remove the carpet tack strip (if necessary) which is mounted directly onto the floor upon which the carpet is being layed. A pair of edge plates are to be mounted, when not in use, within the air gap formed between the seam weight and the supporting platform.
The primary objective of the present invention is to construct a tool which is to be usable by a carpet layer which assist in the forming of tight seams between sections of the carpet.
Another objective of the present invention is to construct a tool which provides for a location of the carpet seaming iron when such is not being used to thereby avoid the accidental creating of a burn sport within the carpet by the carpet seaming iron.
Another objective of the present invention is to construct a tool which is in essence constructed of multiple tools which form a complete tool package for the seaming of carpet.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5210394 (1993-05-01), Kerremans
patent: 5250139 (1993-10-01), Hall
patent: 5944943 (1999-08-01), Kwok et al.
Munro Jack C.
Sells James
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