US1206759A - Carpet anchor-clip. - Google Patents

Description

A. HANAUER.

CARPET ANCHOR CLIP. APPLICATION FILED MAY 22. 1915.

1,206,759. Patented Nov. 28,1916.

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8% [M W $45M CARPET AN CHOIR-CLIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

Application filed May 22, 1916. Serial No. 99,187.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANDREAS HANAUER, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, and a resident of New York, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpet Anchor-Clips, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in means for securing rugs, mats, carpets and the like to floors and has as its principal object, the provision of means which are detachably engageable with the edges of such floor coverings, the same being anchored by direct attachment with the floors in an 0bvious manner.

A further object is to provide means which are inconspicuous when in operative position, which allow for the ready removal of the covering with entire facility, and which are adapted to stretch the attached article in a desirable manner.

These and other objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereafterdescribed and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this specification, and in which Figure l is a miniature plan View showing a rug as held to the floor. Fig. 2 is a side view of the device showing its application, taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View of the securing means shown in open or expanded position. Fig. at is a horizontal sectional view taken on line H of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the device.

As indicated in the drawing, the anchor device is of the most simple construction, comprising a U shaped rigid metallic plate adapted to receive between its parallel sides 10 and 12, an interior plate 13, bent in a similar shape, and made of spring material, out of which are formed a plurality of sharply pointed spur prongs 14, both at the top and bottom, the same being bent rearward preferably so as to obtain a firm hold in the material of which the floor covering is comprised.

The inner plate is held in its proper recasing by means of an engaging spur 15 formed with the plate 13 and passing into an opening 16 in the plate 12; the plates are further engaged by a sleeve 18 the end flanges 19 and 20 of which are disposed against the inner and outer sides of the bends in the plates through which the body passes. The flange 20 is knurled or corrugated so as to be turned with the fingers whereby, by reason of its screw-threaded interior, it may be turned with reference to the stem 22 of the anchor 23, which is formed with a downturned sharply pointed prong, the same being bent in the manner of a hook as is clearly apparent throughout the drawing.

A lever 28 is pivotally engaged with the upper plate 10 and provided with an angularly turned end 30 disposed below the plate 10, between the interior of the casing and the outer wall of the spring clamp plate 13, as clearly indicated in Fig. 3.

In operation, the anchor hook is driven forcibly into the floor, preferably at a point between the boards, so the open portion of the U shaped elements extends in the direcgon of the mat or rug as may best be seen in WV hen the edges of the rug are entered as lation to the outer far as may conveniently be possible within the U shaped element, the lever 28 is turned down, causing the angular end 30 to press against the upper part of the spring plate 13 forcing the prongs 14 into the rug material and holding it firmly in position. Obviously, a reverse movement of the lever 28 will release the rug from the anchors.

'l/Vhen the rug is engaged with the clamp elements and it is desirable to stretch or tighten the same upon the floor, the knurled flange 20 is turned in an obvious manner until the desired adjustment is obtained.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a device of the class described, the combination with a rigid U shaped element, a U shaped spring contained within the rigid element, an anchor engaged to both said elemer ts, said anchor being adapted for inand means for moving said U shaped elesertion 1n a floor, a plurality of rearwardly ments longitudinally of said anchor.

turned prongs formed upon said inner Signed at New York, in the countyflof spring, a lever pivoted on said outer ele- New York, and State of New York, this 9th ment, a projection formed upon said lever day of May, 1916.

adapted to press the upper portion of said spring toward the lower portion thereof, ANDREAS HANAUER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. G.

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