US2602952A - Carpet holding device - Google Patents

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July 15 J. C. OWENS CARPET HOLDING DEVICE Filed Aug. 30, 1948 2 SHEETS-SHEET l "WWII/[1111111114 y.,

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July 15, 1952 J. c. owENs 2,602,952

CARPET HOLDING DEVICE Filed Aug. :50, 194s 2 SHEETS- SHEET 2 l INVENTOR. Je'sse C. Uwe/vs wrok/wrm Patented July 15, 1952 FNAC - :CARPET HOLDING-.DEVICE Jesse C. Owens, Los Angeles, Calif. Application .nugustasd 1948,"seria1Na 46,773

My invention relates to carpetlaying and'holding devices and included'in the'o'bjectso'f my irrvention are:

First, to provide a device of this "character which may be incorporated in manyfof the tools and fittings employed in laying for'holdingcarpets; for example, in Knee Kickers," "Pole Stretchers, Stay Tackers," drying 'andstretch- Aing frames, display .racks and marginal'securin'g strips.

Second, to provide va deviceof this .class which involves a tooth or prong member of novel form so arranged as to engage the bac-kingof a carpet without damage to the pile.

Third, to providea device fof thisA class which is particularly adapted foriincorporationinknee kickers, or pole stretohers of the type "disclosed in my prior Patent No. V2,184,019i'ssu'ed.December 19, 1939, entitled Carpet Stretcher.

Fourth, to provide a Vdevice Vof tliisfch'aracter which, when incorporated innrar'ginal strips Taf-- fords an invisible means kfor y"securing the 'edge of the carpet, whether such ledge A.is covered by 'a base mold or the "base :moldfis omitted.

Fifth, to provide on thewholei'a novelly confstructed marginal strip which permits the edge of the rug to be doubled upon itself, `not lonly to strengthen the edge, but also r'to Ainsure 'fasmooth rand attractive finish.

Sixth, to provide a marginal fst'rip 'which `incorporates its oWn means for a'stenin'gto an underlying surface whether such surface `be `Wood flooring or composition material fappli'ed 'to 'lthe margin of the iloor.

Seventh, to provid'eralmargin'al f's'trp fwhi'ch may be arranged to holdfa'nd retain "the margins of underpaddingas Well asfthe carpet itself.

With the above and other objectsin view', vas will appear hereinafter, reference 'is'di'rectd "to the accompanying drawings, iniwh'ich Figure 1 is 'a side view of a knee kicker incorporating my novel carpet engaging device.

Figure 2 is a bottom view thereof with a portion of the spacer plate broken away. i

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View through 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure '4 'is 'an enlarged fragmentary viev.r of the base plate incorporating my n ovel `carpet rengaging prong. i

Figure Bris a sectional `view thereof iitaken through .5--45 of Figure 4. y

Figure y6is a fragmentarysectional view 'show- 'ing flooring, an adjacent Wall, underp'adding, a vcarpet and amarginal strip .incorporating `my invention.

Figure 7 is a 4fragmentaryplan View of my marginal strip. Y

Figure 8 is a fragmentary 'side view thereof;

Figure 9 is similar toFigure but y:shows an alternative form of marginal strip incorporating my'invention. l

Figure 10 illustrates my invention adapted to 'is claims. (c1. ifs-16) use :as a'carp'et'hanger employed for the lpurpose -of drying or displaying carpets.

Figure 11.is an enlarged View taken from IgI--l I Y lof yFigure :10 with the carpet removed'illustrating ythe-"clamping jaws employed to hold ythe carpet. Figure 12 illustrates my invention as applied to a carpet drying frame. I y

Figure. 13 is'afloottom view ofa'carpet stretcher .and stay tackerincorporating myinvention. Reference `is'iirst directed to Figures 1 to 5, inclusive. The structure here shown is known Acommercially as a Knee Kicker. Such tool in,- cludes a tube l having a head member L2 defining a'ilat rectangular or square undersurface., `pref- 'ferably slightly recessed, Vto receivea base plate 3 vsecured .fby screws The base plate is provided 'withaa plurality of special prong elements 5 which -are .stamped from 'thematerial of the baseplate -and bent 'at right angles thereto. tionof these Lprong elements constitutes an -important Ypart of my invention andwill be de- .'scribed in more detailher'einafter. .i

:Aspa'cer plate l having slots "l therein to clear the 'prong elements is attachedtothe head vmember 2 by adjustment screws `23; The adjustment screws v8 are rotatively mounted in the plate and threaded in the head. Preferably these .screws are `accessihlefrom the top of 'the head member softhat the spacerplate may beadjusted to regulate the 'extent lto which the prong elements lprotrude. 1

The -kn'ee kicker 'includes va stem V9 which `fits lnfthe `.tube A'I vandfvvhich receives aferrule l0. V'Ilie `ferrule vis designed to holdiand secure -a pad structure lil Adesigned to be engaged by ones knee. .Referenceis now directed tojligures V6 to `8,in elusive. The construction here shown 'illustrates theapplicatio'n of my novel carpet engaging `prong 'lementtoa :marginal strip 2 l Marginalv strips areiplaced adjacent the base board of .ar'oomff'or fthepurpose of securing the margins of arcarrpet. `My marginal -strip y2 l is -i formed of sheet-metal from Whichis stamped a series o'fprongel'emerits 5 as in the first described structure.` v`Also "stamped/from the marginal str-ip and '-bentnthe 'opposite' direction from the prongsrfareisecur-ing l teeth 22T-and 7253.' The teeth-f2 fl ShOWlaSyd-S- `posed ln planes at vvright angles '-to theprong-'sf whereas "'the'teeth 23 "are shown as disposed planes parallelto the rprorig'sliru Y Y The-.prong elements fare specially-formed to @provide an improved carpet engagingfunction.

The construc- 3 it is intended that the point penetrate the backing B of a carpet VC until the notch 25 is essentially coplanar with the backing. When in this position the prong may engage the strip of carpet without having to force the carpet either toward the point or towards the base of the prong. When the prong is used in the knee kicker or similar device the spacer plate 6 is adjusted so that the notches 25 of the several prongs will engage the carpet backing when the spacer plate rests on the pile P of the carpet.

When the prong is employed in the marginal strip its proportions are such that the notch 25 engages the backing B. It is customary to use subpadding S which raises the backing to an appropriate height for engagement by the notch 25 when the marginal strip is fastened to the floorlng. In such cases it is convenient and highly desirable to fold the margin of the carpet, in which case the prongs are forced through two thicknesses of the carpet and thus insure proper and dependable engagement so that there is no danger of the carpet pulling loose. In practice the carpet is placed over the prongs and a rubber mallet is employed to drive the carpet downwardly thereover.

Reference is now directed to Figure 9. In this construction a marginal strip 3| is employed in which are formed major prongs 32 and minor prongs 33. The minor prongs are suiliciently short to engage the reinforcing of the subpadding S whereas the major prongs are high enough to engage the carpet backing B. As an alternative the marginal strip 3| is shown fastened by nails 34. However, the teeth 22 or 23 may be employed. Furthermore, it is preferred to stagger the prongs in the manner shown in the base plate 3 of the knee kicker.

The marginal strip 2| or 3|, or a variation thereof, may be employed for other purposes; for example, it may be incorporated in a rug hanging or display structure such as shown in Figures 10` and 11. In this case a marginal strip 4| is provided with two rows of staggered prongs of equal length. The marginal strip is fastened to a mounting bar 42 which in turn is secured to a jaw of a tong structure 43. The opposite jaw may be provided with a second marginal strip 44 which may have prongs 5, but preferably is provlded with rounded tongues 45 designed to vbear against but not penetrate the backing. It is preferred to mount a carpet or rug so thatthe pile faces the tongues 45. The tongues are thus capable of penetrating the pile Without crushing or damaging the strands of the pile. 'The tong structure 43 may be supported on a suitable arm 46 adjustably mounted on a pole 41.

Reference is directed to Figure 12 which illustrates diagrammatically that the marginal strips, such as the marginal strip 4|, may be incorporated in a frame structure 48 designed to engage the margins of a rug or carpet for the purpose of holding its form while drying.

Reference is now directed to Figure 13,-which is a substantially diagrammatical bottom view of a carpet stretcher and stay taoker more fully disclosed in my copending application mentioned hereinbefore. u y

A Pole Stretcher" comprises Aa pair Aof, head members 5| and 52 which are adapted to be connected by a sectional pole structure 53 which incorporates a lever means (not shown) for the purpose of advancing one of the head members relative to the other. In order to enablesuch head member to be released without relieving the stretch in the carpet, a Stay Tacker 54 is provided on the pole structure which engages the carpet until a new bite is obtained. The carpet engaging elements of the heads 5| and 52, as well as the stay tacker, may be essentially the same as shown on the knee kicker in Figures 1 to 5 inclusive; that is, my prong elements 5 are incorporated therein in a manner similar to that of Figures 1 to 5 and spacer plates similar to the spacer plate 6 are employed to regulate the depth of penetration of the prongs.

Having fully described my invention, it is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the details herein set forth, but my invention 1s of the full scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A carpet engaging marginal strip comprising: a base strip of sheet metal adapted to underlie amargin of a rug; integral sheet metal prongs bent upwardly from said base strip and adapted to penetrate a folded margin of a carpet to engage and bear edgewise with the underlying and overlying portions of the backing of said carpet; each of said prongs being tapered to a point, one edge being obtusely inclined, smoothedged, convex at its root portion and concave at its extended portion, the other edge being acutely inclined, concave at its root and having a carpetbacking retainer notch adjacent its extremity.

2. A means for securing the margins of a carpet and underlying pad, comprising: a strip of sheet metal; minor prongs bent upwardly from said strip and adapted to penetrate the margin of said underlying pad; and major prongs also bent upwardly from said strip and adapted to penetrate the margin of said carpet projecting beyond said pad;.each of said major and minor prongs being tapered to a point, one edge being obtusely inclined, smooth-edged, convex at its root portion and concave at its extended portion, the other edge being acutely inclined concave at its root and having a carpet-backing retainer notch adjacentV its extremity.

3.. A carpet engaging device, including: a sheet metalplate adapted to confront a surface of a carpet; a plurality of integral prong members extending from said plate and edgewise inclined, each of said prongs being tapered to a point, one edge being obtusely inclined, smooth, convex at its root portion and concave at its extended portion; the other edge being acutely inclined, concave at its root .end and having a carpet-backing retaining notch adjacent its extremity.

'Y vJESSE C. OWENS.

'y REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the lfile of this' patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 169,006 Justh Oct. 19, 1875 196,664,v l yHavell Oct. 30, 1877 569,525 Sullivan Cot. 13, 1896 665,855 Warner Jan. 8, 1901 1,089,878. Steinhauser Mar. 10, 1914 2,184,019 Owens Dec. 17, 1939 2,325,766 Gisondi Aug. 3, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS Number- YCountry Date l 6,8712 Great Britain of 1910 .14,751' Great Britain of 1899 50,374 Switzerland of v1910 I 630,088 France Aug. 9, 1927

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