US91179A - Improved carpet-stretcher - Google Patents

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Leners Patm No. 91,179, dated June s, 1869.

IMPRO'V'ED CARPET'STRETCHER..

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making Apart of the same.

To all whom it ma/y concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS B. STOUT, of Kcyport, in the county of Monmouth, and State of New Jersey, -have invented an Improved Carpet-Stretcher; and I do hereby declare that Vthe following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification- Figure 1 being a sidc'view of the instrument, showing its position when in the ordinary act of using it.

Figure 2, a corresponding View, showing its position when the carpet is stretched into place, and secured there by the instrument.`

Figure 3, a bottom view of the instrument. l Like letters designate corresponding parts in all of the figures. I

This instrument-consists essentially of ahandle, A, afulcrum or upright, B, a stretcher-claw, O, and a holding-spur or dog, D.

' The claw G is formed with or secured firmly to a shank, a, which is inserted into `the handle A, or the claw may form an extension ofthe handle itself.

The fulcrumI Bis pivoted at b, to the claw c, in a proper position, substantially as sho'wn.

' The lower edge of the fulcrum may be continuous, and quite thin,.so as to 4t closely in the corner of a roon, where the floor and base-board meet as indicated in g. 2. i

It is kept separated from the claw by a slight spring, j; (fig. 3,) when not brought into use.A

The claw C, has teeth c, for 'catching hold of the carpet, as usual.

-The holding-dog D is inserted in or secured to the Vhandle A, just forward of where the hand grasps the handle. It consists of aspur with a sharp point, which can be readilyforced into the floor, when required to hold the carpet in place.- It may have a brace, d, extending forward to the handle, as .indicated in the drawings.

In' u'sing my improved carpet-stretcher, the fulcrum B is ordinarily kept, by the spring j; out of the wayof the claw O, as indicated in fig. v1. Thus the carpet can be stretched either by engaging the c law C into the edge, or any part of the middle of a carpet-breadth, over any part of the door, ex-

i actlyasanordinary carpet-stretcher is used, no attention being gyen to the fulcrum. But when, at any time, additional' power is w'a'nted, the handle is raised till the lower edge or end of the fulcum rests on the floor, and then, by thus bringing the powerful leverage produced in working on the fulcrum, into operation, the carpet is easily forced along.

This act of usinglthe. fulcrum causes the claw G to raise the carpet from the Hoor, so that a great amount of friction is taken away, an'd the work is performed with half the labor that would be required t0 stretch the carpet, while forcibly pressed down upon the door,

as in ordinary carpetstretchiug. This is a very imment,'the pointed dog D is forced down into the oor,`

and holds the carpet in place till it is nailed down, or otherwise fastened there. v

Thus it is seen that the YfulcrumB produces two very important advantages rst, raising the carpet from the floor and thereby diminishing friction; second, bringing the claw with the edge of the carpet, exactly into place.

Any nnessential variation of the construction may be adopted if desired.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The fulcrum B, arranged and operating, in combination with the claw C of a carpet-stretcher, substantially as and for the purpose herein specified.

Also, the dog D, attached to the handle A, and operating in combination with" the claw O, pivoted upon the fulcrum B., substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.A

The above specification of my improved carpetstretcher signed by me, this 16th day of June, 1868.

THOS. B. STOUT.

Witnesses:

EUGENIA S. TAYLOR, Masons B. TAYLOR.

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