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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4970754 | Carpet tack strip with urethane base The present invention relates to an improved synthetic resinous formulation utilized to form a substrate for retention of carpet while securing tack and pre-nail elements in strip form, and with the pre-nails being adapted to secure the substrate in place... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4914780 | Compound counterbalance and winding systems with zero torque spirals A compound counterbalance system for window sashes and the like, comprising: a biasing spring for easing operation of a window sash and the like, the biasing spring being movable at an inherently variable rate of force; a first biasing force transmission ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4913576 | Molding bracket for covering the end of a panel subject to thermal expansion A molding bracket for covering a seam formed by two end-to-end panels, subject to thermal expansion and contraction. The bracket comprises a longitudinally extending division bar, two pairs of flanges extending in opposite directions from the division bar... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4899420 | Hinge system A hinge system for a large or heavy cover member hinged to a container member. A container hinge plate is secured to a side wall of the container member and a cover hinge plate is secured to the side wall of the cover member and rotatably connected to the... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4837889 | Carpet retaining device A carpet retention device or anchor (1) includes a flat, thin, floor engaging flange (11) having spaced-apart openings (14) for reception of nails (3) to anchor the retention device to the underlying floor. A thin web (12) extends upwardly from one edge o... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4759096 | Carpet fastener The present invention is a carpet fastener for securing an edge of an expanse of carpet against a vertical surface having a face board secured thereto. The fastener includes a carpet retaining portion and a face board engaging portion. During installation... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4682925 | Tack strip A tack strip for securing upholstery fabric to a frame structure comprising a strip of flexible metal having a longitudinally extending fold line forming upper and lower angularly disposed flanges. The lower flange has a continuous edge and a plurality of... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4653138 | Carpet fastening method and means A plurality of special metal clips is used to secure a wooden, carpet securing strip to a floor, and to retain a conventional threshold insert over the strip and the edge of any carpeting that is secured to the strip. Each clip has an upright, generally U... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4581269 | Means for anchoring carpeting or the like, and a method of and apparatus for making the same For anchoring carpeting such as of the artificial turf type, or the like, to other such carpeting or to an anchoring device, scrim carrying separable fastener means in the form of an extruded strip having an attachment flange along one edge engaged with o... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4309805 | Carpet tack-strip installing method A roll of tack-strip is supported on a cradle of rollers carried by a wheeled frame. The tack-strip having its tack-point side down, extends over a bristle guide roller and through a nip formed by and between a pair of bristle rollers to a nailing station... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4187656 | Tacking strip or rail A tacking rail for retaining the border-edge zone of a sheet material under tension. The longitudinal tacking rail has a flat bottom bearing surface and is wedge-shaped in cross-section at one side. A pair of parallel wall members extend oppositely from t... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4156300 | Floor covering installation A process for joining together the edges of two floor coverings, in which one web is positioned under the margin of one of the coverings and a corresponding wing is positioned over the margin of the covering, after which the wing is advanced towards the w... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4069542 | Carpet securing strips The strips are designed to be manufactured from relatively thin or light gauge metal or plastic; each having an elongate base section designed to be secured by nails and/or adhesive to a floor, and having an offset carpet-gripping section which in one emb... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4058946 | Wallcovering A wallcovering comprises fabric which is grasped at its edges between a moulding bracket fixed to a wall at a corner of the room, and the adjacent wall, floor, ceiling or moulding with which the first-mentioned wall forms a right angle at the corner. Thus... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4054700 | Carpet fittings A carpet fitting, such as a cover strip, threshold guard, edging piece, threshold strip or joining strip of which, in use, a surface is exposed to view. Such exposed surface is coated with flock by electrostatic deposition. Further surface areas may be so... | 10/18/1977 |
| 3997937 | Carpet tack strip anchoring means and installation tool The disclosure relates to a carpet tack strip anchoring means and installation tool and particularly for use in anchoring tack strips relative to wall structures in areas where it is virtually impossible to anchor tack strips to concrete floors due to the... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3950816 | Carpet gripper with headless carpet anchoring pins A carpet gripper with headless carpet anchoring pins or prongs and a method of making same. A carpet gripper including: a strip having upper and lower surfaces and inner and outer edges; headless carpet anchoring pins or prongs extending upwardly through ... | 04/20/1976 |
