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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364135 | Panel assembly system A panel assembly system is disclosed, which includes an anchor; a tension line, secured to the anchor; and a puller, comprising an engaging face, a pivot joint secured to the engaging face, a lever rotatably mounted about the pivot joint, and a roller mounted on the... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7320490 | Impact handle for shovels and related hand tools An impact handle for a shovel and other tools to assist the user or laborer in digging and/or moving material such as dirt or snow, or other compacted materials. An impact handle with a shovel attachment would have similar physical features as generic shovels on the... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7246834 | Cushion pad structure for a carpet installation tool The cushion pad structure of the carpet installation tool comprises a rubber covering layer, a rubber foam body and an assembly board. The foam body is disposed in the covering layer. The foam body comprises a thrust face, which has a plurality of the first holes wi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237764 | Pin block for carpet gripping devices The present invention is concerned with a pin block for use with carpet gripping tools that comprise a plurality of downward extending pins that are canted towards the front of the pin block. Each pin is centered and supported in a pin support that forms an end surf... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222898 | Carpet kicker A carpet kicker includes a housing with a containing space, a front end and a rear end; a handle above the housing; a motive power device in the containing space, a motor supplying electric power and controlled by a switch and coupled to a reducer, a first gear at a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7175161 | Power carpet kicker A power carpet kicker is disclosed. The power carpet kicker includes a main frame portion, having a head portion and a rear portion. The head portion of the main frame portion includes a grip mounted on the head portion to grip a section of carpet to be stretched. T... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163196 | Compact carpet stretcher A compact carpet stretching apparatus may include a frame member, floor engagement members, and a head unit configured for use without extension poles. In one illustrative embodiment, the stretcher apparatus includes a head unit to engage a portion of a web of carpe... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140597 | Carpet stretching device A carpet stretching device includes a housing, a piston unit, a carpet gripping head connected to the housing, a fluid supply unit connected to the housing, and an anchor member. The housing has front and rear ends, and a receiving space between the front and rear e... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7114704 | Stabilizing device for a carpet stretcher A carpet stretcher is provided with the improvement of a stabilizing apparatus and method that attaches to a carpet stretching tool to prevent the carpet stretching tool and any of its additional stretcher tubes from bending or bowing when utilized to stretch carpet... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7055803 | Carpet stretching apparatus A carpet stretcher including a power stretcher head coupled to one end of an extension pole, a power stretcher tail piece coupled to one end of a second extension pole, one or more stretcher extensions intermediate said first and second extension poles and coupled t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032886 | Carpet removal system A carpet removal system for efficiently removing carpeting. The carpet removal system includes a winch, a base member with a plurality of base teeth attached to the base member, an engaging member with a plurality of engaging teeth, and a cable extending from the wi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6994323 | Carpet installation combination tool The present invention is directed to a carpet installation combination tool consisting of a knee kicker unit with a stretcher adapter and a unique telescoping linked extension rod assembly that may be coupled to a removable stationary wall pressure attachment or a r... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6902216 | Supplementary stretcher for laying carpet A supplementary stretcher for laying carpet includes a flat head having a plurality of tines on the underside protected by a cap and lug on rear end, a hollow interior handle having a downward arcuate front end pivoted to the lug of the head, a detent means in coope... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6698721 | Shock-absorbing carpet kicker A shock-absorbing carpet kicker for positioning and stretching carpet is disclosed. The carpet kicker includes an engaging head with forwardly-inclined pins for engaging carpet materials on a floor, a shaft connected to the engaging head and extending the... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6692048 | Adjustable engaging head for a carpet stretcher An engaging head for a carpet stretcher is disclosed. The engaging head comprises a body, having a leading edge, a carpet-facing side extending in a trailing direction from the leading edge, and an upper side opposite to the carpet-facing side. A leading ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6595565 | Carpet-stretching device A carpet-stretching device for stretching a carpet laid over a floor onto a fixing strip. The device includes: a shank having a first end and a second end; a head portion carrying a plurality of carpet engaging pins provided at the first end of the shank;... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6595261 | Apparatus for the removal of floor coverings In an apparatus for the removal floor coverings from a floor which apparatus comprises a support structure including a separating blade with a cutting edge arranged so as to be moved below the floor covering for separating the floor covering from the floo... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6405999 | Convertible stop for a floor covering stretching apparatus A stop and method for anchoring a floor covering stretching system and in particular, a power stretcher system. The stop is invertible and has a sufficient beam structure to act as an anchor for a power stretcher for a floor covering whether used as a tai... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6254062 | Process for installing carpet A process for installing carpet in which a T-shaped device comprising tubes extending from a central point is disposed on the carpet, in which one the pipe of one carpet stretching tool is disposed within the first two of the opposed tubes, the pipe of an... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6161818 | System for stretching a carpet An apparatus and method for stretching a carpet includes the application of a downwardly directed actuation force on a foot-operated pedal actuator to generate a horizontally directed carpet stretching force. An extension arrangement included either fixed... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6039371 | Vacuum stretching and gripping tool and method for laying flooring A vacuum pump operated suction cup is utilized to form tools to assist the installer in laying flooring. In one embodiment, the suction cup is provided with a bracket which supports the vacuum pump and a handle having a knee pad at the end. In use, the su... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5984274 | System for stretching a carpet An apparatus and method for stretching a carpet includes the application of a downwardly directed actuation force on a foot-operated pedal actuator to generate a horizontally directed carpet stretching force. An extension arrangement included either fixed... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5938182 | Power carpet stretcher gauge A gauge including a housing mounted as a telescoping extension section in a power stretcher unit between the transfer tube and the baseplate. At one end of the housing is a connector for mating the housing to one point on the power stretcher, a chamber an... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5931447 | Laying air for parquet flooring In order to provide a simple and inexpensive laying aid for floor covering elements, in particular ready-made parquet flooring, laminated or floor panels, it is suggested that the laying aid be designed in the form of a belt tensioning device with a belt ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5873614 | Anchor for a carpet stretching apparatus An anchor connectable to a carpet stretching apparatus includes a generally L-shaped member in which a first leg defines a base while a second leg forms an upright backstop. The base has a forward edge and an underside thereon. A plurality of inclined gri... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5765808 | Laying aid for parquet flooring In order to provide a simple and inexpensive laying aid for floor covering elements, in particular ready-made parquet flooring, laminated or floor panels, the laying aid is in the form of a belt tensioning device with a belt and have a shaped part on both... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5626329 | Suction operated carpet laying device A carpet laying device comprises an anchor unit, a mobile unit and a drive system. The mobile unit and the anchor unit are secured to the carpet by suction provided by electrically driven exhaust fans. In use, the mobile unit is driven by the drive system... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5607141 | Extendable support arm for a carpet stretcher An extendable support arm for a carpet stretcher is provided. The extendable support arm is a multiple section telescoping arm having several telescoping sections made from angle aluminum extrusions. The angle extrusions all have the same cross-sectional ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5516170 | Apparatus and method for installing carpet and vinyl floor covering An apparatus and method for installing floor covering. The present invention provides a floor-engaging roller to the rear portion of a "kicker", used in the trade to install floor covering. The roller vertically spaces the rear, knee-butting portion of th... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5484136 | Carpet installation tool An accessory for use with a power stretcher when installing carpet. The accessory is used at the rear, or tail of the tool, and is removable. The accessory has a plurality of pins for engaging the floor while stretching. This feature renders the stretcher... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5456794 | Carpet stripping device A carpet stripping device for stripping adhesively secured carpeting from an underlying subfloor. The device incorporates a base supporting a winch drum to which power is transmitted through a gearbox and mechanical clutch by a variable speed electric mot... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5454899 | Carpet stripping device An improved carpet stripping device (10) designed for rapid, easy removal of adhesively secured carpeting is provided which includes an elongated cable or line (12) connected at one end thereof to a powered winch assembly (14). The opposite end of the lin... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5387308 | Carpet stripper A method and apparatus are disclosed for the removal of carpet adhesively attached to a floor. The carpet is cut into strips of predetermined width and an end of each strip is pulled up. A clamp is provided to grip the pulled-up strip end. The clamp has a... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5348608 | Carpet stripping device An improved carpet stripping device (10) designed for rapid, easy removal of adhesively secured carpeting is provided which includes an elongated cable or line (12) connected at one end thereof to a powered winch assembly (14). The opposite end of the lin... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5269576 | Adjustable length hallway/doorway bridge carpet stretcher anchor and method of use An elongated, longitudinally extendable bridge assembly is provided for bridging between relatively close opposing wall portions with the bridge closely spaced above a flooring extending between the opposing wall portions. The bridge is constructed to wit... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5255894 | Electromagnetic carpet stretcher device A carpet stretcher device has an engaging head adapted to engage carpet and having a rear end, a housing connected with the rear end of the engaging head, an electromagnetic coil arranged in the housing and adapted to generate an electromagnetic field, a ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5183238 | Carpet stretching apparatus particularly for long lengths of carpet Carpet stretching apparatus which is particularly effective in stretching long lengths of carpet taut and does not transfer the stretching force away from the stretching head to a remote location. Rather, the stretching force is transferred by a frame to ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5176387 | Parallel wall carpet stretcher tool The invention is to a tool for use with a carpet stretcher to enable the user to stretch carpet in long hallways with no openings. The stretcing tool has a bracket that attaches to the carpet stretcher, and is pivotally connected to two adjustable legs. P... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5129696 | Adjustable carpet stretcher An adjustable carpet stretcher has an outer tubular member, a first inner tubular member within the outer tubular member and a telescoping second inner tubular member within the outer tubular member. There is a locking member and an outer tubular member s... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4906323 | Carpet stripping assembly A gripping assembly designed for the stripping or removing of adhesively secured carpeting from a floor surface which includes a pulling assembly designed to fit around the torso or other applicable portion of the body of one removing the carpet such that... | 03/06/1990 |
