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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7707685 | Carpet edge securing strips A carpet attachment fixture functions as a common tack strip for securing a carpet edge in place and also as a terminal decorative strip mating with a base board molding, a floor surface, and a raised floor surface. Elements of the fixture are flexible so as to flex... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7392626 | Floor bracket A smooth edge strip for engaging a carpet edge at a floor edge adjacent a wall is held in place by a bracket having a bracket body defining a mounting plate for attachment to the wall at the floor edge and a channel portion for receiving the smooth edge strip so as ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7207143 | Transition molding and installation methods therefor The invention is a joint cover assembly for covering a gap adjacent an edge of a panel that covers a sub-surface, and a method of covering such a gap. The assembly includes a molding having a foot, a first arm, and a second arm. The foot is positioned along a longit... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197790 | Hinge including a gas strut A hinge which includes a gas strut. The hinge in one embodiment further includes a first control arm and a second control arm which is coupled to the first control arm. The gas strut in this one embodiment is coupled to both first and second control arms. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7174682 | Transition support for flooring material A transition support for flooring extending between a floor area of a high height and a floor area of a low height, said support being in the shape of a wedge which is generally unnoticeable by persons walking across the support and which does not jostle wheeled veh... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172615 | Remotely anchored tissue fixation device A tissue approximation device and processes for using the device, particularly in the mid-face region, are provided. The device is an implantable, biodegradable construct that has attachment points emanating from at least one supportive backing. The device also has ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165649 | Positioning system for folding ladder and method of installation of folding ladder using positioning system A support frame for a folding ladder, a folding ladder positioning system, and a method for installing a folding ladder, are disclosed and pertain to folding ladders disposable within an opening, such as openings in a ceiling of a house, to provide temporary access ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7062881 | Door threshold A door threshold may include upper and lower members for sandwiching carpet and/or carpet padding therebetween. The threshold may, in certain example embodiments, grip the carpet in order to prevent it from being pulled out from between the upper and lower threshold... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6708367 | Fabric gripper A fabric gripper for securing a fabric or covering to a surface comprises an elongate body and a plurality of upwardly protruding barbs on the upper surface of the body. The gripper is formed as one piece and can either be manufactured from a single thermoplastic ma... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6662518 | Floor covering transition device The present invention provides a device for transitioning between a first floor covering and a second floor covering wherein the transition device includes an elongated core and a covering. The elongated core has a top, a bottom, opposing sides and opposi... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6627290 | Surface treatment for floors, walls or ceilings Seam strips are provided in a textile covering for a floor, wall or ceiling which are exposed and afford an aesthetic surface treatment. The seam strips comprise inverted T-shaped strips with an upstanding web terminating in a margin short of the pile hei... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6558786 | Continuous foam rug gripper and method of using the same A rug gripper for preventing the lateral movement of a rug on a floor comprising a continuous non-slip, non-adhesive foam layer having a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the foam layer includes an adhesive layer for adhering the foam l... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6553616 | Carpet threshold A carpet tack strip threshold for installation in the threshold area of double doorways of the type commonly found in hotels and motels and the like. The carpet tack strip threshold has a wide central portion which separates opposing cavities designed for... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6550205 | Cover apparatus for flooring seam gaps or the like A cover apparatus (1) for flooring seam gaps comprises a mounting profile (2) and a cover strip (3), with the mounting profile (2) which can be fastened to the base (U) by way of a bridge element (5) along the seam gaps (F) or the like comprising at least... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6434787 | Draught excluder for fastening doormats Improved draught excluder for fastening doormats, of the type formed by an elongated prismatic body, consisting in that the prismatic head is formed by a sheet, in that it has, along its side, a "T", and in that its transverse arms are free, one of them b... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6385813 | Flexible tack strip A flexible tack strip, which is a series of plastic pads connected by a flexible spline provides a totally unique system for the attachment of one carpet edge to another. The captive tacks function in much the same manner as a conventional tack strip, how... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6287046 | Device for fixing longitudinally grooved cover strips A device for fixing longitudinally grooved cover strips consists of a holding plate to be fixed with its rear side on a wall, which holding plate has at least one forwardly protruding holding leg to be clampingly inserted in a longitudinal groove of the c... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6230365 | Hinge for a notebook computer A hinge for a notebook computer is disclosed. The hinge is composed of a base and a hinge member pivotally mounted on the base by a pintle. The base has a pulley bracket pivotally mounted thereon and a pulley rotatably mounted on the bracket. A tongue is ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6216315 | Floor covering anchor A floor covering anchor is used to secure a rug to a runner or other desired object and has a plate member that has a plurality of upwardly extending fingers, each finger being configured to have either a relatively releasable grip or a relatively secure ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6141931 | Floor transition piece and method of installing same A floor transition piece is provided for spanning between first and second floorings having vertically offset top surfaces, such as a wood flooring and a vinyl flooring. The transition piece comprises an elongated body having a transition surface for exte... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6138323 | Floor strip system for levelling the transition between two abutting floorings A floor strip system for leveling the transition between two abutting floor coverings. This system includes a bottom part which is placed on a bottom floor and which has members adapted to project below portions of the respective abutting floor coverings.... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6093469 | Mat and method of making mat An entrance mat has a polypropylene greige fiber pad with a trimmed outer peripheral edge and a backing of non-skid plastic material. The backing has longitudinal treads having high friction and tacky properties which prevent creep and folding of the pad ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6062517 | Carpet shim A shim for providing a gradual ramp between adjacent flooring materials includes a right angled triangular strip having grooved lines across its width for easy scoring with a knife for height adjustment. Fan-shaped end caps provided for abutment to the tr... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6038733 | Method and means for installing carpets An elongate, plastic housing has formed on the upper surface thereof two, spaced, parallel, longitudinally extending grooves the first of which has slidably positioned therein an elongate, metal, tackless carpet securing strip the opposed side edges of wh... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6026619 | Carpet stay-nail tool A carpet stay-nail tool for positively holding an area of carpet to a desired location during carpet stretching and laying operations. A basic necessity during carpet laying is keeping a first section of carpet temporarily secured while the balance of the... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5960600 | Carpet-covered baseboard and method of use thereof A system for attaching carpet to a wall. This system uses a lightweight form body to support a strip of carpet. The form body is curved and the carpet is curled over the form. The form body can have a number of different profiles, depending on the look de... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5956804 | Carpet tack strip An improved carpet tack strip formed from synthetic chemical and natural materials which include a selective amount of a polyethylene material of between 40% to 60% by weight, which is mixed with a selected amount of polypropylene material having about 1%... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5958540 | Fastener for layered floor coverings and method of fastening layers Mechanical fasteners having parallel barbs extending vertically from a horizontal planar member to secure layers of a floor covering. When interposed between floor covering layers the barbs penetrate and anchor into a floor covering material. When a consu... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5848453 | Gripp for hand strike tools A grip contains a profiled membrane (1) made of flexible material with two lips (1c) (1d) forming an interior collar, leaving the passage for the introduction of a tool shaft with any cross section free and which, when used and handled, allows the collars... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5822828 | Fastener for layered floor coverings and method of fastening layers Mechanical fasteners having parallel barbs extending vertically from a horizontal planar member to secure layers of a floor covering. When interposed between floor covering layers the barbs penetrate and anchor into a floor covering material. When a consu... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5800664 | Carpet seaming apparatus and method of utilizing the same A carpet seaming apparatus is formed from an elongated plate that is inextendible in both longitudinal and lateral directions. The plate has a substantially smooth lower surface which enables the plate to readily slide upon a supporting surface. An upper ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5766726 | Flexible plastic edge strip for floor covering thresholds A resilient, semi-rigid molding strip for installation along an edge of a linoleum floor surface, particularly suited to installations where the edge follows a curved contour. The molding strip is formed from extruded semi-rigid vinyl. There is a horizont... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5761765 | Rug anchor An anchoring device that securely attaches a carpet runner to an underlying carpet that is inexpensive to manufacture, easy to install, does not create a raised area to cause one to trip and fall or create a wear spot in the carpet runner or carpet, and c... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5756176 | Carpet transition strip and method of installing the same A transition strip for providing a smooth transition between the margin of a rigid flooring and the margin of adjacent carpeting. The transition strip comprises a substantially planar elongated base member with a pair of opposing side edges. A vertical wa... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5661874 | Carpet fastening system A carpet fastening system in which a fastening strip 100,200 & 300) is affixed to the back-side of the wall board (10) or the wall baseboard (8), preferably with the wall engagement portion (101, 201 & 301) being substantially flat, presenting either a fl... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5500980 | Carpet strips and methods of making carpet strips and other extruded articles A carpet securement includes a polymeric body with a longitudally extending groove in its bottom surface. Tacks or other fasteners protrude upwardly through the body. The tackheads or other drive elements of the fasteners may be lodged within the groove a... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5329653 | Carpet restraining strip A carpet tack strip includes a strip member having a notch throughout its length. A series of tacks are mounted to the strip member, with the points of the tacks extending above the upper surface of the strip member. Horizontal passages extend between the... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5192599 | Structure for fixing carpet on vehicular floor panel A structure for fixing a carpet on a vehicular floor panel includes an elongate retainer for retaining the carpet on the floor panel, and a covering member for covering a front end portion of the carpet and a front end portion of the retainer. The retaine... | 03/09/1993 |
| 4979859 | Article for fixing items to hardened substrates A fastener for attaching objects such as tow boards to hardened substrates such as a concrete floor is constructed in the form of a driven nail having a head. The shank of the nail is constructed of a plurality of symmetrical hardened prismatic edges, at ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4974298 | Shade cloth connectors A connector strip (10) is provided for securing fabric, such as shade cloth (16), to a frame member (17). The connector strip (10) has nailing apertures (12) at intervals therealong and it is provided with longitudinally spaced elongate projections or bar... | 12/04/1990 |
