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Floor installer tool and method for using

a technology for installing tools and flooring, which is applied in the field of carpet laying, vinyl laying and laminate installation industry, can solve the problems of obvious cost and other problems, and achieve the effect of improving the service life and reducing the cost of installation

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-07-20
SHANK KENNETH D
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"The invention is a tool and method for the carpet and vinyl laying industry that allows for easier and more cost-effective maintenance. The tool has multiple functions including removing old cove base, scarring, cutting, pounding, and prying. It also has a safer and more convenient design with a flat hammer head and claws for easy gripping. The tool can be used with a variety of floor coverings and is designed to be easily used with a minimum of damage to the wall."

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This obviously is an expensive process that is not necessary to the extent that most existing cove base is in good condition and need not be replaced.

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[0012] The invention is depicted in the perspective view in FIG. 1. Handle 1 has two opposing ends, 3 and 5 with hand contours shown in the preferred mode. The handle 1 is rigid and in the preferred mode is made of construction strength plastic or re-enforced with a steel center therein. It is also envisioned that the entire device, including hammer / claw rigid end 7, handle 1 and rigid pry tool 9 are of one continuous rigid construction, steel for example, with a rubberized or plastic handle grip attached to the outer portion. Rigid handle 1 is attached to end 5, a rigid multi-tool pry piece. This rigid member 5 is generally flat and wide with shaped contours outlined as shown to accomplish the intended objectives. Said member 5 widens from smaller contour 9 and has two opposing sides, 17 and 18 that converge to meet at point 15. Edge 17 is essentially straight; edge 18 is essentially curvilinear as shown; in the preferred mode edge 18 becomes essentially straight beginning at point...

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Abstract

A floor installation tool and method for using same to preserve old cove base has an elongated rigid handle having at one end a rigid, essentially flat member, having a first essentially planar face, and an opposing face, and having a first curvilinear edge, a second edge essentially straight, and a point between the two as a converge point, an edge having diminishing thickness between the two faces as the edge approaches the converge point.

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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION [0001] The instant invention relates to the carpet laying, vinyl laying and laminate installation industry. In the industry, installers will be faced with removing vinyl or other floor covering from a floor that involves cove base. The old vinyl is underneath the cove base. It is traditional for the cove base to be removed along with the old vinyl, then the new vinyl is replaced and new cove base is then installed. This obviously is an expensive process that is not necessary to the extent that most existing cove base is in good condition and need not be replaced. A tool and method is needed to allow for maintaining the old cove base in place. [0002] During vinyl installation, vinyl is laid up the wall a few inches and the need exists to easily crease the vinyl (known as scarring), and then to cut the vinyl at the crease where the wall meets the floor. [0003] In laying floor covering, it is also necessary often to remove the old baseboard and a tool is necessa...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E04B1/00
CPCA47G27/0487B25F1/00E04F21/0069E04F21/20
Inventor SHANK, KENNETH D.
Owner SHANK KENNETH D
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