Anchor sheet and anchor sheet module

a technology of anchor sheet and module, which is applied in the direction of multi-purpose tools, carpet fasteners, manufacturing tools, etc., can solve the problems of difficult adjustment or replacement of carpet, difficulty in installing tackless strips to concrete, and high installation cost of wall-to-wall carpet by this method, so as to achieve easy removal, minimal damage to the underlying substrate, and easy removal

US20070079572A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-04-12TAC FAST GEORGIA
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US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2007-04-12
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Abstract

This application discloses a relatively thin flexible anchor sheet for instalation under carpets or other decorative coverings and a covering module composed of a pre-attached decorative covering and anchor sheet which can be assembled by overlapping hook and loop attachment to an additional covering module to create a complete floor covering of carpet, tile, stone or other material and without substantial attachment to a floor.
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[0001] This application is a continuation of prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 617,229, filed Jul. 14, 2002, U.S. Pat. No. 6,460,303 having an issue date of Oct. 8, 2002, which application is a continuation of prior international patent application No. PCT / CA 99 / 00015, filed Jan. 11, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part application of prior co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 008,565, filed Jan. 16, 1998, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,298,624 on Oct. 9, 2001, which application is a continuation-in-part application of prior co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08 / 1850,726, filed May 2, 1997, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,306,477 on Oct. 23. 2001, which application is a continuation-in-part application of prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08 / 684,004, filed Jul. 19, 1996, now abandoned, the specifications of all of which prior applications are incorporated herein by reference.INTRODUCTION TO THE INVENTION

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[0065] Turning to the drawings, a first embodriment anchor sheet 1 is illustrated in FIG. 1 having abutting anchor sheets 3 and 5. Each anchor sheet is covered with plastic or filament hooks 7 which can be better seen in FIGS. 2 and 3 similar to hooks currently used on conventional hook and loop fastening systems. Covering pieces 9, preferably of doth, cover the hooks 7. The covering could also be a film. The covering can be better seen in FIGS. 2 and 3. In order to keep the hooks 7 dean and to prevent premature attachment of a to-be-installed overlying covering, this form of anchor sheet is completely covered with a covering. Preferably there is a separate covering strip 11 of a width A, as shown in FIG. 2, which establishes a pre-cut slit 12 in the covering of a width A along the border of each anchor sheet. While the anchor sheet can be provided in rolls as described later, in the embodiment of FIG. 1 it is simply a sheet, for instance, a rectangle of four feet by e...