US844107A - Carpet-stretcher. - Google Patents

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PATENTBD- FEB. 12, 1907.

J. DRIVER.

CARPET STRETCHER. APPLICATION FILED MAB. 29.1905.v

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Warren srnr ns earner cannon JOHN DRIVER, OF SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO DRIVER, ABER & COMPANY, OF- SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA.

CARPET-STRETCHER.

Application filed -6 29, 1905.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Serial No. 252,779.

To all whom, it 'lll/Lbl/ con/eerie;

Be it known that I, J OHN DRIVER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of San Leandro, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented an Imrovement in CarpetStretchers, of which the following is a specification. My invention is an improvement in that class of carpet-stretchers which are adapted to be pushed forward by knee-pressure.

My invention is distinguished by cheapness, lightness, ease of manipulation, and detacha bility of its chief parts, by which it is adapted to be shipped or stored in a small s ace.

The details are construction, arrangement, and operation of parts, reference b ing had to the accompanying drawing, in which a perspective view of my invention is illustrated. Y The chief parts of my invention are a handle F, a claw-holder A, having claws or teeth B, a cushion-holder J, and a curved plate II, which intervenes the handle and the cushion and is adapted to slide on the car et. The metal claw-holder A has a soc 6t to receive the tapered end of the handle F. The forward end of the claw-holder A is curved downwardly and is provided with a socket to receive two opposite toothed plates and an intervening wooden block C. The teeth or claws of the plates are curved forward to give them increased strength and adapt them to take a better hold upon the carpet. They are wedged and fastened in the socket of the holder A by means of the block C and screws D. The knee-cushion J, which may consist of any suitable material, is secured to the edges of the wooden block K by means of large headed nails or screws. The block is in turn secured by rivets to the inner side of the curved plate II, and a handle-socket G is secured to the outer side of the said plate II by means of rivets passing through its lateral base-flange. The adjacent end of the handle is secured detaohably in the said socket Gr. Thus all the principal parts F A J may be readily detached from each other when required for packing the device in the smallest space. The plate II is approximately right angular in form, its lower side being curved backward, so as to slide easily on the carpet when the device is in use.

In using the invention the teeth are set in the carpet at the requisite distance from its edge, and the other end of the device is placed upon the carpet. Then the operator, either by steady pressure or by a succession of blows with his knee, forces the device forward until the carpet is stretched to the required degree. Powerful pressure may be easily applied in this manner, and the two sets of claws or teeth take a firm hold on the carpet, and the latter is not liable to be torn or otherwise injured. plate H not only reduces friction with the carpet, but supports and protects the cushion J.

What I claim is 1. The improved carpet-stretcher comprising a handle, a claw, and a claw-holder having a socket to receive one end of said handle, a knee-cushion, and a plate to which said cushion is attached, the plate being curved and adapted to slide upon the carpet, and a handle-socket also secured to said plate, substantially as described.

2. The improved carpet-stretcher comprising a claw and downwardly-bent clawholder, a knee-cushion, and an intervening handle to which the claw-holder and cushion are, detachably connected, substantially as described.

3. The improved carpet-stretcher comprising a claw and a claw-holder having a socket, a knee-cushion having a socket, and a handle intervening the claw-holder and spective sockets, substantially as described.

4. The improved carpet-stretcher com- JOHN DRIVER.

Witnesses:

F. Enos, DANIEL MCCARTHY.

\cushion and detachably secured in the re In such operation the prising a claw and claw-hold er, a cushion,

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