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National Carpet Equipment, Inc.

Raymond N Taylor

Martin L Anderson

The cushion back carpet cutting tool is a hand tool for cutting foam back carpeting that creates a clean straight cut through the carpeting so that a smooth unnoticeable seam results where two pieces of carpet material are brought together. The tool includes a leading edge on the center plate that opens the adjacent rows of tufts in the carpeting, three blades for cutting the carpeting between adjacent rows either close to the right row of tufts, left row of tufts or midway between the tufts, three plates that retain the blades and an adjustable retainer system for the blades, and a handle. The leading edge has an angle of less than 90 degrees from the horizontal and is rounded in shape to prevent loop or woven carpeting from catching on the tool, and also to keep the tool from jumping out of the row where the cut is being made. The blades are kept in place at an angle of between 15 to 25 degrees from the bottom edge of the tool, which results in a smoother cut being made in the carpeting. The amount that the blades extend downward is adjustable to accommodate different thicknesses of carpeting.

Cushion back carpet cutting tool

The wall trimmer for carpet and vinyl floor coverings is a hand tool for cutting floor coverings flush to the wall. The wall trimmer may be used in both directions along walls, and may be used right or left handed. The wall trimmer includes a base plate that allows the wall trimmer to be slid on the surface of floor coverings. The base plate is wide and flat, which stabilizes the tool for true cuts along the walls. There is also a handle assembly that is used to move the wall trimmer along its path, which is attached to the base plate. The handle assembly can be easily angularly adjusted for different jobs. The wall trimmer also includes a blade guide assembly that retains a pair of blades that are used to cut the floor covering. The blades are retained at an angle of about 15 to 25 degrees from the base plate. This shallow angle allows for good cutting with little effort. The blades are also crossed so that the trimmer is able to cut floor coverings closer to the corners of rooms. In addition, there are multiple depth settings for the blades for different types of floor coverings that may be cut. The wall trimmer also includes a mounting assembly on the base plate on which the blade guide assembly is mounted. This mounting assembly allows the blade guide assembly to be mounted at different heights for different piles of carpeting or different floor coverings, and may be done quickly and easily without having to disassemble the wall trimmer.

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Signal Mountain, TN, United States of America

Raymond N Taylor