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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Earle F Prater, Long Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Roofing Equipment, Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
299 37 ; 15 9 / ; 30170 ; 3027 / ;
Abstract
A machine for removing cemented carpets, tiles and like coverings from a floor or other surface. A cam is mounted on the shaft of a drive motor secured to a frame of the machine. A blade-carrying bracket is pivotably mounted on the frame, and a follower block is rigidly secured to the bracket. The follower block has an oblong opening to receive the cam, and to translate rotary motion of the cam into reciprocating motion of the blade.