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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:
Apr. 22, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Martin L Anderson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156152 ; 1563044 ; 1563046 ; 156391 ; 156499 ; 156505 ; 156579 ; 1565831 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and process for improving the method of joining abutting carpet seams with an underlying reinforced adhesive tape. The apparatus comprises a flexible elongated backing of non-stick heat reflective material and includes an adhesive tape guide and heating iron attachment point at one end. The apparatus and iron are pulled along a carpet joint as a unit, melting the adhesive portion. In another embodiment the heater is built in to the apparatus to reflect heat down onto the tape or up to the tape.