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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1998
Roger D Wilson, Boise, ID (US);
Other;
Abstract
Embodiments of a carpet layer's aid for protecting floor baseboards or walls during carpet installation, along with methods for using the aid, are shown and described. The carpet layer's aid may be an elongated strip with one of more fold lines. The strip is folded at the fold line(s) to create an anchor portion that acts as a stand for the aid and/or that further protects a baseboard by conforming to the outer shape of the baseboard. The anchor portion is inserted into the corner space, created between the floor and a baseboard and between the wall and the tack strip. Preferably, the shield portion of the aid, which extends up to cover the baseboard, includes an adhesive on its back surface for adhering to the baseboard or wall. The anchor portion may be folded to create a variety of shapes: for example, an obtuse L-shape for placing the anchor portion back beneath the bottom of the baseboard; a right-angle L-shape for providing a leg for the strip to sit on against the floor; a V-shape for extending deeply back into the corner space as well as forward to touch the tack strip side surface. One or more fold-line may be made in a manner so as to create a separating means, for allowing the user to tear or otherwise separate and remove part of the elongated strip after installation of the carpet. Alternatively, the elongated strip may be folded in shapes that allow it to be completely removed after carpet installation, that is, because the anchor portion may slide out from between the carpet and the baseboard without dislodging the carpet edge.