Patent ID: 7422044
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: A47G,B29C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A machine for binding carpet edges comprising: a. a housing having (i) a channel therethrough wherein the channel has a height and a length, a top surface, a bottom surface, an interior side surface, an open side, and a first and a second open end, wherein the top surface is separated from the bottom surface by the height of the channel and the top surface, the bottom surface, and the interior side surface are of the length of the channel; (ii) a first metal lining on the top surface of the channel and a second metal lining on the bottom surface of the channel; (iii) a heating unit disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the linings of the channel; (iv) a handle disposed on an outer surface of the housing; and b. an elongated metal die comprised of a metal sheet bent into a shape having a first long wall and a second long wall joined to each other by a curved portion and each long wall having a long edge of the same length as the channel, said die configured to fit within the channel such that an outer surface of the curved portion abuts the interior side surface of the channel and the first and second long walls are in contact with the metal linings of the top and bottom surfaces of the channel.