Patent ID: 9198531
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
1. A carpet installation apparatus, comprising: a first tubular member comprising: (a) a first tubular wall having a first end and a second end and extending from a first terminal surface to a second terminal surface, the first tubular wall defining a linear passageway located within the first tubular wall and extending from the first terminal surface to the second terminal surface, the first tubular wall also having a linear longitudinal axis, the first terminal end defining a first opening, and (b) and an end wall, wherein the end wall operatively engages the second end of the first tubular wall and extends transverse to the linear longitudinal axis of the first tubular wall; a second tubular member configured for a telescoping fit within the linear passageway of the first tubular member, the second tubular member having a third end configured for insertion into the first opening and traveling along the passageway and a fourth end; a first leg extending substantially perpendicular from and operatively attached to the second end of the first tubular member, the first leg configured for releasably coupling to a first pin block for engaging a carpet, the first pin block comprising a first plurality of pins and a first block for supporting the first plurality of pins in a first plane; a second leg extending substantially perpendicular from and operatively attached to the fourth end of the second tubular member, the second leg configured for releasably coupling to a second pin block for engaging a carpet, the second pin block comprising a second plurality of pins and a second block for supporting die second plurality of pins in a second plane, wherein the second pin block is not the first pin block; a threaded nut or receiver fixedly disposed on and adjacent to the third end of the second tubular member, the threaded nut having one of a right hand thread and a left hand thread; a threaded rod comprising fifth and sixth ends; the same one of the right hand thread and left hand thread as the threaded nut, and substantially disposed in the linear passageway, the fifth end threadably engaged with the threaded nut, the sixth end passing through a second opening disposed through the end wall; and a handle operatively coupled to the sixth end of the threaded rod and configured for rotating the threaded rod, wherein rotating the handle in a clockwise/counter-clockwise direction causes the threaded rod to rotate in a clockwise/counterclockwise direction and further causing the second tubular member to telescope inwardly/outwardly with respect to the first tubular member and position the first and second legs nearer/farther to/from one another.