Patent ID: 6405999
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A stop for a floor covering stretching apparatus connected thereto using a stretching pole, the stop comprising:at least a three-sided member in which a substantially rigid beam structure dissipates a concentrated stretching force of the stretching pole uniformly over the floor covering width, the at least three-sided member having three sides with two support ends opposite each other and perpendicular to the at least three-sided member: a first side defining a base having a first forward edge, a first backward edge opposite the first forward edge, and an underside thereon, a plurality of inclined gripping protrusions engageable with the floor covering and floor covering backing being attached to the underside of the base, the gripping protrusions being inclined from the first forward edge toward the first backward edge; a second side defines a top located directly above and parallel to the first side, the second side having a second forward edge and a second backward edge; a third side, having a top edge and a base edge opposite the top edge, is perpendicularly positioned between the first backward edge and the second backward edge being directly opposite and parallel the first backward edge, forming an upright back member, the third side being connected to the first backward edge along the base edge and the second backward edge along the top edge, the first forward edge and the second forward edge being free; two support plates located perpendicular to the first side and second side, each of the support plates having one support edge and a second support edge opposite each other, the one edge coupled to the first side opposite the underside, and the second side, having an inner side, coupled to the second support edge, the two support plates separated by a separating member located parallel to and away from the third side; a tubular connector pivotally connected to the top and the base by pin connections, the tubular connector having a forward end thereon; and the tubular connector being engageable at its forward end with the floor covering stretching apparatus so that a force generated by the floor covering stretching apparatus while stretching a floor covering is transmitted through the tubular connector, and into the beam structure and is reacted upon at the base member by a force at points of application of the gripping protrusions in the floor covering in the direction of inclination thereof.