Patent ID: 6969055

Claim:
A cove base molding clamp comprising: (a) a carpet engaging fulcrum; (b) a lever arm having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end of the lever arm being fixedly attached to or formed wholly with the carpet engaging fulcrum; (c) a driving arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the driving arm being fixedly attached to or formed wholly with the carpet engaging fulcrum; (d) a carpet engaging foot; (e) foot attaching, extending, and retracting means interconnecting the carpet engaging foot and the distal end of the lever arm, the foot attaching, extending, and retracting means being adapted for alternately downwardly extending the carpet engaging foot from the lever arm and upwardly retracting the carpet engaging foot toward the lever arm; and (f) a molding engaging head fixedly attached to or formed wholly with the distal end of the driving arm; the carpet engaging fulcrum further comprising a â€œTâ€ bar and a plurality of pins extending downwardly from the â€œTâ€ bar, each pin among the plurality of pins being canted rearwardly.