Patent ID: 8757595

Claim:
A carpet-anchored carpet stretcher in combination with a carpet comprising: (A) a front telescopic portion, the front telescopic portion reversibly anchors only to a carpet and connects to a rear anchor portion, the front telescopic portion further comprises a stretching mechanism that lengthens the front telescopic portion; (B) the rear anchor portion, the rear anchor portion having a base with two opposing ends, each opposing end pivotally connecting to one end of a respective anchor leg while the other end of the respective anchor leg reversibly anchors only to the carpet with each anchor leg is limited in its movement in only being able to move from a forty-three degree angle to a forty-seven degree angle relative to the anchor leg's base; (C) the carpet to which the front telescopic portion and the rear anchor portion are removably attached; wherein the stretching mechanism generates a rearward force to the rear anchor portion that laterally redistributes a portion of the rearward force to a portion of the carpet located proximately between the anchor legs to otherwise prevent the creation of one or more wrinkles in the portion of the carpet.