Title: Carpet cutting tool

Abstract: A tool is provided for use primarily by professional carpet installers to trim an even strip of carpet around the boundary of a pad or pre-laid carpet prior to the installation of new wall-to-wall carpeting. The tool includes a body portion having an angularly adjustable handle and carrying a pair of cutters mounted to the front wall thereof and projecting downwardly to cut a rug or a pad when the body portion is moved over the top surface of a carpet or pad. The body portion is mounted on rollers and is also provided with an adjustable guide which slides against the wall or baseboard to control the width of the cut being made.

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Inventors: Carlson, Larry A. (Nashua, NH, US)

Application Number: 513317
Filing Date: 1974-10-09
Publication_date: 1976-01-27
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Primary Class(es): 30/287 30/293, 30/294
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2601183	Jun, 1952	Unsinger	30/293.
3337955	Aug, 1967	Poletajev	30/294.
3535786	Oct, 1970	Sanders	30/293.
3543401	Dec, 1970	Scott et al.	30/294.
3737932	Jun, 1973	Armijo	30/293.

Other Refs: 68,020162,414171,473

Sep, 1929	SW
Feb, 1949	OE
Jun, 1906	DD

Primary Examiner: Jones, Jr., James L.
Assistant Examiner: Zatarga, J. T.
Attorney: Morse, Altman, Oates & Bello