Abstract: A shiftable, roller-type, high mechanical advantage carpet device (10) is provided to facilitate the rapid and firm attachment of carpeting (44) to upstanding tack stripping (52) typically provided adjacent a baseboard (50). The device (10) preferably includes an integral metallic frame (12) presenting an obliquely oriented central handle section (26) providing ample clearance for use of the device (10) adjacent a wall or baseboard (50). The device (10) further includes a pair of spaced, fore and aft wheel assemblies (14, 16) rotatably secured to the frame (12) and adapted to contact the upper surface of carpeting (44) above the tack stripping (52).

Abstract: An improved cutter for carpet tiles is provided which can be used to quickly and accurately cut individual tile sections for completing a carpet installation between previously laid field tile and adjacent baseboards or walls. The preferred cutter includes a base plate together with a depending stop designed to engage the exposed edge of a field tile; a horizontally reciprocal, carriage-supported knife blade is mounted adjacent and above the upper surface of the plate in alignment with the stop. In practice a tile to be cut is slid under the knife until it engages the adjacent wall, whereupon the knife is moved horizontally to cleanly cut a tile section for insertion in the space therebelow. Use of a cutter in accordance with the invention can double or even triple the work output of an installer, as compared with conventional trimming practices.