Abstract: A carpet stretching apparatus includes a sleeve that has a first end and a second end. The first end is open. A carpet stretcher extends outwardly of the first end and is rotatable with respect to the sleeve. A locking member releasably engages the sleeve to the carpet stretcher in a first position or a second position. The first and second positions are orientated 90° with respect to each other. An anchor is attached to the second end of the sleeve and releasably engages the carpet.

Abstract: A carpet stretcher device has an automatic adjusting tube that changes length with telescoping motion of an inside tube and an outside tube. A housing is mounted on the outside tube, and at least one lever is connected to the housing. A hand lever controls the motion of a spring-loaded rotating arm with a locking button positioned within the housing to insert and remove the locking button from holes in the tubes. When lifted away from the housing, the hand lever releases the rotating arms, which rotate to remove the locking button from holes in the tubes and thereby allow the tubes to telescope. The carpet stretcher may also have a floor lever that retracts when the device contacts a floor surface and extends when the device is lifted off a floor surface. When extended, the floor lever also releases the rotating arms, thereby allowing the tubes to telescope.

Abstract: A carpet installation apparatus is provided. The apparatus can have inner and outer telescoping tubes that are operated by a threaded rod wherein one end of the rod engages a nut or receiver on the inner tube and the other end of the rod extends through an end wall of the outer wall for attachment to a handle. Turning the handle rotates the rod and moves the inner tube inwardly or outwardly relative to the outer tube. The apparatus further includes legs extending substantially perpendicular to the tubes, the legs having pin blocks disposed on the ends thereof for gripping carpet during the installation of the carpet.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a carpet installation combination tool consisting of a knee kicker unit with a stretcher adapter and a unique telescoping linked extension rod assembly that may be coupled to a removable stationary wall pressure attachment or a removable pivotal wall pressure attachment. An alternate embodiment will have a removable knee kicker pad attachment so that the stretcher adapter is not required. The knee kicker unit will incorporate an extendable lever arm to insert pressure on the head unit assembly while stretching the carpet for both the kicking operation and the stretching operation.

Abstract: A supplementary stretcher for laying carpet includes a flat head having a plurality of tines on the underside protected by a cap and lug on rear end, a hollow interior handle having a downward arcuate front end pivoted to the lug of the head, a detent means in cooperation with an elastic plate disposed in a rear end of the handle, a sliding bar slidably inserted into the rear end of the handle having a plurality of serrations on the underside engageable with a retaining frame of the detent means and a pushing plate combined with a soft plate on outer surface and an inverse U-shaped member on inner surface pivoted to the rear end of the sliding bar with a spring engaged therebetween. The feature is that the handle is lengthily adjustable, the flat head and the pushing plate may slant a certain angle to correspond with the ergonomics. Besides, the flat head may be replaced with a sucking disk.