Abstract: An apparatus and process for improving the method of joining abutting carpet seams with an underlying reinforced adhesive tape. The apparatus comprises a flexible elongated backing of non-stick heat reflective material and includes an adhesive tape guide and heating iron attachment point at one end. The apparatus and iron are pulled along a carpet joint as a unit, melting the adhesive portion. In another embodiment the heater is built in to the apparatus to reflect heat down onto the tape or up to the tape.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 30, 1984
Date of Patent:
April 22, 1986
Assignee:
Partnership of Lloyd E. Anderson, Betty P. Anderson and Martin L. Anderson