Abstract: A reinforced composite backing tape for securing adjoining straight edges of textile sheets, and particularly, but not exclusive, for interconnecting abutting edges of carpet pieces. The backing tape comprises an elongated reinforced backing sheet having opposed elongated parallel edges. A plurality of spaced apart, transversely disposed, rigid stabilizing bars are immovably retained over a top surface of the backing sheet. The bars are formed from a material capable of providing resistance to bending forces to provide resistance against the tape folding along an elongated seam defined along the abutting edges of the carpet pieces connected thereto to prevent carpet peaking along the abutting edges. A thermo-meltable adhesive material is disposed over the top surface of the tape and the bars to adhesively secure the tape to edge surface portions of backing material of the carpet pieces.

Abstract: A reinforced composite backing tape for securing adjoining straight edges of textile sheets, and particularly, but not exclusive, for interconnecting abutting edges of carpet pieces. The backing tape comprises an elongated reinforced backing sheet having opposed elongated parallel edges. A plurality of spaced apart, transversely disposed, rigid stabilizing bars are immovably retained over a top surface of the backing sheet. The bars are formed from a material capable of providing resistance to bending forces to provide resistance against the tape folding along an elongated seam defined along the abutting edges of the carpet pieces connected thereto to prevent carpet peaking along the abutting edges. A thermo-meltable adhesive material is disposed over the top surface of the tape and the bars to adhesively secure the tape to edge surface portions of backing material of the carpet pieces.

Abstract: A tool adapted to stretch a carpet and distinctively including a needle bar or pointed end forming abutment by insertion at any desired point of a floor independently of any structural abutment, such as a wall. In a preferred embodiment, the carpet stretcher tool includes a pad having needles projecting from the bottom face for gripping on a carpet, a tubular arm slidably displaceable endwise toward and away from the needled pad, the needle bar being adjustably slidable lengthwise into the tubular arm and having a pointed free end, an actuting lever pivotally interconnecting the needled pad to the tubular arm to produce sliding between the needled pad and the pointed free end, and a second needle bar attached to the tubular arm closer to the needled pad than the first needle bar to allow stretching a carpet on the steps of a stair. In a second embodiment, the stretching action is produced by rocking of a convex needled pad relative to an arm having a pointed free end.