Resilient flooring surface installation tool having suction cups and an elastomeric strap therebetween

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left, rear perspective view of an resilient flooring surface installation tool having suction cups and an elastomeric strap therebetween showing my new design.

FIG. 2 is a view of either suction cup showing the side to which the elastomeric strap connects, the suction cup having been shown separately for convenience of illustration.

FIG. 3 is an end view thereof, both ends being the same in appearance.

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 5is a left side view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof, and.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The elastomeric strap has been shown broken away in FIGS. 4-7 for convenience of illustration. The two suction cups are the same in appearance except that one is slightly smaller than the other.

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Patent History
Patent number: D421556
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 12, 1999
Date of Patent: Mar 14, 2000
Inventor: Mark Smith (San Andreas, CA)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Attorney: Bernhard Kreten
Application Number: 0/99,034
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/14; D8/15
International Classification: 0805;