Patent · US Expired

Method of configuring a carpet roll

US5489084A · kind A · utility

2Cited by
9References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 13, 1994
Grant dateFeb 6, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 13, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25B25/00
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of bending a roll of carpet to reduce its length so that it may be transported by a single individual, which includes inserting a tube in each end of the roll, attaching a band to each tube, and then drawing the bands together to cause the carpet to fold at a location between its ends.

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