Carpet repair steam system
First Claim
1. A steam system for repairing bent carpet fibres, said steam system comprising a steam generator and an application tool having a head with a steam chamber fed by said steam generator, said steam chamber being defined by a downwardly opening shroud supporting said tool and trapping the steam at the carpet fibres immediately beneath said shroud to provide an oven-like effect for resetting of the carpet fibres from a bent to an unbent position, said head of said application tool further including fibre lifting means for lifting the fibres to the unbent position after having been relaxed by the steam.
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The present invention provides a steam system for repairing bent carpet fibres and includes a steam generator and an application tool having a head with a downwardly opening oven-like steam chamber fed by the steam generator to apply steam to the bent carpet fibres at a pressure and temperature to cause fibre relaxation. The head of the application tool further includes a fibre lifter for lifting the fibres to an upstanding position after they have been relaxed by the steam.
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- 1. A steam system for repairing bent carpet fibres, said steam system comprising a steam generator and an application tool having a head with a steam chamber fed by said steam generator, said steam chamber being defined by a downwardly opening shroud supporting said tool and trapping the steam at the carpet fibres immediately beneath said shroud to provide an oven-like effect for resetting of the carpet fibres from a bent to an unbent position, said head of said application tool further including fibre lifting means for lifting the fibres to the unbent position after having been relaxed by the steam.
- 11. A steam system for repairing bent carpet fibres, said steam system comprising a steam generator and an application tool having a head with a steam chamber fed by said steam generator, said steam chamber being defined by a downwardly opening shroud supporting said tool and trapping the steam at the carpet fibres immediately beneath said shroud to provide an oven-like effect for resetting of the carpet fibres from a bent to an unbent position, said head of said application tool further including fibre lifting means for lifting the fibres to the unbent position after having been relaxed by the steam, said application tool being connected to said steam generator by a steam supply hose, said supply hose being insulated to maintain high temperature of the steam passing through said hose with an external hose temperature below that to cause resetting of any carpet fibres on which said hose is laid.
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