Floor covering installation tool
First Claim
1. A tool for lifting furniture to enable installation of floor covering under the furniture partitions comprising:
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means for raising and lowering a lifting member, said raising and lowering means coupled with said frame and lifting assembly;
said lifting assembly including a first member coupled with said raising and lowering means a second member removably coupled with said first member and including a planar surface for providing an abutment surface for the furniture to be lifted, and a third member releasably coupled with said second member, said third member providing a lifting, surface, which faces the same direction as said planar surface and said third member being slidable along a length of said surface for providing a plurality of lifting positions.
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Abstract
A floor covering installation tool for raising and lowering furniture, partitions or the like has a frame, a raising and lowering mechanism and a lifting assembly. The frame or the lifting assembly has a portion which is positioned underneath the object to be lifted. The raising and lowering mechanism is actuated to raise or lower the object to be lifted. Upon raising the lifted object to a desired height, flooring or the like is positioned underneath the lifted object. After the flooring is positioned underneath the lifted object, the raising and lowering mechanism is activated to release the lifting mechanism and return it to its original position. Thus, the tool is ready to be reused to lift another desired object.
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13 Claims
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1. A tool for lifting furniture to enable installation of floor covering under the furniture partitions comprising:
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a frame; means for raising and lowering a lifting member, said raising and lowering means coupled with said frame and lifting assembly; said lifting assembly including a first member coupled with said raising and lowering means a second member removably coupled with said first member and including a planar surface for providing an abutment surface for the furniture to be lifted, and a third member releasably coupled with said second member, said third member providing a lifting, surface, which faces the same direction as said planar surface and said third member being slidable along a length of said surface for providing a plurality of lifting positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A tool for enabling installation of floor covering under an object comprising:
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a frame member; means for raising and lowering a convertible lifting assembly, said raising and lowering means coupled with said frame member and said lifting assembly; connecting means coupled with said raising and lowering means, said connecting means having a planar connecting surface; said convertible lifting assembly including a first removable member having an abutment contact surface in a single plane for raising and lowering the object to be lifted said first member having a first connecting portion in said single plane for connecting with said planar connecting surface; and a second member having an abutment contact surface for raising and lowering an object to be lifted said second member having a second connecting portion in a plane parallel to said single plane or connecting with said planar connecting surface, said second connecting portion being at an angle tos aid second member abutment contact surface; and lifting means connectable to either of said first or second members for lifting said object;
wherein said first member is removed to convert said tool from a first to a second lifting tool. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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