Apparatus to prevent curling of a rug corner

• US 10,799,049 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2019
• Issued: 10/13/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Just Fur Love LLC
• Original Assignee: Allan Wendling
• Inventors: Wendling, Allan
• Primary Examiner(s): Nordmeyer, Patricia L.
• Application Number:
  US16/454,533
• Publication Number:
  US 20190313823A1
• Time in Patent Office: 474 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 27/0418 Fasteners; Buttons; Anchoring devices
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 27/0431 Reinforcement or stiffening devices, e.g. edge binders, anticurl devices for corners
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 27/045 Gripper strips; Seaming strips; Edge retainers A47G27/0443 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/14 Layer or component removable to expose adhesive

Abstract

An apparatus to prevent curling of a rug corner. The apparatus includes a rigid and planar V-shaped body having a top surface and a bottom surface. An adhesive layer is applied to at least a portion of the top surface of the body while a removable protective cover is provided over the adhesive layer. Upon removal of the protective cover and exposure of the adhesive layer, the body is adhered to the rug corner by the adhesive. Upon doing so, the body maintains the rug corner in a flat condition thus preventing any curling of the rug.

Claims

1. Apparatus to prevent curling of a rug corner away from a floor surface, the apparatus comprising:

a rigid and planar body having a planar top and planar bottom,

an adhesive layer applied to at least a portion of said planar top of said body,

a removable protective cover provided over said adhesive layer,

a hook or pile fastener attached to said planar bottom of said body, and

a complementary hook or pile fastener configured to be attached to the floor surface,

wherein upon removal of said protective cover and exposure of said adhesive layer, said body is adhered to the rug corner by said adhesive whereby said body maintains the rug corner in a flat condition, and said hook or pile fastener and said complementary hook or pile fastener hold the rug corner in a desired position.

2. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 further comprising:

a first foam layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface, said first surface of said first foam layer contacting a first portion of said planar bottom, and said second surface of said first foam layer is configured to contact the floor surface, and

a second foam layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface, said first surface of said second foam layer contacting a second portion of said planar bottom, and the second surface of said second foam layer is configured to contact the floor surface.

3. The apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein said complementary hook or pile fastener comprises a sticky polyurethane gel layer on a bottom of said complementary hook or pile fastener, said sticky polyurethane gel layer configured to releasably secure said complementary hook or pile fastener to the floor surface.

4. The apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein said first foam layer and said second foam layer are formed of an ethylene vinyl acetate foam.

5. The apparatus as defined in claim 4, wherein a portion of said planar bottom of said body is exposed between said hook or pile fastener and said first foam layer, and wherein a portion of said planar bottom of said body is exposed between said hook or pile fastener and said second foam layer.

6. The apparatus as defined in claim 4, wherein said first foam layer is spaced apart from said hook or pile fastener on said planar bottom of said body, and wherein said second foam layer is spaced apart from said hook or pile fastener on said planar bottom of said body.

7. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said complementary hook or pile fastener comprises a sticky polyurethane gel layer on a bottom of said complementary hook or pile fastener, said sticky polyurethane gel layer configured to releasably secure said complementary hook or pile fastener to the floor surface.

8. Apparatus to prevent curling of a rug corner away from a floor surface, the apparatus comprising:

a rigid and planar body having a planar top and planar bottom,

an adhesive layer applied to at least a portion of said planar top of said body,

a removable protective cover provided over said adhesive layer,

a sticky polyurethane gel layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface, said first surface of said sticky polyurethane gel layer contacting said planar bottom of said body, and said second surface of said sticky polyurethane gel layer configured to contact the floor surface, and

a foam layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface, said first surface contacting said planar bottom of said body, and said second surface configured to contact the floor surface,

wherein upon removal of said protective cover and exposure of said adhesive layer, said body is adhered to the rug corner by said adhesive whereby said body maintains the rug corner in a flat condition, said second surface of said sticky polyurethane gel layer adheres to the floor surface to prevent the rug corner from slipping on the floor surface, and said foam layer facilitates gripping and lifting of the rug corner.

9. The apparatus as defined in claim 8, wherein said foam layer is formed of an ethylene vinyl acetate foam.

10. The apparatus as defined in claim 8, wherein said first surface of said sticky polyurethane gel layer contacts a first portion of said planar bottom of said body, and said first surface of said foam layer contacts a second portion of said planar bottom of said body, said second portion of said planar bottom of said body different from said first portion of said planar bottom of said body.

11. The apparatus as defined in claim 10, wherein said foam layer is formed of an ethylene vinyl acetate foam.

12. Apparatus to prevent curling of a rug corner away from a floor surface, the apparatus comprising:

a rigid and planar body having a planar top and planar bottom, said planar bottom having a first portion, a second portion, and an intermediate portion positioned between said first portion and said second portion,

an adhesive layer applied to at least a portion of said planar top of said body,

a removable protective cover provided over said adhesive layer,

a sticky polyurethane gel layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface, said first surface of said first sticky polyurethane gel layer contacting one of said intermediate portion or said first portion and the second portion of said planar bottom of said body, and

a foam layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface, said first surface of said foam layer contacting said other of said intermediate portion or said first portion and said second portion, and said second surface of said foam layer configured to contact the floor surface,

wherein upon removal of said protective cover and exposure of said adhesive layer, said body is adhered to the rug corner by said adhesive whereby said body maintains the rug corner in a flat condition, said second surface of said sticky polyurethane gel layer adheres to the floor surface to prevent the rug corner from slipping on the floor surface, and said foam layer facilitates gripping and lifting of the rug corner.

13. The apparatus as defined in claim 12, wherein said foam layer is formed of an ethylene vinyl acetate foam.

14. The apparatus as defined in claim 12, wherein a portion of said planar bottom of said body is exposed between said first sticky polyurethane gel layer and said foam layer, and wherein a portion of said planar bottom of said body is exposed between said second sticky polyurethane gel layer and said foam layer.

15. The apparatus as defined in claim 12, wherein said first sticky polyurethane gel layer is spaced apart from said foam layer on said planar bottom of said body, and wherein said sticky polyurethane gel layer is spaced apart from said foam layer on said planar bottom of said body.

16. The apparatus as defined in claim 12, wherein said first portion and said second portion of said planar bottom of said body are spaced apart.

17. Apparatus to prevent curling of a rug corner away from a floor surface, the apparatus comprising:

a rigid and planar body having a planar top and planar bottom,

an adhesive layer applied to at least a portion of said planar top of said body,

a removable protective cover provided over said adhesive layer,

a first sticky polyurethane gel layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface, said first surface of said first sticky polyurethane gel layer contacting a first portion of said planar bottom of said body,

a second sticky polyurethane gel layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface, said first surface of said second sticky polyurethane gel layer contacting a second portion of said planar bottom of said body, and

a foam layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface, said first surface of said foam layer contacting said planar bottom of said body between said first sticky polyurethane gel layer and said second sticky polyurethane gel layer, and said second surface of said foam layer configured to contact the floor surface,

wherein upon removal of said protective cover and exposure of said adhesive layer, said body is adhered to the rug corner by said adhesive whereby said body maintains the rug corner in a flat condition, said second surface of said first sticky polyurethane gel layer and said second surface of said second sticky polyurethane gel layer adheres to the floor surface to prevent the rug corner from slipping on the floor surface, and said foam layer facilitates gripping and lifting of the rug corner.

18. The apparatus as defined in claim 17, wherein said foam layer is formed of an ethylene vinyl acetate foam.

19. The apparatus as defined in claim 18, wherein a portion of said planar bottom of said body is exposed between said first sticky polyurethane gel layer and said foam layer, and wherein a portion of said planar bottom of said body is exposed between said second sticky polyurethane gel layer and said foam layer.

20. The apparatus as defined in claim 18, wherein said first sticky polyurethane gel layer is spaced apart from said foam layer on said planar bottom of said body, and wherein said sticky polyurethane gel layer is spaced apart from said foam layer on said planar bottom of said body.