Appeal No. 98-1036
Application 08/540,193
The invention relates to a baseboard support form for
attaching carpeting to a wall. Claims 1 and 8 are
illustrative and read as follows:
1. A baseboard support form, for use with a carpet strip,
a wall and a floor, the floor having a layer of carpet
thereon, comprising:
a) a form body, said form body having a solid inner core,
said form body also having a front, a back, a top and a
bottom, said top having a means for bending said carpet strip
over the top of said form body, said form body also having a
means for receiving and securing said carpet strip in said
form body, said form body also having a curved lower surface
permitting said carpet strip to be curved thereunder, thereby
securing said carpet strip between said form body and said
floor; and
b) a means for securing said form body to said wall.
8. A baseboard support form system, for use with a
carpet strip, a wall and a floor, the floor having a layer of
carpet thereon, comprising:
a) a form body, made of bendable material, said form body
including a face side, and a back side, and a curved upper
surface for supporting said carpet strip, said curved upper
surface having a generally semi-circular form, thereby
permitting said carpet strip to be bent thereover;
b) a groove formed in said back side to receive said
carpet strip, thereby removably securing said carpet strip
therein;
c) a curved lower surface permitting said carpet strip to
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