Carpet strip assembly having staples incorporated therein

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EP 1 342 439 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	07.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/02

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	10.09.2003 Bulletin 2003/37

(21)	Application number: 03290500.2

(22)	Date of filing: 03.03.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A47G 27/04

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

05.03.2002 US 91101

(71)	Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
	Glenview, Cook County, Illinois 60025 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Gabriel, William L. Barrington, Illinois 60010 (US)

(74)	Representative: Bloch, Gérard et al
	2, square de l'Avenue du Bois 75116 Paris 75116 Paris (FR)

(54)	Carpet strip assembly having staples incorporated therein

(57) The carpet strip assembly has a plurality of two-legged or two-pronged staples (112) fixedly secured therein wherein the staples are arranged within an array comprising two or three longitudinally offset rows of staple fasteners. The number of fastener points per lineal foot of the carpet strip is increased. The two prongs or legs (114, 116) of each staple (112) are integrally connected together by means of a transversely extending crown portion (118). Pull-out resistance of the staples, with respect to the carpet strip, is significantly enhanced.

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