Carpet Air Stretcher Part 1

US Patent # 7159850
An overview of the Carpet Air Stretcher. The carpet air stretcher uses patented technology to bring the installation of carpet into the 21st century. In Part One of the video the inventor of the Carpet Air Stretcher talks about the evolution of the tool.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• carpet
• air
• pneumatic
• stretcher
• floor
• tool
• kicker
• install
• flooring

[airstretcher]

1. It's the health and injury that most concerns us.

2. A wool weave is a small part of the North American Industry

3. The Air Kicker pressure system can be set up or down producing a nice smooth stretch less damaging than the knee kicker.

4. Let's work smarter not harder.

5. The Junior & Senior Power Stretchers can be fitted with cotton heads for berbers & wools. They also have a very easily controlled stretcher head delivery.

[airstretcher]

Air Stretcher (US Patent # 7159850)

[MrDarinWarren]

@santfekuss A typical 12x12 room would require you to kick the carpet hard enough to stretch it 1 1/12 to 2 inches. Not only is that impossible with quality carpet. It's a dumb idea to try. Professional installers worth their pay, that can actually warranty their stretch for more than 2 years, or forever as you should be able to if you install it correctly, will use a power stretcher for anything over 5ft. :)

[MrDarinWarren]

@santfekuss A kness kicker is not intended to "stretch" carpet. Only position it. If you're actually stretching in rooms with a kicker. You aren't getting to 1 to 1 1/2 % stretch required, and you're killing your knees. Consider this. 1% of 100 inches is... 1 inch.

[jsmythib]

It is a really neat tool. For the most part tho the modern kicker shouldnt be kicked very hard anyway..thats what the power strechers are for...With the exception of that super hot day in a small room with a cheesey peice o rug ;) Im not going to live forever and there are fish out there waiting for me ! :) bye

[rwavspcw]

where do i get this tool this is such a good j=idea can get so much more work down with this tool

[thecarpetking]

i really like the stair version, saving up for one...

[stevesam09]

how do i get this tool?

[mtnwest]

Ingenious but not practical. You can't stretch todays synthetic backings with a kicker air or not. You use that and I'll use my power stretcher and we'll see who does a quicker better job.

[crazynoah]

power stretcher works fine for me

[joselopez3507]

how will it perform on direct glue-down installations? that would be nice if it can.

[boxfullofheads]

I have been installing carpet for 25 years

and i love this. how do i get this tool?

now if they could make a robot to bring

it in the house to save my back...