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Kit and method for demonstrating carpet cleaning principles

CA 1306604 C · Owner: Greeley, Geoffrey R. · Inventors: Greeley, Geoffrey R.; Middleton, Ernest W.; Lafontsee, Lawrence J.

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A kit (10) for visual demonstration of principles relating to carpets and carpet care. The kit includes a horizontal base member, vertical members (30) removably securable in erect position with respect to the base member at their proximal ends (32), and means (28) on the base member to hold the vertical members in carrying position when not in their erect positions. A highly preferred base member is a transparent rigid box (12) with spaced upper and lower walls (22,14), the vertical members being attached to the lower wall and extending loosely through openings (24) in the upper wall. The method includes applying dirt onto a shaft near its distal end and, when the shaft is erect on the …

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  • Granted August 25, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 25, 2009.
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FiledNovember 16, 1987
GrantedAugust 25, 1992
Term endedAugust 25, 2009
Patent numberCA 1306604 C
Classification (IPC)G09B25/02 +1 more

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedNov 16, 1987Patent grantedAug 25, 1992Term endedAug 25, 2009

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