On May 29, 22:58, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> On Sat, May 29, 2004 at 03:41:50PM -0700, Ron Hudson wrote:
> > How do you lift the carpet covered ones? Hook velcro on handles?
>
> I've seen a tool that resembles the suction-cup lifter, but instead
of
> rubber cups, there are square plates with tiny metal hooks, rather
like
> velcro. You place the tool on the carpet and slide it in one
direction
> to snag the carpet, and slide it in the other direction to release
it.
Ours are a bit like that; there's a lever on the top to slide the two
plates apart. The spikes are about 1/4" long. They all seem to be
like that; one of ours recently went missing and I contacted a lot of
companies to get a replacement.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Received on Sun May 30 2004 - 09:31:39 BST