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Hans G. Lustig, "Carpet Forming Device" (US2753820A)

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Made by: Hans G. Lustig
Date: filed 10 Oct 1952, granted 10 Jul 1956
Place: Lake Placid, New York
Collection: TTW Script Bank fact-check notes (Claude research, Aug 2026)
Number: US2753820A
Themes: Hand-tufting tools & the gun, Tools & equipment

View at the source Cited in chapter 9, note 22

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Hans G. Lustig, “Carpet Forming Device” (US2753820A), filed 10 Oct 1952, granted 10 Jul 1956. patents.google.com/patent/US2753820A/en.

Research notes

Handheld device with a trigger (confirmed in the text) and removable knife. One-fifth assigned to Morton Amster. Patent research (Oct 2026): number, title, names and dates read from the USPTO scan.