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The original description was not as clear as it could be. Having
described a single section of carpet "with one gripper rod near the
bottom of each riser and another near the back of each tread" the
second clause "with the spikes pointing towards each other" might be
taken to refer to the same pair of grippers. Not a 'pair' composed of
adjacent riser tread pairs



Exactly. If you're talking about that single piece of carpet then the
pair of grippers that hold it in place point away from each other.

Even if you use a 'runner' on stairs (good idea as you can move it to
equalise wear) the grippers are still in the same orientation as single
pieces.

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*It is wrong to ever split an infinitive *

Dave Plowman London SW
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