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PCT No. PCT/SE89/00289 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 17, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 17, 1991 PCT Filed May 23, 1989 PCT Pub. No. WO89/12150 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 14, 1989.A method for handling floor covering (2) comprising floor-cover sections provided with a textile outer surface, comprising taking-up the floor-cover sections from a substantially flat support surface (4). The method is characterized mainly by gripping a floor-cover section (2) automatically in conjunction with taking-up the floor-cover sections, by means of a gripping device (5) forming part of a mobile pick-up unit (1). The gripping device includes needle-like gripping elements which are inserted at least into the outer surface of the floor-cover section, which is lifted from the support surface (4) by the needle-like gripping elements and subsequently released from engagement therewith. The invention also relates to apparatus for carrying out the method.
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