A professional who removes cones (hollow cylinders) from dips (lower curves) in floor covering hanging in curing stoves and replaces cones with larger ones to prevent faces of floor covering from sticking together.

• Signals stove-carriage operator at top of stoves to adjust length of dips to effect required spacing.
• Covers floor of stove with paper to prevent dip from touching floor.
• Attaches identifying tag to each dip according to length.