Decorative trimming system
US5179811A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04F19/0436
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An improved decorative trimming system for installing crown mold, baseboard and the like to a room includes elongated mounting brackets adapted to be secured along room walls extending about the room periphery. Each bracket include a projecting tongue that extends along the length of the bracket. Prefabricated corner pieces of molding are provided with longitudinal grooves extending along the back sides of their legs for receiving the tongues of the mounting brackets in snug fitting relationship. Similarly, straight lengths or strips of molding have grooves formed along their back sides also for receiving the tongues of the mounting brackets. In use, mounting brackets are secured along room walls extending about the room periphery and prefabricated corner pieces are pressed or snapped into position on the mounting brackets. Straight lengths of molding are cut and pressed into place between the ends of opposed corner pieces to finish out the trimming without the need for intricate mitering, coping, or other skills not usually possessed by the average homeowner or do-it-yourselfer.
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