Architectural molding strips
Abstract
Abstract A DECORATIVE THIN-WALL MOUNTING STRIP IS PROVIDED WITH TRANSVERSE NOTCHES AT REGULAR INTERVALS ALONG ITS LENGTH EACH NOTCH HAVE 45* BEVELED SURFACES. TO CARRY THE MOULDING AROUND AN INSIDE OR OUTSIDE CORNER, THE STRIP IS SEVERED AT A NOTCH, AND THE SEVERED ENDS ABUTTED AT THE CORNER. IF THE MATERIAL PERMITS, BENDING RATHER THAN SEVERING AT THE NOTCH IS POSSIBLE. A FIRST MODIFICATION HAS A SUPPLEMENTARY CONTOUR AT THE NOTCH, WHICH IS REMOVED TO FORM A CORNER. A SECOND MODIFICATION COMPRISES A SERIES OF BEVELED BLOCKS BONDED TO A FLEXIBLE ELONGATED BACKING SHEET, SO THAT A CORNER IS FORMED AT THE POINT WHERE TWO BLOCKS MEET SIMPLY BY BENDING THE BACKING SHEET AROUND THE CORNER.
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- 👤 Robert I Wine
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