US5217784A
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Cornice board
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-05-09
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Granted: 1993-06-08
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Expires: 2011-05-09
Abstract
Abstract A cornice board constructed of a rigid material containing a plurality of openings located on a first side, front face, and second side. These openings may be selectively plugged, by various removable plugs. The rigid cornice board is adaptable to contain a decorative fabric interleaved through the selected plurality of openings in order to create the desired design effect.
Inventors
- 👤 Dorothy C. Shepherd
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:04
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47H; A47H2/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24008; Y10T428/24174; Y10T428/24273; Y10T428/24322; Y10T428/24331
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A cornice board device for attachment to a vertical wall surface comprising: a) a first side panel with an outer end, and an inner end for attachment to the vertical wall surface; b) a second side panel with an outer end, and an inner end for attachment to the vertical wall surface; c) a front panel containing a first end and a second end, with the first end of the front panel affixed to the outer end of the first side panel, and the second end of the front panel affixed to the distal end of the second side panel; d) a plurality of openings located on the first side panel front panel, and second side panel, and e) a fabric material interleaved through the plurality of openings.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A cornice board device for attachment to a vertical wall surface comprising: a) a first side panel with an outer end, and an inner end for attachment to the vertical wall surface; b) a second side panel with an outer end, and an inner end for attachment to the vertical wall surface; c) a front panel containing a first end and a second end, with the first end of the front panel affixed to the outer end of the first side panel, and the second end of the front panel affixed to the distal end of the second side panel; d) a plurality of openings located on the first side panel front panel, and second side panel, and e) a fabric material interleaved through the plurality of openings.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The cornice board device according to claim 1, wherein the inner ends of the first and second side panels further comprise a means for affixing the cornice board device to the vertical wall surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cornice board device of claim 2, wherein the cornice board further comprises means covering one or more of the plurality of openings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cornice board device of claim 3, wherein the means covering further comprises a plurality of plugs inserted into the plurality of openings.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The cornice board device of claim 4, wherein the first side panel, second side panel and front panel are constructed from a rigid material selected from the group consisting of wood, fiberglass, aluminum, plastic and steel.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2000-06-07 | 2000-12-07 | 2001-06-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2004-06-07 | 2004-12-07 | 2005-06-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |