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US5339586A
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Edging strips for floorcoverings
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-11-19
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Granted: 1994-08-23
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Expires: 2011-11-19
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to edging strips for fixing floorcoverings, which are particularly suitable for use as dividers between adjacent floor areas. The edging strip comprises interfitting housing and insert strips, the housing strip fitting within the floor surface and presenting an upper edge portion flush with the surface of the floorcovering and the insert strip providing a recessed upper surface to which the underside of the floorcovering edge is fixed, co-operating interlocking projections and recesses being provided whereby the insert strip fixedly locates on the housing strip by pressing down along the length of the insert strip. The insert strip has a locking projection along one edge for engaging in a co-operating recess in the housing strip and a resilient tongue along its other edge projecting downwardly for engaging in a further co-operating recess in the housing strip. The tongue has a locking projection for catching behind a co-operating locking projection in said further recess. The invention provides an edging strip which, when used as a divider, provides a smooth transition between divided floor areas and prevents damage to the floorcovering edges.
Inventors
- 👤 Antony R. Centa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 02:20
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G27/00; A47G27/04; A47G27/0437; A47G27/045; E; E04; E04F; E04F15/00; E04F15/02; E04F15/02005; E04F15/024; E04F19/00; E04F19/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/16; Y10T428/161
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
A method of securing an edge of a floorcovering fitted to an underlying floor surface, characterised by providing an elongate edging strip comprising a housing strip (2) and an insert strip (3) which are interfitted together via co-operating locking means (6,11,7,13) formed on said strips, selecting the material of said insert strip (3) to be a plastic which will readily bond with the underside of the floorcovering, fixing said edging strip along said floor surface to define a line along which said edge of said floorcovering is to extend so that said housing and insert strips present respective upstanding edges (4, 12) which extend parallel and adjacent each other along said line flush with the surface of the floorcovering (5, 18) when fitted and the insert further presenting a support surface for said, edge of the floorcovering, cutting the floorcovering to present an edge which overlies the support surface of the insert strip and abuts said upstanding edge (12) of the insert strip, and bonding the underside of said floorcovering along said edge to said surface and upstanding edge of the insert strip.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
183 words
A method of securing an edge of a floorcovering fitted to an underlying floor surface, characterised by providing an elongate edging strip comprising a housing strip (2) and an insert strip (3) which are interfitted together via co-operating locking means (6,11,7,13) formed on said strips, selecting the material of said insert strip (3) to be a plastic which will readily bond with the underside of the floorcovering, fixing said edging strip along said floor surface to define a line along which said edge of said floorcovering is to extend so that said housing and insert strips present respective upstanding edges (4, 12) which extend parallel and adjacent each other along said line flush with the surface of the floorcovering (5, 18) when fitted and the insert further presenting a support surface for said, edge of the floorcovering, cutting the floorcovering to present an edge which overlies the support surface of the insert strip and abuts said upstanding edge (12) of the insert strip, and bonding the underside of said floorcovering along said edge to said surface and upstanding edge of the insert strip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 1, further characterised by providing an elongated channel along said floor surface to define said line, and fixing said elongate housing strip within and along said channel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
211 words
A floor edging strip adapted to secure floorcovering along an edge thereof to an underlying floor surface according to the method of claim 1, characterised by a pair of elongate housing and insert strips (2,3) which are adapted to inter fit with each other, the housing strip (2) having an upstanding edge portion (4) which extends to be flush with the surface of the floorcovering (5, 18) when fitted, and the insert strip (3) being a plastic material to which the underside of the floorcovering can be readily bonded, said insert strip presenting a surface for supporting the underside of the floorcovering along an edge thereof and an upstanding edge (12) which extends to be flush with the surface of the floorcovering when fitted and against which the floorcovering edge abuts, and co-operating interlocking means (6,11,7,13) provided on respective housing and insert strips whereby the insert strip can be fixedly located on the housing strip, said co-operating interlocking means comprising a locking projection (11) provided along one edge of said insert strip and adapted to engage in a co-operating recess (6) provided in the housing strip, and a tongue (13) which extends from the insert strip and is adapted to lock in a further co-operating recess (7) in the housing strip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
98 words
A floor edging strip according to claim 3, further characterised by said tongue (13) being resilient and extending downwardly from the insert strip, and said recess (7) being provided in the surface of the housing strip, said tongue and recess having respective co-operating sloping engagement surfaces (14, 9) and locking projections (15,10) extending therealong, the arrangement being such that the insert strip can be located over the housing strip and pressed downwardly along its length whereby the locking projection (15) of said resilient tongue rides over and catches behind the co-operating locking projection (10) along said further recess.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
A floor edging strip according to claim 4 further characterised by a further resilient tongue (24) which is provided on said insert strip, the two tongues being oppositely arranged and adapted to snap fit between a pair of opposed projections (25, 26) and be tightly located therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A floor surface covered by a floorcovering, characterised by the floorcovering (5, 18) being secured along at least one edge thereof by a floor edging strip according to claim 3.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2001-08-22 | 2002-02-21 | 2002-08-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2005-08-22 | 2006-02-21 | 2006-08-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |