US5433048A
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Molding of synthetic resin foam with hidden fittings
Assignee: CIRCULAR FOCUS LLC
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Filing: 1993-09-14
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Granted: 1995-07-18
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Expires: 2013-09-14
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a moulding of foam synthetic resin for hiding the angle zone between the wall and the ceiling or between the wall and the floor of a room, which to the rear has a retainer profile (7 and 8), into which the lugs (9 and 10) on the fittings (1) fit. The fittings (1) secured in the angle zone between the wall and the ceiling thus bear the moulding (2) and the arrangement in accordance with the invention consisting of the moulding (2) and the fittings (1) may also constitute the border of a suspended ceiling adjacent to the walls and in this respect simultaneously perform a load bearing function as regards the ceiling edge elements of the suspended ceiling. The suspended ceiling may be a coffered ceiling, whose coffer frame are constituted by the mouldings (2). The angles constituted by two respective mouldings of a coffer frame are held together by means of angle fittings or, respectively, resilient staples.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean P. Strasser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 02:32
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B9/00; E04B9/30; E04F; E04F19/00; E04F19/02; E04F19/04; E04F19/0436
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A suspended coffered ceiling comprising: (a) open coffer frames; (b) bearer ledges for covering an angle zone formed by the intersection of a wall and the suspended coffered ceiling; (c) covering plates for covering said open coffer frames and for covering an open area between said coffer frames and said bearer ledges; and (d) fittings secured in an angle zone between the wall and the suspended coffered ceiling for supporting the bearer ledges, said coffer frames and bearer ledges comprising identical moldings, each of said moldings having the same shape and identical cross-sectional shape taken along a length thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A suspended coffered ceiling comprising: (a) open coffer frames; (b) bearer ledges for covering an angle zone formed by the intersection of a wall and the suspended coffered ceiling; (c) covering plates for covering said open coffer frames and for covering an open area between said coffer frames and said bearer ledges; and (d) fittings secured in an angle zone between the wall and the suspended coffered ceiling for supporting the bearer ledges, said coffer frames and bearer ledges comprising identical moldings, each of said moldings having the same shape and identical cross-sectional shape taken along a length thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The suspended coffered ceiling according to claim 1, wherein adjacent corners of the coffer frames are held together by angle fittings or resilient staples.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The suspended coffered ceiling according to claim 1 wherein said identical moldings comprise a retainer profile on one side thereof, said retainer profile being adapted to the fittings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The suspended coffered ceiling according to claim 3 wherein the retainer profile comprises at least one recess adapted to receive the fittings.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
The suspended coffered ceiling according to claim 4 wherein the top edge of each of the identical moldings includes a recess therein, the recess in said top edge and the recess in said retainer profile defining a dovetail profile section between them which fits between two supporting parts of the fitting.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The suspended coffered ceiling according to claim 4 wherein the retainer profile of the molding comprises a snap-connection or a clamping connection with the fitting, whereby the molding is completely removable from and reattachable to the fitting.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The suspended coffered ceiling according to claim 4 wherein the recess comprises a groove.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
61 words
The suspended coffered ceiling according to claim 7 wherein the retainer profile comprises a first longitudinal groove adjacent to an upper edge of the molding and a parallel second longitudinal groove adjacent to a lower edge of the molding, the two grooves extending into a full length of the molding, the supporting parts of the fitting being located in said groove.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The suspended coffered ceiling according to claim 7 wherein the supporting parts are resiliently elastic.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
61 words
The suspended coffered ceiling according to claim 1 further comprising at least one fitting arranged on a backside of each of the moldings, said fitting comprising a snap-connection or a clamping connection with the fittings in an angle zone between the wall and the ceiling, whereby the molding is completely removable from and reattachable to the fittings in the angle zone.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The suspended coffered ceiling according to claim 10 wherein the additional fitting is screwed or pinned to the backside of the molding.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
The suspended coffered ceiling according to claim 10 wherein the additional fitting comprises a base plate, which is secured to the backside of the molding and includes a dagger-like supporting part with a resiliently elastic notch, said dagger-like support part and a part of the fitting comprising a clamping connection.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
The suspended coffered ceiling according to claim 12 wherein the fitting comprises an angle molding which extends outward from the wall into the room and fits into the notch in the supporting part of the additional fitting.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The suspended coffered ceiling according to claim 1 wherein the fitting comprises resilient sheet metal or an extruded resiliently elastic synthetic resin section.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
13 words
The suspended coffered ceiling according to claim 14 wherein the fitting comprises PVC.
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