Break-away multi-purpose flooring transition

a multi-purpose, transition technology, applied in the direction of roof tools, structural elements, metal sawing apparatus, etc., can solve the problems of difficulty in covering the gap that may be formed, problems encountered with conventional edge molding, etc., to enhance or supplement the fit and positioning

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-12-13
PFLEIDERER SCHWEIZ
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[0016] An adhesive, such as a glue, a microballoon adhesive, contact adhesive, or chemically activated adhesive, including a water-activated adhesive, may be also positioned on any of the pieces of the assembly to either hold the assembly together or ...

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A problem is encountered, however, when flooring materials that are dissimilar in shape or texture are used.
For example, when a hard floor is placed adjacent a carpet, problems are encounte...

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[0061]FIG. 1 shows a structure 1, from which the present invention can be formed. Structure 1 typically has a core 1A, an upper face 1B, a first lateral face 1C, a second lateral face 1D and a lower face 1E.

[0062] Preferably, core 1A is formed from a fiberboard, such as high-density fiberboard (HDF) or medium-density fiberboard (MDF), plastic, wood, engineered wood, metal, composites, gypsum, high-density fiber reinforced plaster, or other natural or synthetic material such as cork, or any additional material, such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,860,074, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. Preferred plastics include extrudable thermoset and thermoplastic resins, the latter including high density olefins and polyvinylchloride. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the core 1A is unitary, i.e., it is a single piece / unit, not a multi-piece element, held together by glues, adhesives, joints, etc.

[0063] The decorative outer face can have a variety of finishes, suc...

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Abstract

The invention is a joint cover assembly for covering a gap adjacent an edge of a panel that covers a sub-surface, and a method of covering such a gap. The assembly can be manipulated to form an end molding, a T-molding, a hard surface reducer, a carpet reducer, and/or a stair nose molding. A kit can include the joint cover assembly an a tool for forming a flooring transition from a generic element having break-away sections.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Appl. No. 60 / 808,121, having been filed May 25, 2006, incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The invention is an integral multi-purpose structure which can be separated into various flooring transitions such as T-moldings, hard surface reducers and end moldings. [0004] 2. Background of the Invention [0005] Hard surface floors, such as wood or laminate flooring, have become increasingly popular. As such, many different types of this flooring have been developed. Generally, this type of flooring is assembled by providing a plurality of similar panels. The differing types of panels that have developed, of course, may have differing widths and thicknesses. The same is true when a laminate floor (often referred to as a “floating floor”) abuts another hard surface, such as a resilient surface (such as vinyl), tile or another laminate s...

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IPC IPC(8): E04F19/02
CPCB23D45/003B23D45/102B26D3/001E04F19/02Y10T29/49E04F19/062E04F19/065E04F19/066E04F11/166E04F19/061
Inventor STANCHFIELD, OLIVERKORNFALT, SVENLARSSON, ROLANDPIERCE, WILLIAM T.LA SERNA, SABADSMITH, PATRICK GEORGEJOHNSTON, WAYNE ROBERT
Owner PFLEIDERER SCHWEIZ
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