Stair system

Abstract

A stair system including an upper tread having a substantially planar body portion, a stair nose portion located at one side of the planar body portion, and a dado located behind the stair nose portion, at least one lower tread, the lower tread having a substantially planar body portion, a stair nose portion located at one side of the planar body portion, a dado located behind the stair nose portion, and a groove located at a side opposite the stair nose portion, and at least two risers, each riser having a substantially planar body portion. In the stair system, one of the at least two risers is receivable between the dado of the upper tread and the groove of the lower tread and the other of the at least two risers is receivable in the dado of the lower tread. Methods for assembling a stair system are also provided.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part application of prior application Ser. No. 11 / 714,774, filed Mar. 7, 2007, which is currently pending, and is herein incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention is generally directed to a stair system, and more particularly to modular treads and risers of a stair system.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]Generally, stair systems having nose moldings have been constructed in a similar manner using the same basic methods. For example, most stair systems employ a plurality of stringers having tread sides cut out, on which are secured tread sub flooring that span between the stringers. The stringers also have riser sides cut out, on which are secured riser sub floorings that also span between the stringers. Depending on the finishing materials for the stair system, a tread and riser may be mounted to the tread sub flooring or ca...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]According to principles of this invention, a stair system is provided that minimizes the components of the stair system and provides an efficient assembly process by allowing flexibility in the placement of the riser(s). The stair system includes a tread, the tread having a substantially planar body portion, a stair nose portion located at one side of the planar body portion, a dado located behind the stair nose portion, and a first plurality of grooves located at a side opposite the stair nose portion, a first riser having a substantially planar body portion, the first riser being received in one of the plurality of grooves, and a second riser having a substantially planar body portion, the second riser being received in the dado of the tread.

Problems solved by technology

However, they are unattractive in that the stair nose is higher than the tread because of the overlapping arrangement.

The second system does allow the tread and stair nose to be coplanar, but because they are joined by the tongue and groove, the system does not allow the tread and risers to be free-floating.

However, U.S. Pat. No. 6,115,975 is a complicated system that requires many additional components.

As a result the assembly process is unnecessarily complicated.

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