System with skirting board and at least one fixing element

Abstract

A system comprising a skirting board (1) and at least one fixing element (2) for connecting the skirting board (1) with a floor (P) and an adjacent wall (S), the fixing element (2) comprising a rigid portion (3) fixed in a non-movable manner to the wall (S) and an elastic assembly (4) engaged with the skirting board (1), the skirting board (1) comprising an inner shelf (7) extending towards the fixing element (2), the elastic assembly (4) comprises at least one elastic arm (6) extending parallel to the wall (S) and adapted to elastically deflect parallel to the wall (S), the shelf (7) comprises at least one elastic arm (6) projecting obliquely from the rigid portion (3) towards the base plate (P) and having a free end (6 '), the shelf (7) comprising a coupling projection (8) adapted to engage with the free end (6') such that the coupling projection (8) is pressed by the at least one elastic arm (6) in a direction different from the horizontal direction, in particular in a direction selected from a group comprising a vertical direction and a direction both oblique to the wall (S) and oblique to the floor (P), at least one elastic arm (6) is pressed.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a system comprising a skirting board and at least one fixing element for joining the skirting board to a baseboard and an adjacent wall.

[0002] From Polish patent PL 214851 a skirting board is known which has an outer element in the form of a double-arm profile with a base abutting against the base plate, the outer element being connectable to an inner element by means of a snap joint. The snap joint is formed by a downwardly sloping V-shaped end of the downwardly curved base of the inner element and an upward projection on the base of the outer element, the shape of which corresponds to the end.

[0003] As described in PL 214851, during engagement of the outer and inner elements of a skirting board, not only does the base of the resilient inner element tend to deflect away from the base plate, but the upright arms of the outer element also partially deflect away from the wall. This is disadvantageous because it reduces the pressure exerted by the outer element against the wall and may result in incorrect positioning / installation of the skirting board.

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a system comprising a skirting board and at least one fixing element, which system will ensure a secure mounting of the skirting board, in which system the skirting board will be pressed tightly against the wall and the baseboard.

[0005] According to the present invention, there is provided a system comprising a skirting board and at least one fixing element, the system being designed for connecting the skirting board to a baseboard and an adjacent wall, the fixing element comprising a rigid portion fixed to the wall in an immovable manner and an elastic component engaged with the skirting board, the skirting board comprising an internal shelf extending towards the fixing element.

[0006] The system according to the present invention is characterized in that the elastic component includes at least one elastic arm, which extends parallel to the wall and is suitable for elastically deflecting parallel to the wall, and the at least one elastic arm protrudes obliquely from the rigid part toward the base plate and has a free end, and the shelf includes a connecting protrusion, which is suitable for snapping with the free end so that the connecting protrusion is pressed by the at least one elastic arm in a direction different from the horizontal direction.

[0007] Preferably, the coupling protrusion is pressed by at least one elastic arm in a direction selected from the group consisting of a vertical direction and a direction oblique to the wall.

[0008] Preferably, the elastic assembly comprises two elastic arms which protrude divergently from the rigid portion towards the base plate.

[0009] Preferably, the coupling protrusion of the skirting board includes an inclined inner surface and an inclined outer surface, so that the coupling protrusion of the skirting board has an inverted V-shaped cross-section.

[0010] In a preferred variant, the free end of at least one resilient arm comprises an inclined guide surface adapted to slide on the inclined outer surface of the coupling protrusion during engagement of the skirting board and an inclined contact surface adapted to press on the inclined inner surface of the coupling protrusion when the skirting board is engaged.

[0011] Optionally, the free end of at least one elastic arm includes an inclined guide surface and two inclined contact surfaces, wherein the inclined guide surface is suitable for sliding on the inclined outer surface of the connecting protrusion during the engagement of the skirting board, and the two inclined contact surfaces are suitable for pressing against the inclined inner surface of the connecting protrusion and the inclined outer surface of the connecting protrusion respectively when the skirting board is engaged.

[0012] In the system according to the invention, the elastic component of the fixing element exerts a force on the skirting board in a direction oblique to the wall or in a vertical direction. Due to the fact that the rigid part of the fixing element is fixed to the wall in an immovable manner and the elastic arm can only deflect parallel to the wall and substantially cannot perform any movement in other directions, there is no risk of the fixing element deflecting away from the wall during the engagement of the skirting board, thus weakening the connection.

[0013] An embodiment of the system according to the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0014] Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the system according to the first embodiment of the invention before the skirting boards are engaged;

[0015] Figure 2 Shows the observed along the wall Figure 1 A partial cross-sectional view of a system;

[0016] Figure 3 shows a front view of a fixing element of a system according to a first embodiment of the invention, the fixing element being in its relaxed state and in its tensioned state, respectively;

[0017] Figure 4 shows a perspective view of a fixing element of a system according to a second embodiment of the invention;

[0018] Figure 5a and Figure 5b A front view and a perspective view, respectively, are shown of a fixing element of a system according to a third embodiment of the invention.

[0019] Figure 6a A partial cross-sectional view is shown, which is similar to Figure 2 A partial cross-sectional view similar to that of FIG. 1 but with a fixing element according to a fourth embodiment of the system of the invention;

[0020] Figure 6b Shows Figure 6a A perspective view of a fixing element.

[0021] exist Figure 1 and Figure 2 In the embodiment shown, the system according to the invention comprises a skirting board 1, a portion of which is fixed to the baseboard 1 and a fixing element 2. Figure 1 Depending on the length of the skirting board, there can be any number of fixing elements 2. The fixing element 2 comprises a rigid part 3, which is fixed to the wall S in an immovable manner, and an elastic component 4. The rigid part 3 can have any suitable shape, as long as it is suitable for attachment to the wall S. There is an opening 5 in the rigid part 3, which enables the fixing element 2 to be attached to the wall S, for example by means of screws. In this embodiment, the elastic component 4 comprises a longitudinal axis X (as Figure 3 The present invention relates to a plurality of resilient arms 6 (shown in the figure) which protrude divergently from the rigid part 3 towards the base plate P and have free ends 6'. The resilient arms 6 extend parallel to the wall S and can be elastically deflected parallel to the wall S without substantially moving in any other direction. This means in particular that the longitudinal axes X of the resilient arms 6 form an obtuse angle in a plane substantially parallel to the wall, so that the resilient arms 6 can only be deflected parallel to the wall. Therefore, the resilient arms 6 cannot be deflected "towards" or "away from" the wall.

[0022] The skirting board 1 can basically have any outer shape suitable for this type of product, as long as it comprises an inner shelf 7 extending towards the fixing element 2 and the wall S, the shelf 7 forms an integral part of the skirting board 1 or is fixedly connected to the skirting board 1, and the shelf 7 is designed to engage with the fixing element 2. The shelf 7 has a coupling projection 8 to snap into engagement with the free end 6' by pushing the skirting board 1 against the wall S.

[0023] like Figure 2 As shown, the coupling protrusion 8 of the shelf 7 has an inclined inner surface 9 and an inclined outer surface 10, so that the coupling protrusion 8 has an inverted V-shaped cross section. On the other hand, each free end 6' includes an inclined contact surface 11 and an inclined guide surface 12. The inclined guide surface 12 facilitates the free end 6' to slide along the inclined outer surface 10 on the coupling protrusion 8 during the engagement process of the skirting board 1, and the inclined contact surface 11 is pressed against the inclined inner surface 9 of the coupling protrusion 8 with a force F, and the direction of the force F is oblique to the wall S.

[0024] exist Figure 3In the figure, the elastic arm 6 in a relaxed state is shown in solid lines, and the elastic arm 6 in a tensioned state is shown in dotted lines. During the engagement process of the skirting board 1, the elastic arm 6 is deflected in a plane parallel to the wall S, so that the free end 6' of the elastic arm 6 is lifted and the free end 6' can pass over the coupling protrusion 8 of the skirting board 1. In the coupled position of the skirting board 1, the elastic arm 6 is pulled by its free end 6' with a force F (as shown in FIG. Figure 2 The force F is pressed against the coupling protrusion 8 and thus against the entire skirting board 1 via the shelf 7, with the direction of the force F being oblique both to the wall S and to the base plate P. "Oblique direction" means that the force is neither perpendicular nor parallel to the wall S and the base plate P. This effect is achieved due to the fact that the elastic arm 6 can be elastically deflected parallel to the wall and due to the specific shape of the free end 6' and the coupling protrusion 8.

[0025] exist Figure 4 , a fixing element of a system according to a second embodiment of the invention is shown in a perspective view. In this embodiment, the fixing element 2 also has two deflected elastic arms 6, but these two deflected elastic arms 6 protrude convergently from the rigid part 3 towards the base plate P. The elastic arms 6 have free ends 6', which, like the first embodiment, extend parallel to the wall S and can be elastically deflected parallel to the wall S without substantially moving in any other direction. The free ends 6' have the shape described with reference to the first embodiment.

[0026] Figure 5a and Figure 5b A view of a fixing element 2 according to a third embodiment of the invention is shown. In this embodiment, the fixing element 2 has one elastic arm 6 extending obliquely from the rigid part 3 towards the base plate P. The one elastic arm 6 is positioned approximately below the center of the rigid part 3 and also has a free end 6', which has the shape described with reference to the first embodiment. As with the other embodiments, the elastic arm 6 extends parallel to the wall S and can be elastically deflected parallel to the wall S without substantially moving in any other direction.

[0027] Figure 6aThe system of the invention with the fixing element 2 is shown according to a fourth embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, the elastic arm 6, optionally two elastic arms 6, has one or more free ends 6', which free ends 6' include three inclined surfaces, namely an inclined guide surface 12 and two inclined contact surfaces 11, 11', which together form an inverted V-shaped cross-sectional profile corresponding to the profile of the coupling protrusion 8. The inclined guide surface 12 facilitates the free end 6' to slide along the inclined outer surface 10 on the coupling protrusion 8 during the engagement of the skirting board 1, and the two inclined contact surfaces 11, 11' exert a vertical downward resultant force F (such as Figure 6a The coupling protrusion 8 is pressed against the inclined inner surface 9 and the inclined outer surface 10 (as shown by the arrows in FIG. 1 ).

[0028] Figure 6b The fastening element 2 is shown in a perspective view.

[0029] It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other configurations of the shapes of the coupling protrusion 8 and the free end 6' are also possible. For example, the cross-sectional shape of one element may be a section of a semicircle / arc that matches with an opposite element as an inclined surface, or a section of a pair of two opposite semicircle / arc surfaces. Figure 1 5) can obviously have the same fixing element as shown in the fourth embodiment ( Figure 6a and Figure 6b ) The free end 6' of the elastic arm 6 described.

[0030] The fixing element 2 may be made of any suitable material, for example of a plastic material or of a metal. If the entire fixing element 2 is made of one material, the local stiffness / elasticity of a specific part thereof is imparted by its shape.

[0031] It is also possible to make certain parts of the fixing element 2 from different materials, in particular from materials with different elasticity. For example, the elastic component 4, ie the elastic arm 6, can be made of a material with higher elasticity than the rigid part 3 of the fixing element 2.

Claims

1. A system comprising a skirting board (1) and at least one fixing element (2), the system being used to connect the skirting board (1) to a baseboard (P) and an adjacent wall (S), the fixing element (2) comprising a rigid portion (3) fixed to the wall (S) in an immovable manner and an elastic component (4) engaged with the skirting board (1), the skirting board (1) comprising an internal shelf (7) extending towards the fixing element (2), characterized in that The elastic component (4) comprises at least one elastic arm (6), the at least one elastic arm (6) extending parallel to the wall (S) and being adapted to be elastically deflected parallel to the wall (S), the at least one elastic arm (6) protruding obliquely from the rigid part (3) toward the bottom plate (P) and having a free end (6'), and the shelf (7) comprises a connecting protrusion (8), the connecting protrusion (8) being adapted to be engaged with the free end (6'), so that the connecting protrusion (8) is pressed by the at least one elastic arm (6) in a direction different from the horizontal direction.

2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that The coupling protrusion (8) is pressed by the at least one elastic arm (6) in a direction selected from the group consisting of a vertical direction and a direction oblique to the wall (S).

3. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The elastic component (4) comprises two elastic arms (6) which protrude divergently from the rigid part (3) towards the bottom plate (P).

4. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that The coupling protrusion (8) comprises an inclined inner surface (9) and an inclined outer surface (10), so that the coupling protrusion (8) has an inverted V-shaped cross section.

5. The system according to claim 4, characterized in that The free end (6') of the elastic arm (6) comprises an inclined guide surface (12) and an inclined contact surface (11), wherein the inclined guide surface (12) is suitable for sliding on the inclined outer surface (10) of the coupling protrusion (8) during the engagement of the skirting board (1), and the inclined contact surface (11) is suitable for pressing on the inclined inner surface (9) of the coupling protrusion (8) when the skirting board (1) is engaged.

6. The system according to claim 4, characterized in that The free end (6') of the elastic arm (6) comprises an inclined guide surface (12) and two inclined contact surfaces (11, 11'), wherein the inclined guide surface (12) is suitable for sliding on the inclined outer surface (10) of the coupling protrusion (8) during the engagement of the skirting board, and the two inclined contact surfaces (11, 11') are suitable for pressing against the inclined inner surface (9) of the coupling protrusion (8) and the inclined outer surface (10) of the coupling protrusion (8) respectively when the skirting board (1) is engaged.

Images