Archway Elastic Skirting Fixing Element for Non-Invasive Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing skirting board systems fail to provide stable and reliable attachment to flooring independently of flooring thickness, often requiring invasive installation methods such as making openings in the floor or wall.
Innovation Solution
A skirting board fixing system featuring an archway-bent elastic fixing element with a click joint and optional elastic inserts, which allows for secure attachment without invasive installation, suitable for various flooring thicknesses and types, and includes a reinforcing web and flattening for added stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional fixing systems are used to attach skirting boards to the floor or wall, then the skirting can be securely fixed, but invasive installation methods are required such as making openings in the floor or wall
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a fixing element as an intermediary component between the skirting board and the floor/wall. This fixing element features a U-shaped body with arms that engage under the flooring material and a click joint mechanism that connects to the skirting profile, providing secure attachment without requiring direct invasive fastening to the floor or wall structure
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing system is divided into separate functional components: the U-shaped fixing element that engages with the flooring, the click joint mechanism that connects to the skirting, and the skirting profile itself. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, enabling non-invasive installation while maintaining secure attachment
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed thickness flooring is used with traditional fixing systems, then the installation can be simplified, but the system cannot accommodate various flooring thicknesses
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing element incorporates elastic inserts that provide dynamic adjustment capability. These elastic inserts allow the fixing element to flex and adapt to different flooring thicknesses while maintaining secure engagement. The elasticity enables the system to accommodate variations in flooring thickness without requiring multiple fixed-size fixing components
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes changes in the physical state of the elastic inserts (from compressed to relaxed) to adapt the fixing system to different flooring thicknesses. By allowing the elastic inserts to deform elastically, the system can adjust its effective height and engagement depth to match various flooring thicknesses while maintaining structural integrity
3Adaptability or versatility
If elastic inserts are added to the fixing element to accommodate various flooring thicknesses, then adaptability is improved, but the fixing element structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing element utilizes elastic inserts that function as flexible components within the otherwise rigid U-shaped structure. These elastic inserts provide the necessary flexibility to adapt to different flooring thicknesses while maintaining the overall structural integrity of the fixing element. The flexible nature of these inserts allows them to deform and recover, enabling adjustment without adding complex mechanical adjustment mechanisms
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy and stable assembly of skirting boards without invasive installation, ensuring secure attachment to both floor and wall, accommodating different flooring thicknesses and types, and enhancing the safety and stability of the click joint.
Implementation Method 1
The fixing element is an elastic element and is archway bent
Implementation Method 2
the free end of the arm of the joint element is clickway connected to the arm of the skirting profile element
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AI summary
An object of the present invention is fixing system of a skirting, more particularly of a skirting board (8), in form of a wall finish, more particularly the wall finish of a floor, consisting of a joint element, the flat base wall of which is located under a panel, more particularly under the floor board (3), being separable connected to skirting profile element. According to the present invention, the joint element (1) is an elastic element and is archway bended, wherein the free end of an arm (5) of the joint element (1) is clickway connected to the base arm (7) of the skirting profile element (2).