Claims
- 1. A decorative molding system removably installed at a juncture of a ceiling and a vertical wall, said molding system comprising:
- a plurality of thin molding strips of flexible plastic having a length and an upper free edge, a lower free edge, a front surface and a back surface, said upper free edge being adapted to lie against one of said ceiling and said vertical wall along a line spaced from the juncture of the ceiling and vertical wall and flex relative thereto, said lower free edge being adapted to lie against the other of said ceiling and said vertical wall along a line spaced from the juncture of the ceiling and vertical wall and flex relative thereto,
- a plurality of flexible plastic clips,
- each said flexible plastic clip having a first end and a second free end,
- said flexible plastic clips being attached at spaced points along the length of the back surface of each molding strip such that the first end of each said clip is attached on the back surface of said molding strip at a point of attachment intermediate the upper free edge and lower free edge of said molding strip and said second free end of each said clip extends at an angle from said point of attachment,
- said second free end of each said clip being capable of flexing relative to said point of attachment to said molding,
- each said molding strip being sufficiently flexible about its length as well as its width to provide conforming engagement of its upper free edge and its lower free edge with the ceiling and vertical wall to provide conforming engagement with the ceiling and vertical wall,
- a plurality of wall tracks of thin flexible plastic having a back surface, a front surface, an upper edge and a forward leading edge providing a gap between the leading edge and the front surface,
- means for mounting the upper edge of each track on one of said ceiling and said vertical wall adjacent the juncture of said ceiling and said vertical wall such that said forward leading edge is spaced from the other of said ceiling and said vertical wall,
- said forward leading edge of said track being capable of flexing relative to said upper edge of said track,
- interengaging means on said second free end of said clip and said forward leading edge of said track such that when the thin molding strip with the flexible plastic clips attached thereto is mounted on said track by movement of each said second free end of each said clip into the gap between the leading edge of said track and the front surface, the second free end of each said clip is moved into the gap and said forward leading edge of said track are interengaged, such that each said thin molding strip is restrained against ready removal and such that when said molding strip is mounted on said wall track, the upper edge of said molding strip is angled outwardly from said track, such that said clip is positioned between said lower forward free edge of said wall track and its associated wall to cause the forward leading edge to flex so that said clip is retained by a snap-in fit and is removable while permitting the upper free edge and lower free edge of said molding strip to flex into conforming engagement with the ceiling and vertical wall,
- each said molding strip having an axial projection at one end and an axial projection receiving cavity at the other end,
- said projection on one end being received in a cavity of an adjacent molding strip.
- 2. The decorative molding system set forth in claim 1 wherein said projection comprises a plastic member having a similar cross section to that of the molding and being bonded thereto at one end of said strip, each cavity being formed with a pair of adjacent plastic members having a similar cross section to that of said strip and bonded to the other end of said strip, the one member which is adjacent said strip having a portion defining said cavity between the other member and said strip.
- 3. The decorative molding system set forth in claim 2 wherein said molding strips have a dentil shape cross section.
- 4. The decorative molding system set forth in claim 1 wherein said molding strips have an ogee cross section.
- 5. The decorative molding system set forth in any one of claims 1-4 wherein said molding strips, clips, projections and tracks are made of substantially the same thickness of plastic.
- 6. The decorative molding system set forth in claim 5 wherein the free edges of the abutting strips are chamfered.
- 7. The decorative molding system set forth in claim 6 wherein said chamfered edges comprise complementary planar surfaces.
- 8. The decorative molding system set forth in claim 7 wherein said edges surfaces are an acute angle to the axis of their respective strips.
- 9. A decorative molding system removably installed at a juncture of a ceiling and a vertical wall, comprising a plurality of thin molding strips of flexible plastic having a length and an upper free edge, a lower free edge, a front surface and a back surface, said upper free edge being adapted to lie against one of said ceiling and said vertical wall along a line spaced from the juncture of the ceiling and vertical wall and flex relative thereto, said lower free edge being adapted to lie against the other of said ceiling and said vertical wall along a line spaced from the juncture of the ceiling and vertical wall and flex relative thereto, a plurality of flexible plastic clips, each said flexible plastic clip having a first end and second free end, said flexible plastic clips being attached at spaced points along the length of the back surface of each molding strip such that the first end of each said clip is attached on the back surface of said molding strip at a point of attachment intermediate the upper free edge and lower free edge of said molding strip and said second free end of each said clip extends at an angle from said point of attachment, said second free end of each said clip being capable of flexing relative to said point of attachment to said molding, each said molding strip being sufficiently flexible about its length as well as its width to provide conforming engagement of its upper free edge and its lower free edge with a ceiling and a vertical wall to provide conforming engagement with a ceiling and a vertical wall, a plurality of wall tracks of thin flexible plastic having a back surface, a front surface, an upper edge and a forward leading edge providing a gap between the leading edge and the front surface, means for mounting the upper edge of each track on one of a ceiling and a vertical wall adjacent the juncture of a ceiling and a vertical wall such that said forward leading edge is spaced from the other of a ceiling and a vertical wall, said forward leading edge of said track is capable of flexing relative to said upper edge of said track, interengaging means on said second free end of said clip and said forward leading edge of said track such that when the thin molding strip with the flexible plastic clips attached therein mounted on said track by movement of each said second free end of each said clip into the gap and said forward leading edge of a track are interengaged, such that each said thin molding strip is restrained against ready removal and such that when said molding strip is mounted on a wall track, the upper edge of said molding strip is angled outwardly from said track, such that said clip is positioned between said lower forward free edge of said wall track and its associated wall to cause the forward free edge of said wall track and its associated wall to cause the forward leading edge to flex so that said clip is retained by a snap-in fit and is removable while permitting the upper free edge and lower free edge of said molding strip to flex into conforming engagement with a ceiling and a vertical wall, the improvement wherein the connection between aligned molding strips comprises
- each said molding strip having an axial projection one end and an axial projection receiving cavity at the other end,
- said projection on one end being received in a cavity of an adjacent molding strip.
- 10. The decorative molding system set forth in claim 9 wherein said projection comprises a plastic member having a similar cross section to that of the molding and being bonded thereto at one end of said strip, each cavity being formed with a pair of adjacent plastic members having a similar cross section to that of said strip and bonded to the other end of said strip, the one member which is adjacent said strip having a portion defining said cavity between the other member and said strip.
- 11. The decorative molding system set forth in claim 9 wherein said molding strips have a dentil shape cross section.
- 12. The decorative molding system set forth in claim 9 wherein said molding strips have an ogee cross section.
- 13. The decorative molding system set forth in any one of claims 9-12 wherein said molding strips, clips, projections and tracks are made of substantially the same thickness of plastic.
- 14. The decorative molding system set forth in claim 13 wherein the free edges of the abutting strips are chamfered.
- 15. The decorative molding system set forth in claim 14 wherein said chamfered edges comprise complementary planar surfaces.
- 16. The decorative molding system set forth in claim 15 wherein said edges surfaces are an acute angle to the axis of their respective strips.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/262,918 filed Jun. 20, 1994 now abandoned which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/143,253 filed Oct. 26, 1993 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,457,923, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/916,399 filed Jul. 20, 1992, abandoned, now continuation application Ser. No. 158,163 filed Nov. 24, 1993.
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