1. Technical Field
The present invention is directed to manufacturing of decorative trim such as cornices that provide for detailed woodworking features and architectural structures.
2. Description of Prior Art
Prior art devices of this type have been developed to enable different trim and finish molding venues, see for example U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,956,861, 4,706,431, 5,444,956 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,168,474.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,956,861 discloses a trim arrangement for interior partitions wherein a partition panel has a channel for receiving fasteners and a cover concealment strip which is frictionally inserted therein.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,706,431 claims a recessed decorative molding for wood paneling having a groove for receiving a decorative strip insert for use in a wood door panel.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,444,956 is directed to a trim molding with removable insert. A trim molding has an elongated channel into which a backing is positioned with an overlying abutting cut-away insert so as to expose a portion of the locking insert therethrough.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,168,474 is directed towards a decorative device comprised of modular interchangeable components which has a cornice for crowning an architectural structure with a decorative center piece in the cornice which is applied therein to provide interest.
A multi-part decorative trim molding assembly to simulate a hand carved decorative trim piece with relief surfaces. A base molding has a contrasting material upstanding insert in a recessed channel. A U-shaped “tunnel” molding trim having intermediate portions cut-away is inverted and straddles the upstanding insert to provide a true recessed independent composite insert configuration wherein the tunnel molding trim is spaced in relation to the upstanding contrasting material insert within the base molding.
Referring to
An opposite spaced parallel edge at 19 of the channel 17 defines the transverse dimension thereof. An angled top surface portion 14 extends from the terminal edge 19 in a convex surface contour at 20 which transitions into a curvilinear concave surface portion 21 with a rounded over upstanding parallel base perimeter edge portion 22.
A flat bottom or back surface 23 interconnects said respective upstanding portions 22 and 16 completing the base receiving mounting molding 11.
The decorative channel insert strip 12 can be seen best in
The decorative insert molding strip 12 may be of a different material to that of the base 11, such as a varied wood variety or a contrasting “stain” color.
Alternately, a veneer overlay 25 can be pre-applied to the exposed upper surface 12A of the strip 12 by conventional adhesion bonding techniques well know within the art. The veneer overlay 25 may be of any material including wood veneers or other contrasting non-wood materials.
The key structural element to the trim molding assembly 10 of the invention is the inverted for installation U-shaped insert strip 13, best seen in
The longitudinal length of each of the respective view port openings 27 as illustrated in
The transverse width of the insert viewing strip 13 is also variable depending on the design requirements of the use application.
Referring now to
As noted, the decorative strip 12 may have a veneer overlay 25 as illustrated in the assembled molding in
Referring now to
Referring now to
The base molding 35A has a receiving area 37 formed therein which allows for the insertion of a decorative strip 38, such as contrasting material or veneer with a U-shaped apertured viewing insert 39 positioned thereover similar to the strip 13 as set forth and described in the primary form of the invention.
In this example, an additional base molding portion 35B is attached to one end of the base molding 35A by the utilization of an elongated backing strip 40. Both the base molding 35A and base molding portion 35B have attachment channels 41A and 41B respectively in their non-viewing reverse surfaces 42 and 42. The backing strip 40 has oppositely disposed upstanding flanges 42A and 42B will, upon assembly, be registerably engaged within the respective attachment channels 41A and 41B securing the multiple part molding assembly together.
A similar assembly can be seen in
In this example, an independent U-shaped aperture viewing insert 47 and a decorative insert 48 are held between the respective interengaged molding bases 36A and 36B completing the decorative multi-part molding 36 form of the invention.
Referring now to
It will thus be seen that a new and novel decorative molding with multiple relief insert has been illustrated and described and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore I claim:
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/683,884, filed Aug. 16, 2012.
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