Decorative molding/casing

Abstract
A decorative molding/casing for use in decorating a room or furniture as disclosed. The decorative molding/casing in general has a routed or lazered front surface establishing a front face section. The rear surface of the molding/casing is preferably milled to create a longitudinal groove which establishes a first interior surface and a pair of symmetric support sections. Any desired artistic design cutouts may then be routed or lazered through the front face section and through the first interior surface into the longitudinal groove. A filler material is then colored or selected. The filler material may then be positioned within the longitudinal groove between the pair of symmetric support sections. The colored surface of the filler material may then be positioned proximate to the first interior surface where the filler material may be secured to the first interior surface by any preferred means as desired by an individual. The colored surface of the filler material then functions as an accent for the decorative molding/casing which may be used as a border or other decorative accent feature within a room or upon furniture or picture frames.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




In the past, room or wall accents have generally been limited to paint, wallpaper, borders, colored tile, and/or routing of wood, plastic, or metal surfaces.




It has not been known to provide a room or wall accent having three-dimensional structure. In addition, it has not been known or attempted to use a filler material having a colored surface, which is visible through a molding or casing, as a decorative artistic feature within borders, window or door frames, or as accents upon a wall or furniture items. Further, in the past, it has not been known to utilize a molding and/or casing having a routed or lazered front surface to establish a front face section, and then milling the rear surface to create a longitudinal groove having a first interior surface and a relatively large width dimension. Further, it has not been known to route or lazer artistic designs completely through the front face section and positioning of a colored filler backing material within the longitudinal groove to highlight the artistic designs of the routed or lazered molding or casing for use within a room, upon a wall, as a door frame, a window frame, and/or upon furniture as an artistic accent.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a molding/casing which may be used as an artistic border within a room, as a door frame, as a window frame, or upon furniture.




It is still another principal object of the present invention to provide an artistic molding/casing of relatively simple and inexpensive design, construction, and operation which may be used as an artistic accent feature within a room or upon furniture without fear of injury to persons and/or damage to property.




It is still another principal object of the present invention to provide an artistic molding/casing which is flexible enabling an individual to select any design shape for routed or lazered cutouts.




It is still another principal object of the present invention to provide an artistic molding/casing which is flexible enabling an individual to select any desired color or color combination for a backing accent strip.




It is still another principal object of the present invention to provide for a decorative molding/casing which may be utilized as full, half, or one-quarter rounds in conjunction with windows and/or door frames.




It is still another principal object of the present invention to provide a decorative molding/casing which may be used as an artistic accent upon furniture items such as bunk beds and/or picture frames.




It is still another principal object of the present invention to provide a decorative molding/casing which may have applications for either interior or exterior use.




It is still another principal object of the present invention to provide a decorative molding/casing having a backing strip which may include any desired color to complement wallpaper, paint, ceiling color, floor color, carpet, and/or tile.




It is still another principal object of the present invention to provide a decorative molding/casing which functions to create an artistic atmosphere through stock design.




It is still another principal object of the present invention to use a decorative molding/casing in window treatment applications in substitution for valances to hide window shades.




It is still another principal object of the present invention to provide a decorative molding/casing which may be used as fireplace surrounds, stair components, millwork, door surrounds, picture framing, wallboards, mirrors, and/or poster boards.




It is still another principal object of the present invention to provide a decorative molding/casing having any desired shape of cutouts.




A feature of the present invention is the provision of a decorative molding/casing having an exterior surface having routed or lazered edges.




Another feature of the present invention is the provision of a decorative molding/casing having an exterior surface defining a front face section.




Still another feature of the present invention is a decorative molding/casing having a milled rear surface defining a longitudinal groove creating a first interior surface.




Still another feature of the present invention is the provision of a decorative molding/casing having artistic routed or lazered designs passing through the front face section creating a plurality of repetitive or- non-repetitive cutouts.




Still another feature of the present invention is the provision of a decorative molding/casing having a milled longitudinal groove establishing a pair of symmetric support sections.




Still another feature of the present invention is the provision of a decorative molding/casing having a filler material having a colored surface which is preferably positioned within the longitudinal groove where the colored surface is positioned proximate to the first interior surface and is visible through the cutouts.




Still another feature of the present invention is the provision of a decorative molding/casing where the colored surface of the filler material functions as an accent for the exposed artistic cutout designs routed or lazered through the front face section.




Still another feature of the present invention is the provision of a decorative molding/casing which may be formed of plastic, metal, wood, tile, brass, aluminum, copper, Corian, Fountainhead, Surrell, and/or Avonite material as preferred by an individual.




Still another feature of the present invention is the provision of a decorative molding/casing where the filler material may be formed of plywood, pressed wood, filler board, plastic, metal, and/or tile as preferred by an individual.




Still another feature of the present invention is the provision of a decorative molding/casing which may have any dimensions as preferred by an individual to provide artistic accents within a room or on furniture items.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING





FIG. 1

is an environmental view of the Decorative Molding/Casing.





FIG. 2

Is a detail view of the front face and cutout for the Decorative Molding/Casing.





FIG. 3

is cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 4

is a detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 5

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 6

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 7

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 8

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 9

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 10

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 11

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 12

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 13

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 14

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 15

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 16

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 17

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 18

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 19

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 20

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 21

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 22

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 23

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 24

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 25

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 26

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 27

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 28

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.





FIG. 29

is an alternative detail partial cross-sectional side view of the Decorative Molding/Casing taken along the line


3





3


of FIG.


2


.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




One embodiment of the decorative molding/casing is illustrated and described herein. In general, the decorative molding/casing is indicated by the numeral


10


.




The decorative molding/casing


10


is preferably formed of wood, plastic, metal, tile, brass, aluminum, copper, Corian, Fountainhead, Surrell, Avonite, or any other material as preferred by an individual.




The decorative molding/casing


10


preferably includes a frame


11


having an exterior surface


12


which may include routed or lazered channels


14


. The channels


14


may be cut in any desired combination to provide a grooved or curved exterior surface edge


16


for the decorative molding/casing


10


. One or more channels


14


may be routed or lazered into the exterior surface


12


to create a desired artistic exterior surface edge


16


. A plurality of channels


14


having varying depths may be routed or lazered into the exterior surface


12


to create a desired three dimensional artistic appearance for the exterior surface edge


16


and for the front face section


18


. It should be noted that the combination of channels


14


are not required to establish a symmetrical front face section


18


. Examples of unique and distinctive combinations of routed or lazered edges


14


are illustrated in

FIGS. 5 through 29

herein. In addition the front face section


18


may include any combination of channels


14


as desired to provide a grooved or curved exterior surface.




One or a plurality of artistic cutouts


20


may be milled, routed or lazered through the front face section


18


. The cutouts


20


may have any desired artistic shape as preferred by an individual including but not limited to Christmas trees, bear feet, human feet, deer tracks, raccoon tracks, animal or water fowl tracks, cactus shapes, bear cutouts, duck cutouts, leaf shapes, Aztec designs, cowboy hat designs, steer head shapes, cowboy boot shapes, pepper shapes, wolf tracks, and/or any other design as desired by an individual. It should be noted that the artistic design elements selected for the cutouts


20


may be routed or lazered through the decorative molding/casing


10


in either a horizontal or vertical orientation at the preference of an individual. It should be further noted that the artistic cutouts


20


routed or lazered within the front face section


18


may be repetitive or non-repetitive at the discretion of an individual.




The decorative molding/casing


10


also preferably includes a rear surface


22


. A longitudinal groove


24


is preferably centrally milled within the rear surface


22


extending the length of the decorative molding/casing


10


. The longitudinal groove


24


preferably has a relatively large relative width dimension and defines a first interior surface


26


and a pair of symmetric support sections


28


. The longitudinal groove


24


preferably is sufficiently deep to receive the filler material


30


for flush or recessed alignment with respect to the rear surface


22


. It should be noted that in

FIGS. 5 through 29

that the longitudinal groove


24


is preferably sufficiently deep to receive the filler material


30


for flush or recessed alignment to the rear surface


22


or support section


28


and that the longitudinal groove


24


has the properties and configuration as more closely depicted in FIG.


4


.




A filler material


30


having a colored surface


32


is preferably positioned within the longitudinal groove


24


and is further preferably secured to the first interior surface


26


through the use of glue, tacks, nails, and/or any other preferred securing means provided that the essential functions, features, and attributes described herein are not sacrificed. It should be noted that the colored surface


32


is positioned proximate to the first interior surface


26


such that the colored surface


32


is visible through the artistic cutouts


20


during use of the decorative molding/casing


10


. It should be noted that the colored surface


32


then functions as an accent or highlight for the selected artistic design elements for the cutouts


20


.




The material selected for the decorative molding/casing


10


may be plastic, metal, wood, tile, brass, aluminum, copper, Corian, Fountainhead, Surrell, and/or Avonite material at the preference of an individual. The filler material


30


may be formed of plywood, presswood, filler board, plastic, metal, and/or tile as painted or colored in any desired combination to complement the color selected for an interior decor of a room space to be decorated.




Referring to

FIG. 5

the decorative molding/casing


10


has more than one longitudinal groove


24


in the rear surface


22


. In addition the front face


18


has more than one row or column of aligned cutouts


20


used to provide a desired type of artistic appearance for the decorative molding/casing


10


. It should be noted that any number of longitudinal groves


24


may be placed into the rear surface


22


and that any number of rows or columns of cutouts


20


may be selected as desired by an individual for the decorative molding/casing


10


illustrated and described herein.




Referring to FIG.


13


. the front face


18


may have one or more channels


34


at the discretion of an individual.




The decorative molding/casing


10


preferably has dimensions of 3¼ inches in width and ¾ inch thickness and may be formed in any length as desired by an individual. The preferred dimensions for the longitudinal groove


24


are preferably 2 inches in width and ⅜ inch in depth extending the length of the decorative molding/casing


10


. Each support section


28


preferably has a width dimension of {fraction (5/16)} inch and a depth dimension of approximately ⅜ inch as preferred by an individual.




In an alternative embodiment the decorative molding/casing


10


may be formed of a frame


11


having an exterior surface


12


and a rear surface


22


. The exterior surface


12


may have channels


14


in any desired combination to form an artistic front face section


18


. In the alternative embodiment the rear surface


22


does not include a longitudinal groove


24


and is substantially flat. At least one cutout


20


preferably traverses the front face section


18


or exterior surface


12


passing through the rear surface


22


. A filler material


30


having a colored surface


32


may then be secured or affixed to the rear surface


22


positioning the colored surface


32


proximate to the cutout


20


and to the exterior surface


12


for observation by an individual to create a desired decorative effect.




The decorative molding/casing


10


is preferably manufactured through the use of a CNC machine having the ability to provide router cuts, slots, grooves, and/or channels


14


. The molding/casing may also be manufactured through use of a 4 inches by 9 inches—six head superset molder. A 5 feet by 8 feet Komo CNC router may also be utilized having an automatic tool changer and


17


spiral boring heads with vertical and horizontal positioning. Further, a wood welder forty-two may be utilized which includes a radio frequency gluing machine for securing the filler material


30


within the longitudinal groove


24


. Lazer cutting may alternatively occur through the use of a Lazer Graze SE 2300 having a three feet by three feet table.




The first step to manufacture the decorative molding/casing


10


is to select a frame or stock molding or casing material and then to route or lazer any desired edges, grooves, or channels


14


on the exterior surface


12


while simultaneously forming the front face section


18


.




The second step is to mill a longitudinal groove


24


into the rear surface


22


of the routed or lazered molding or casing material to establish a pair of symmetric support sections


28


and a first interior surface


26


.




The third step for manufacture of the decorative molding/casing


10


is to route or lazer any desired artistic cutouts


20


through the front face section


18


and into the longitudinal groove


24


which naturally traverse the first interior surface


26


.




The fourth step is to color or select a pre-colored filler material


30


having a colored surface


32


and then cutting the filler material


30


to the size dimensions selected for the longitudinal groove


24


.




The fifth step in forming the decorative molding/casing


10


is to apply an adhesive or other fastener to the colored surface


32


of the filler material


30


proximate to the edges of the filler material


30


.




The sixth step is to position the filler material


30


with the colored surface


32


adjacent to the first interior surface


26


within the longitudinal groove


24


.




The seventh step in manufacture of the decorative molding/casing


10


is to secure the colored surface


32


to the first interior surface


26


through the use of the adhesive or other fastener whereby the colored surface


32


is visible through the cutouts


20


traversing the front face section


18


to highlight the selected artistic design for the decorative molding/casing


10


.




The eighth step is to use the decorative molding/casing


10


as a decorative accent feature within a room, upon furniture, as a picture or door frame, or to use the decorative molding/casing for another application as desired by an individual. It should be noted that the second step may be eliminated at the discretion of an individual.




It should be noted that the method steps identified herein may be modified to accommodate differing materials such as metal, plastic, and/or tile which may eliminate the necessity for individual manufacturing steps or alternatively may require the inclusion of additional or substitute manufacturing steps to create the decorative molding/casing


10


.




It should also be noted that plastic, metal, and/or tile utilized to form the decorative molding/casing


10


may be applied adjacent to sinks, bathrooms, bath tubs, and/or vanities at the discretion of an individual.




The decorative molding/casing


10


illustrated and described herein may be utilized in an unlimited number of applications as conceived by an individual.




The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof; and it is, therefore, desired that the present embodiment be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being made to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.



Claims
  • 1. A method for the manufacture of decorative molding/casing comprising:(a) selecting a non-metallic frame having edges and a rear surface and then cutting grooves in the frame for creation of a front face section; (b) creating a longitudinal groove in the rear face of the frame to establish a pair of support sections and a first interior surface; (c) cutting any desired artistic design cutouts through the front face section through the use of a CNC machine for establishing at least one opening through the first interior surface and into the longitudinal groove; (d) positioning a non-plastic colored filler material having a colored surface within the longitudinal groove whereby the colored surface is in contact with the first interior surface, the filler material not filling the cutouts; and (e) securing the filler material within the longitudinal groove whereby the colored surface is visible through the cutouts traversing the front face section to highlight or accent the cutouts and the decorative molding/casing.
  • 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the cutting of the grooves occurs proximate to the edges of the frame.
  • 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the creation of the longitudinal grooves defines support sections which are substantially symmetrical.
  • 4. The method of claim 1, the selection of the frame step comprising selection of a frame having a front face section which is substantially flat.
  • 5. The method of claim 1, the cutting of the design step comprising creation of a plurality of cutouts through the front face section.
  • 6. The method of claim 1, the securing of the colored filler material comprising the step of adhesively attaching the colored filler material to the first interior surface.
  • 7. The method of claim 1, the securing of the colored filler material comprising affixing the colored filler material to the first interior surface with nails.
  • 8. A method for the manufacture of decorative molding/casing comprising:(a) selecting a non-metallic frame having an exterior surface and a rear surface; (b) cutting any desired artistic design cutouts through the exterior surface and the rear surface through the use of a CNC machine for establishing at least one opening through the frame; (c) positioning a non-plastic filler material having a colored surface proximate to the rear surface, the colored surface being constructed and arranged for positioning proximate to the rear surface, the filler material not filling the opening; and (d) securing the filler material to the rear surface whereby the colored surface is visible through the openings traversing the exterior surface to highlight the openings and the decorative molding/casing.
  • 9. The method according to claim 5, the cutting of the design step comprising regularly spacing the cutouts along the front face section.
Parent Case Info

This application is based upon and priority is claimed to now abandoned provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/117,403 filed Jan. 27, 1999 entitled Decorative Molding/Casing.

US Referenced Citations (3)
Number Name Date Kind
2161549 Most Jun 1939 A
5239800 Edwards et al. Aug 1993 A
6131345 Pelusio Oct 2000 A
Provisional Applications (1)
Number Date Country
60/117403 Jan 1999 US