Claims
- 1. A transition support for supporting flooring extending over a floor having an area at a relatively high height, an adjacent area at a relatively low height, a juncture between the relatively high area and the relatively low area, and a difference in the heights between the height of the high area of the floor and the height of the low area of the floor, said transition support comprising an elongated box and an elongated wedge in sheet form, and including:
a relatively thick end having an upper portion, a lower portion and a thickness between the upper portion and the lower portion, the thickness being generally equal to said difference in heights between the height of the high area of the floor and the height of the low area of the floor, said thick end being placeable in the juncture adjacent the high area of the floor; a relatively thick strip opposite said thick end and parallel to said thick end, said thick strip having an upper portion, a lower portion and a thickness between the upper portion and the lower portion, the thickness being generally equal to the thickness of the thick end; a relatively thin end opposite said thick end and parallel to said thick end, said thin end being placeable on the low area of the floor remote from the high area of the floor and the juncture; a flat section having a support surface interconnecting the upper portion of said thick end and the upper portion of said thick strip, said flat section defining the elongated box for being covered with the flooring; and a tapering section having a support surface interconnecting the upper portion of said thick strip and said thin end, said tapering section defining the wedge for being covered with the flooring, the distance between said thick strip and said thin end being at least 30 times the thickness of said thick end for rendering the junction generally unnoticeable to persons walking across said tapering section and for generally preventing the jostling of wheeled vehicles crossing said tapering section.
- 2. A transition support according to claim 1 wherein the thickness of said thick end is at least ⅛ inches and the distance between said thick end and said thin end is at least 12 inches.
- 3. A transition support according to claim 1 wherein said support is selected from the group consisting of vinyl, polyester, recycled plastic, vinyl mixed with filler, vinyl composition and plastic-like material.
- 4. A transition support according to claim 1 wherein said support is selected from the group consisting of molded vinyl and extruded vinyl.
- 5. A transition support according to claim 1 wherein said tapering section interconnects the upper portion of said thick end and said thin end at an interior angle of less than 10° measured at said thin end.
- 6. A transition support according to claim 5 wherein said interior angle is less then 5°.
- 7. A transition support according to claim 5 wherein said interior angle is 3°.
- 8. A transition support according to claim 1 wherein said tapering section has a surface with physical characteristics for retaining adhesives thereon for adhesively securing said support to the floor and to the sheet flooring, and for increasing the friction between said transition support and the floor and the sheet flooring, said physical characteristics comprising at least one surface in said tapered section selected from the group consisting of ridges, grooves and physical variations.
- 9. A transition support according to claim 1 wherein said flat section has a smooth surface and said tapering section has a surface with physical characteristics for retaining adhesives thereon for adhesively securing said support to the floor and to the sheet flooring, and for increasing the friction between said transition support and the floor and the sheet flooring, said physical characteristics comprising at least one surface in said tapered section selected from the group consisting of ridges, grooves and physical variations.
- 10. A transition support according to claim 1 wherein said flat section has a smooth surface and said tapering section has a smooth surface.
- 11. A transition support for supporting flooring extending over a floor having an area at a relatively high height, an adjacent area at a relatively low height, a juncture between the relatively high area and the relatively low area, and a difference in the heights between the height of the high area of the floor and the height of the low area of the floor, said transition support comprising an elongated box and an elongated wedge in sheet form, and including:
a relatively thick end having an upper portion, a lower portion and a thickness between the upper portion and the lower portion, the thickness being generally equal to said difference in heights between the height of the high area of the floor and the height of the low area of the floor, said thick end being placeable in the juncture adjacent the high area of the floor; a relatively thick strip opposite said thick end and parallel to said thick end, said thick strip having an upper portion, a lower portion and a thickness between the upper portion and the lower portion, the thickness being generally equal to the thickness of the thick end; a relatively thin end opposite said thick end and parallel to said thick end, said thin end being placeable on the low area of the floor remote from the high area of the floor and the juncture; a flat section having a support surface interconnecting the upper portion of said thick end and the upper portion of said thick strip, said flat section defining the elongated box for being covered with the flooring; a carpet tack strip section having a top and a bottom, said top having carpet pins protruding therefrom and said bottom having at least one carpet nail protruding therefrom and connecting said carpet tack strip to said flat section; and a tapering section having a support surface interconnecting the upper portion of said thick strip and said thin end, said tapering section defining the wedge for being covered with the flooring, the distance between said thick strip and said thin end being at least 30 times the thickness of said thick end for rendering the junction generally unnoticeable to persons walking across said tapering section and for generally preventing the jostling of wheeled vehicles crossing said tapering section.
- 12. A transition support according to claim 11 wherein the thickness of said thick end is at least ¼ inches and the distance between said thick end and said thin end is at least 12 inches.
- 13. A transition support according to claim 11 wherein said support is selected from the group consisting of vinyl, polyester, recycled plastic, vinyl mixed with filler, vinyl composition and plastic-like material.
- 14. A transition support according to claim 11 wherein said support is selected from the group consisting of molded vinyl and extruded vinyl.
- 15. A transition support according to claim 11 wherein said tapering section interconnects the upper portion of said thick end and said thin end at an interior angle of less than 10° measured at said thin end.
- 16. A transition support according to claim 15 wherein said interior angle is less then 5°.
- 17. A transition support according to claim 15 wherein said interior angle is 3°.
- 18. A transition support according to claim 11 wherein said tapering section has a surface with physical characteristics for retaining adhesives thereon for adhesively securing said support to the floor and to the sheet flooring, and for increasing the friction between said transition support and the floor and the sheet flooring, said physical characteristics comprising at least one surface in said tapered section selected from the group consisting of ridges, grooves and physical variations.
- 19. A transition support according to claim 11 wherein said flat section has a smooth surface and said tapering section has a surface with physical characteristics for retaining adhesives thereon for adhesively securing said support to the floor and to the sheet flooring, and for increasing the friction between said transition support and the floor and the sheet flooring, said physical characteristics comprising at least one surface in said tapered section selected from the group consisting of ridges, grooves and physical variations.
- 20. A transition support according to claim 11 wherein said flat section has a smooth surface and said tapering section has a smooth surface.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/801,010 filed on Feb. 19, 1997.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Parent |
08801010 |
Feb 1997 |
US |
Child |
10141304 |
May 2002 |
US |