Claims
- 1. A transition support for extending over a low area of a floor and for extending under a flooring material where the floor has a high area at a relatively high height adjacent to the low area at a relatively low height, with a juncture between the high area and the low area, and a difference in the heights between the high area and the low area of the floor said transition support comprising an elongate wedge and a contiguous solid flat platform side wedge and said platform being in sheet form;said wedge having a top surface and a bottom surface, and said wedge further including: a relatively thick end having a thickness between the top surface and the bottom surface, the thickness being generally equal to said difference in the heights between the high area of the floor and the low area of the floor, said thick end being placeable at the juncture adjacent the high area of the floor; 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; and a tapering section forming the top surface of said wedge, said tapering section being support surface means for being covered with the flooring material, said wedge being means for rendering the junction generally unnoticeable to persons walking across the flooring material on said tapering section and for generally preventing the jostling of wheeled vehicles crossing the flooring material on said tapering section; and said contiguous flat platform including: a flat extension of the thick end of said wedge, said flat section having the same thickness as the thickness of the thick end of said wedge; said elongate wedge and said contiguous flat platform forming means for supporting persons and wheeled vehicles crossing said transition support.
- 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, and vinyl composition.
- 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 top surface of said thick end and the bottom surface 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 for increasing the friction between said transition support and the floor said physical characteristics comprising at least one surface in said tapered section selected from the group consisting of ridges and, grooves.
- 9. A transition support according to claim 1 wherein said flat section has a smooth surface and the bottom surface of said wedge has physical characteristics for retaining adhesives thereon for adhesively securing said Support to the floor and for increasing the friction between said transition support and the floor said physical characteristics comprising at least one surface in said tapered section selected from the group consisting of ridges and, grooves.
- 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 and vinyl composition.
- 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.
- 21. A transition support according to claim 1 and further including a tack strip attached to said platform for attachment to flooring, material extending on said platform.
- 22. A transition support according to claim 1 wherein the distance between the thick end of said wedge and the thin end of said wedge is at least 30 times the thickness of said thick end.
- 23. A transition support according to claim 1 wherein said support is made from a hard material.
- 24. A transition support according to claim 1 wherein said support is made from a flexible material which can be stored in a roll.
- 25. A transition support for extending over a low area of a floor and for extending under a flooring material where the floor has a high area at a relatively high height adjacent to the low area at a relatively low height, with a juncture between the high area and the low area, and a difference in the heights between the high area and the low area of the floor, said transition support comprising an elongate wedge and a contiguous solid flat platform said wedge and said platform being in sheet form;said wedge having a top surface and a bottom surface, and said wedge further including: a relatively thick end having a thickness between the top surface and the bottom surface, the thickness being generally equal to said difference in the height between the high area of the floor, and the low area of the floor, and the thickness of the flooring material, said thick end being placeable at the juncture adjacent the high area of the floor, the flooring material being placeable on said support to be generally flush with the upper surface of the high area of the floor; 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; and a tapering section forming the top surface of said wedge, said tapering section being a support surface means for being covered with the flooring material, the distance between said thick end and said thin end being at least 30 times the thickness of said thick end said wedge being means for rendering the junction generally unnoticeable to persons walking across said tapering section and for generally preventing the jostling of wheeled vehicles crossing the flooring material on said tapering section; and said contiguous platform including: a flat extension of the thick end of said wedge, said flat section having the same god thickness as the thickness of the thick end of said wedge; said elongate wedge and said contiguous flat platform forming means for supporting persons and wheeled vehicles crossing said transition support.
- 26. A transition support according to claim 25 wherein the thickness of said thick end is at least ⅛ inch and the distance between said thick end and said thin end is at least 12 inches.
- 27. A transition support according to claim 25 wherein said support is selected from the group consisting of vinyl, polyester, recycled plastic, vinyl mixed with filler and vinyl composition.
- 28. A transition support according to claim 25 wherein said support is selected from the group consisting of molded vinyl and extruded vinyl.
- 29. A transition support according to claim 25 wherein said tapering section interconnects said thick end and said thin end at an interior angle of less than 10° measured at said thin end.
- 30. A transition support according to claim 25 wherein said interior angle is less than 5°.
- 31. A transition support according to claim 25 wherein said interior angle is 3°.
- 32. A transition support according to claim 25 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 flooring material, and for increasing the friction between said transition support and the floor and the flooring material.
- 33. A transition support according to claim 25 wherein said support is made from a hard material.
- 34. A transition support according to claim 25 wherein said support is made from flexible material which can be stored in a roll.
- 35. A transition support for extending over a low area of a floor and for extending under a flooring material where the floor has a high area at a relatively high height adjacent to the low area at a relatively low height, with a juncture between the high area and the low area, and a difference in the heights between the high area and the low area of the floor, said transition support comprising an elongate wedge and a contiguous solid flat platform;said wedge and said platform being in sheet form, said wedge having a top surface and a bottom surface, and said wedge further including: a relatively thick end having a thickness between the top surface and the bottom surface, the thickness being generally equal to a desired height relative to the height of the high area of the floor for being placeable at the juncture adjacent the high area of the floor with the upper surface of the flooring material on said transition support being generally flush with the top surface on the high area; 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; and a tapering section forming the top surface of said wedge, said tapering section being means for being covered with the flooring material, the distance between said thick end and said thin end being at least 30 times the thickness of said thick end, said wedge being means for rendering the junction generally unnoticeable to persons walking across the flooring material on said tapering section and for generally preventing the jostling of wheeled vehicles crossing the flooring material on said tapering section; and said contiguous platform including: a flat extension of the thick end of said wedge, said flat section having the same thickness as the thickness of the thick end of said wedge; said elongate wedge and said contiguous flat platform forming means for supporting persons and wheeled vehicles crossing said transition support.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/801,010 filed on Feb. 19, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,385,923 issued May 14, 2002.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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