Decorative moulding assembly and method of manufacturing and assembling the same

A decorative moulding assembly comprising:

• a first moulding piece comprising a front surface and a rear surface, a first channel formed into the rear surface, the first channel having a closed top end, an open bottom end, and a first engagement feature;
• a second moulding piece comprising a front surface and a rear surface, a second channel formed into the rear surface, the second channel having a closed top end, an open bottom end, and a second engagement feature;
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• a connector comprising a first elongated portion and a second elongated portion that intersect in an L-shape, the first elongated portion having a U-shaped body comprising first and second legs that are spaced apart from one another by a third channel having a closed top end and an open bottom end and the second elongated portion having a U-shaped body comprising first and second legs that are spaced apart from one another by a fourth channel having a closed top end and an open bottom end, the first elongated portion comprising a third engagement feature and the fourth elongated portion comprising a fourth engagement feature;
• wherein the first elongated portion of the connector is snap-fit connected to the first moulding piece by inserting the first elongated portion into the first channel so that the closed top end of the third channel of the first elongated portion of the connector is adjacent to the closed top end of the first channel of the first moulding piece and the open bottom end of the third channel of the first elongated portion of the connector is adjacent to the open bottom end of the first channel of the first moulding piece and the third engagement feature of the first elongated portion of the connector mates with the first engagement feature of the first channel of the first moulding piece;
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• wherein the second elongated portion of the connector is snap-fit connected to the second moulding piece by inserting the second elongated portion into the second channel so that the closed top end of the fourth channel of the second elongated portion of the connector is adjacent to the closed top end of the second channel of the second moulding piece and the open bottom end of the fourth channel of the second elongated portion of the connector is adjacent to the open bottom end of the second channel of the second moulding piece and the fourth engagement feature of the second elongated portion of the connector mates with the second engagement feature of the second channel of the second moulding piece;
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• wherein an entirety of the connector is configured to be located within the first and second channels of the first and second moulding pieces such that no portion of the connector protrudes from the open bottom end of the first channel of the first moulding piece or from the open bottom end of the second channel of the second moulding piece when the first and second elongated portions of the connector are snap-fit connected to the first and second moulding pieces, respectively.

A decorative moulding assembly comprising:

• a first moulding piece comprising a front surface, a rear surface, and a first channel formed into the rear surface, the first channel extending from an opening in the rear surface of the first moulding piece to a floor of the first channel;
• a second moulding piece comprising a front surface, a rear surface, and a second channel formed into the rear surface;
• a connector comprising:
• a first portion that nests within the first channel of the first moulding piece to couple the connector to the first moulding piece;
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• a second portion that nests within the second channel of the second moulding piece to couple the connector to the second moulding piece;
• wherein the first portion of the connector comprises a U-shaped body comprising a top portion, a first leg extending from the top portion to a first distal end, and a second leg extending from the top portion to a second distal end, the first and second legs spaced apart from one another to define a cavity having an open bottom end located opposite the top portion and between the first and second distal ends of the first and second legs, wherein the first and second legs deflect inwardly towards one another as the first portion of the connector is inserted into the first channel of the first moulding piece;
• wherein the first portion of the connector nests within the first channel of the first moulding piece with the top portion of the first portion of the connector adjacent to the floor of the first channel and the open bottom end of the cavity adjacent to the opening in the rear surface of the first moulding piece;
• wherein the first channel comprises a first axis that extends in a direction between the front surface and the rear surface of the first moulding piece, the first moulding piece comprising an inner surface that defines the first channel, the inner surface comprising a first portion on a first side of the first axis and a second portion on a second side of the first axis, and further comprising a first locking groove formed into the first portion of the inner surface and a second locking groove formed into the second portion of the inner surface;
• wherein the first portion of the connector is symmetric about a third axis, the first leg of the first portion of the connector having an inner surface and an outer surface and the second leg of the first portion of the connector having an inner surface and an outer surface, and further comprising a first locking protuberance extending from the outer surface of the first leg and a second locking protuberance extending from the outer surface of the second leg;
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• wherein the first portion of the connector is snap-fit connected to the first moulding piece such that the first and second locking protuberances of the first portion nest within the first and second locking grooves of the first moulding piece, respectively.