Transition molding with flexible hinges
AssigneeZamma Corporation, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Bremer, Nicholas D. Buser, Christopher Ketibian Norris
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Abstract
A variety of molding profiles and related methods of manufacturing and installing the molding profiles are described. An example molding includes: an extruded profile of unitary construction including: a substantially planar central portion; at least one downwardly depending substantially planar wing; at least one hinge section joining the at least one wing to the central portion; and a pair of vertical legs depending from a bottom surface of the central portion, wherein the central portion, the at least one wing, and the vertical legs are formed of a first material, wherein the at least one hinge section is formed of a second material, and wherein the second material is more flexible than the first material.
Claims20
A molding comprising:
- an extruded profile of unitary construction comprising:
- a substantially planar central portion;
- at least one downwardly depending substantially planar wing;
- at least one hinge section joining the at least one wing to the central portion;
- and
- a pair of vertical legs depending from a bottom surface of the central portion,
- wherein the central portion, the at least one wing, and the vertical legs are formed of a first material,
- wherein the at least one hinge section is formed of a second material, and
- wherein the second material is more flexible than the first material.
A method of manufacturing a molding, the method comprising the steps of:
- co-extruding a profile of unitary construction comprising:
- a substantially planar central portion;
- at least one downwardly depending substantially planar wing;
- at least one hinge section joining the at least one wing to the central portion;
- and
- a pair of vertical legs depending from a bottom surface of the central portion,
- wherein the central portion, the at least one wing, and the vertical legs are formed of a first material,
- wherein the at least one hinge section is formed of a second material, and
- wherein the second material is more flexible than the first material.
A method of installing a molding, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining an extruded profile of unitary construction comprising:
- a substantially planar central portion;
- at least one downwardly depending substantially planar wing;
- at least one hinge section joining the at least one wing to the central portion;
- and
- a pair of vertical legs depending from a bottom surface of the central portion,
- wherein the central portion, the at least one wing, and the vertical legs are formed of a first material,
- wherein the at least one hinge section is formed of a second material, and
- wherein the second material is more flexible than the first material;
- and
- pressing the legs into a slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.