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US 2010/0058690 A1Published application
Crown extrusion
OwnerTodd ROWOHLTinventor
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Abstract
A decorative molding system and method of installation is provided that has a base piece and a crown piece that are adapted to be selectively engageable to each other. The molding system is easy to construct and allows for the separation of the base piece and crown piece for placing wiring or other materials behind the molding.
Claims13
A crown molding system. comprising;
- a base piece including a rise portion and a run portion connected via a hinge, the run portion of the base piece including a first base piece engagement portion along at least a portion of a length of a front edge of the run portion, and the rise portion of the base piece including a second base piece engagement portion along at least a portion of a length of a bottom edge of the rise portion;
- a crown piece including a decorative surface and a first crown engagement portion along at least a portion of a length of a top edge of the crown piece and a second crown engagement device along at least a portion of a length of a bottom edge of the crown piece;
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- wherein at least the rise portion of the base piece is mounted on a wall and the rise portion is rotated about an axis passing through the hinge to an angle substantially perpendicular to the rise portion and the wall and the crown piece is selectively engaged with the base piece via engagement of the first base engagement portion with the first crown engagement portion and engagement of the second base engagement portion with the second crown engagement portion.
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A method of installing a crown molding comprising the steps of:
- measuring a base piece including a rise portion and a run portion connected via a hinge, the run portion of the base piece including a first base piece engagement portion along at least a portion of a length of a front edge of the run portion, and the rise portion of the base piece including a second base piece engagement portion along at least a portion of a length of a bottom edge of the rise portion;
- rotating the run portion about the hinge so as to fit between a wall and a ceiling;
- securing the base piece to at least the wall;
- measuring a crown piece including a decorative surface and a first crown engagement portion along at least a portion of a length of a top edge of the crown piece and a second crown engagement device along at least a portion of a length of a bottom edge of the crown piece;
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- attaching the crown piece to the base piece by securing the first base engagement portion with the first crown engagement portion and engagement of the second base engagement portion with the second crown engagement portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.