Hardwood stair tread overlay
OwnerJames M. McCoolinventor
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Abstract
A stair tread overlay and a riser overlay made from solid wood for fitting over a conventional, exposed wooden stair having a generally rounded nose like those found in most residential general construction staircases and prefabricated staircases. The tread overlay and riser overlay cover the exterior surface of a conventional wooden stair from stringer to stringer to hide a construction grade stair tread and riser below that are made from a composite material or unsalvageable hardwood to present an attractive, solid wood surface that is finishable.
Claims16
A stair tread overlay for fitting over a stair tread comprising:
- a rigid overlay manufactured in a J-shape having a tread portion for fitting over a top planar portion of the stair tread and a non-planar nose portion extending from an edge of the top tread portion for fitting over the nose of the stair tread wherein the non-planar nose portion has a curved inner surface.
A stair tread overlay comprising:
- a rigid overlay manufactured in a J-shape having a tread portion, a non-planar nose portion, and an exterior surface, wherein the non-planar nose portion has a preformed concave inner surface and at least one surface of the overlay has a wood grain appearance.
A stair tread overlay comprising:
- a single piece adhesive and wood based rigid overlay manufactured in a J-shape having a tread portion and a non-planar nose portion, wherein the non-planar nose portion has a preformed concave inner surface.
A method of manufacturing a stair tread overlay comprising the steps of:
- forming a solid piece of wood material into a planar tread portion;
- forming a solid piece of material into a nose portion having an inner surface, wherein the inner surface has an interior height and an interior radius which forms an inner concave surface;
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- connecting the planar tread portion to the rounded nose portion to form a J shaped tread overlay.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.