Trim arrangement for interior partitions

A trim strip arrangement for application to vertical wall surfacing of building interior partitioning forming a room space having a vertically disposed corner, said trim strip comprising:

• an elongate trim member of generally planar configuration and proportioned to be disposed flush against the partitioning wall surfacing,
• said trim member having a forwardly facing side facing away from the wall surfacing when said member is applied thereto and a rearwardly facing side that faces the wall surfacing when said member is applied thereto,
• said trim member defining a centrally located anchoring wall disposed between upper and lower trim walls disposed one on either side of said anchoring wall,
• said walls extending longitudinally of said trim member,
• said trim walls adjacent said anchoring wall defining generally coplanar trim surfaces that parallel the plane of said member and are located on the outward facing side of said member,
• said anchoring wall being offset inwardly of the trim member relative to said trim walls to be disposed on the rearwardly facing side of said member,
• said anchoring wall being generally planar and defining a planar seating surface on the rearwardly facing side thereof adapted to seat against the partitioning wall surfacing and which substantially parallels the plane of said member,
• said trim member along said anchoring wall defining an outwardly opening slot exposing said anchoring wall for random application through same fastener means to secure said member to the wall surfacing in horizontally disposed relation with said anchoring wall seating surface flush against the partitioning wall surfacing,
• a sealing strip proportioned to be closely received in said slot coextensive with said trim member for masking said anchoring wall and the fastener means,
• said sealing strip defining an outwardly facing generally planar front surface,
• said trim member and said strip including means for snap fit locking of said strip within said member slot with said strip being recessed within said slot with said surface thereof being in substantially coplanar relation with said trim wall surfaces,
• whereby said sealing strip is locked within the plane of said member and is free of protrusion outwardly of same,
• and a corner trim component for application to the partitioning wall surfacing at the corner, and between an end of said trim member disposed adjacent the corner on one side of the corner and an adjacent end of a like trim member applied to the wall surfacing in horizontal alignment therewith,
• said corner trim component comprising:
• a trim section of right angled configuration defining intersecting trim walls proportioned to complement the outwardly facing configuration of said trim member and the like trim member with said strip of each trim member received in the respective slots of the trim members,
• said trim section being formed to receive fastener means for securing same to the wall surfacing and across the corner free of connection to the trim members with said trim walls of said trim section in overlying slip fit relation to the adjacent ends of the trim members,
• said trim section at said intersection of said trim walls thereof defining a corner for interfitting self locating relation with the partitioning corner independent of the slip fit relation of said trim section to the trim member adjacent ends,
• whereby relative movement of the partitioning wall surfacing to which the trim members are applied is accommodated by the slip fit between the trim members and said trim section free of gap formation in the trim arrangement at the corner.

A trim strip arrangement for application to vertical wall surfaces of two adjacent interior partitions intersecting at a corner, said trim strip arrangement comprising, in combination with the partitions:

• a pair of elongate trim members of general planar configuration and fixed flush against the respective wall surfaces of the respective partitions in horizontally disposed coplanar relation with adjacent ends of same being adjacent to but spaced from the corner,
• said trim members each having a forwardly facing side facing away from the respective partition wall surfaces and
• a rearwardly facing side that faces the respective wall surfaces,
• said trim members each defining:
• a centrally located anchoring wall disposed between upper and lower trim walls disposed one on either side of said anchoring wall,
• said trim member walls extending longitudinally of the respective trim members,
• said trim walls of the respective members adjacent said anchoring wall thereof defining generally coplanar trim surfaces that parallel the planes of the respective members and that are located on the respective outward facing sides of the respective trim members,
• said anchoring walls of the respective trim members being offset inwardly of the respective trim members relative to said trim walls thereof to be disposed on the respective rearwardly facing sides of said trim members,
• said anchoring walls of the respective trim members being generally planar and each defining a planar seating surface on the rearwardly facing side thereof seating against the respective partition wall surfaces and which substantially parallel the planes of the respective members,
• said trim members along their respective said anchoring walls each defining an outwardly opening slot exposing the respective anchoring walls with said anchoring walls having random applied through same fastener means to secure the respective trim members to the respective partition wall surfaces with said anchoring wall seating surfaces flush against the respective partition wall surfaces,
• and a sealing strip for the respective members with each strip being proportioned to be closely received in said slot of the respective members for masking said anchoring wall and fastener means thereof,
• said sealing strips each defining an outwardly facing generally planar front surface,
• said members and said strips respectively including means for snap fit locking of the respective strips within said member slots with said strips being recessed within said slots with said surfaces thereof being in substantially coplanar relation with said trim members and are free of protrusion outwardly of same,
• and a corner trim component secured to the partitions at the corner in horizontal alignment with said trim members,
• said corner trim component comprising:
• a trim section of right angled configuration defining intersecting trim walls proportioned to complement the outwardly facing configuration of said trim members at said adjacent ends thereof with said strips received in said trim member slots,
• said trim section having fastener means securing same to the respective wall surfaces free of connection to said trim members, with said trim walls of same in overlying slip fit relation to said trim member adjacent ends,
• said trim section at the corner defining a corner for interfitting self locating relation with the partition corner independent of said trim member adjacent ends,
• whereby relative movement of the partition wall surfaces is accommodated by the slip fit between said trim members and said trim section and free of gap formation in said arrangement at the corner.