Furniture article with edge molding

An improved elastomeric molding for use in finishing articles of furniture having a surface defining member with a surface and an edge, said molding having a body with a decorative outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface terminating at spaced first and second edges of said molding body, wherein said first edge is adapted to be flush with a surface of a surface defining member when said molding is attached to said edge of said surface defining member, and mounting means projecting from said inner surface of said body for matingly engaging with a first groove located in said edge of said surface defining member of said article of furniture, said mounting means being sufficiently large in cross-section to provide a secure connection between said molding and said edge of said surface defining member, wherein the improvement comprises in combination:

• said mounting means comprising a slightly flexible mounting flange which projects outwardly from said inner surface of said molding body, said flange including a base portion adjacent said inner surface;
• a projecting portion extending outwardly from said base portion away from said inner surface of said molding body;
• and groove engaging means extending outwardly from said projecting portion for engaging with the sides of said first groove when said mounting flange is inserted therein, said groove engaging means being spaced from said base portion, said base portion having a width which is narrower than the width of said groove engaging means to allow said base portion to flex either upwardly or downwardly with respect to a first groove when said flange is inserted therein;
• a locater rib projecting from said inner surface of said body, near said first edge thereof and spaced from said mounting means, said locater rib being adapted for insertion into a second groove located in said edge of a surface defining member, at a distance below the upper surface of a surface defining member commensurate with the distance said locater rib is located below said molding body first edge, wherein said locater rib is widest generally adjacent said molding body whereby it will be positively located when inserted into a second groove of comparable width to thereby force said flexible base portion of said mounting flange to bend within a first groove to absorb any dimensional variations occurring in said molding;
• said locater rib being substantially narrower in width and substantially shorter in projection from said molding body than is said mounting flange whereby it can be inserted into a groove substantially smaller than the groove into which said mounting flange can be inserted;
• said locater rib being comprised of a base which is adjacent said inner surface of said molding and a projecting portion which extends outwardly from said base, the end of said projecting portion having a chisel-shaped leading edge to facilitate insertion into said second groove.

An improved elastomeric molding for use in finishing articles of furniture having a surface defining member with a surface and an edge, said molding having a body with a decorative outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface terminating at spaced first and second edges of said molding body, wherein said first edge is adapted to be flush with a surface of a surface defining member when said molding is attached to said edge of said surface defining member, and mounting means projecting from said inner surface of said body for matingly engaging with a first groove located in said edge of said surface defining member of said article of furniture, said mounting means being sufficiently large in cross-section to provide a secure connection between said molding and said edge of said surface defining member, wherein the improvement comprises in combination:

• said mounting means comprising a slightly flexible mounting flange which projects outwardly from said inner surface of said molding body, said flange including a base portion adjacent said inner surface;
• a projecting portion extending outwardly from said base portion away from said inner surface of said molding body;
• and groove engaging means extending outwardly from said projecting portion for engaging with the sides of said first groove when said mounting flange is inserted therein, said groove engaging means being spaced from said base portion, said base portion having a width which is narrower than the width of said groove engaging means to allow said base portion to flex either upwardly or downwardly with respect to a first groove when said flange is inserted therein;
• a locater rib projecting from said inner surface of said body, near said first edge thereof and spaced from said mounting means, said locater rib being adapted for insertion into a second groove located in said edge of a surface defining member, at a distance below the upper surface of a surface defining member commensurate with the distance said locater rib is located below said molding body first edge, wherein said locater rib is widest generally adjacent said molding body whereby it will be positively located when inserted into a second groove of comparable width to thereby force said flexible base portion of said mounting flange to bend within a first groove to absorb any dimensional variations occurring in said molding;
• said locater rib being substantially narrower in width and substantially shorter in projection from said molding body than is said mounting flange whereby it can be inserted into a groove substantially smaller than the groove into which said mounting flange can be inserted;
• said molding body including a first lip terminating at said first edge, said first lip being inclined away from said inner surface of said body from a point between said locater rib and said first edge of said body, so as to help insure a tight fit between said first edge of said body and said edge of said surface defining member.