Decorative wall and ceiling molding assembly

In a room partition wall trim cap assembly for trimming the junction between wall panels and ceiling, including a vertical wall corner, the combination of a corner cap junction member and at least one elongated hollow ceiling trim member with a decorative face being openable and closeable for installation between an open open position and a closed position, said corner cap junction member being a hollow body with right angularly related intersecting surfaces on wall extending portions and having a flat ceiling contacting surface across the top of the body;

• each wall extending portion having a wall contacting surface which rests against the walls in a corner when the body is positioned for use in a corner with the top surface of the body against the ceiling;
• each wall extending portion having a decorative facing surface matching the decorative front panel of said trim members, visible when the body is in said position for use, and each wall extending portion also having a ceiling trim member insert extension shaped to fit the hollow inside the trim member in at least partial support of the decorative face of a trim member when the hollow end of a trim member is mounted over said insert in position for use, said insert extension being adapted to locate the edge of the abutting decorative facing surface of said trim member and a decorative facing surface of the corner cap junction member in even registration to form a neat joint with said trim member closed to cover said insert extension after installation.

In a room partition wall trim cap assembly for trimming the junction between wall panels and ceiling and continuing the trim along one wall, through a corner and along the other wall, the combination of an elongated hollow ceiling trim member for each wall of the corner, said trim member having at least a flat ceiling contact panel and a flat wall contact panel in right angle relation to each other and separated by a panel angularly connected therebewtween, the ceiling trim member further having a pivotable decorative front panel spaced apart from said back panel and connected to the ceiling contacting panel by means for hinging and having in opposite location releaseable means for holding to said wall contacting panel, said decorative panel being pivotable between an open position and a closed position and being visible to trim the junction when the contact panels are mounted in contact with a respective ceiling and wall;

• and a corner cap junction member having a hollow body with like right angled arms, said body being adapted to mount in the corner with a flat ceiling contact surface extending along each arm and a flat wall contact surface extending along each arm, said flat ceiling and wall contact surfaces being connected by a decorative front surface extending along each arm, said surfaces terminating at an abutment edge beyond which extends a trim member insert shaped to fit inside the hollow end of a trim member in at least partial support when a ceiling trim member is placed over said insert with its end in contact with said abutment edge, one for each arm, said abutment edge being offset corresponding to the thickness of the respective trim member decorative panel to form an neat even joint around the corner from a ceiling trim member on said one wall through said corner cap member to a ceiling trim member on said other wall when said assembly is mounted for trimming.

In a room partition wall trim cap assembly for trimming the junction between wall panels and ceiling and continuing the trim along one wall, through a corner and along the other wall, the combination of an elongated hollow ceiling trim member for each wall of the corner, said trim member having at least a flat ceiling contact panel and a flat wall contact panel in right angle relation to each other and separated by a panel angularly connected therebetween, the ceiling trim member further having a pivotable decorative front panel spaced apart from said back panel and connected to the ceiling contacting panel by means for pivoting and having in opposite location releaseable means for holding to said wall contacting panel, said decorative panel being pivotable between an open position and a closed position and being visible to trim the junction when the contact panels are mounted in contact with a respective ceiling and wall;

• a corner cap junction member having a hollow body with like right angled arms, said body being adapted to mount in the corner with a flat ceiling contact surface extending along each arm and a flat wall contact surface extending along each arm, said flat ceiling and wall contact surfaces being connected by a decorative front surface extending along each arm, said surfaces terminating at an abutment edge beyond which extends a trim member insert shaped to fit inside the hollow end of a trim member in at least partial support when a ceiling trim member is placed over said insert with its end in contact with said abutment edge, one for each arm, said abutment edge being offset corresponding to the thickness of the respective trim member decorative panel to form an neat even joint around the corner from a ceiling trim member on said one wall through said corner cap member to a ceiling trim member on said other wall when said assembly is mounted for trimming;
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• the corner cap junction member is formed from plastic and at least one trim member is shaped from coextruded plastic of one flexibility wherein the means for pivoting is integrally formed in coextrusion of plastic having a greater flexibility than the flexibility of the trim member proper.

In a wall partition chair rail trim assembly the combination of at least two elongated hollow chair rail trim members each having a pivotable decorative panel pivotable between an open position for installation and a closed position for use, and at least one chair rail splice member which in supporting contact fits into a hollow end of each of two of said chair rails to form a neat butt joint between one of the chair rail trim members and another of the chair rail trim members when a hollow end of said one chair rail trim member and a mating hollow end of said another chair rail trim member are each placed over a portion of said splice member and abutted to cover said splice member insert from view;

• wherein the chair rail trim members further comprise a formed wall enclosing the hollow and including a flat back panel for mounting against a wall, the formed wall continuing away from the back panel through a change of direction defining one end of said back panel to form a decorative chair bumper spaced away from the back panel and terminating at a means for releasably holding a pivotable panel, said wall continuing from the other end of said back panel, defined by another change of direction, to a means for pivoting connected to the pivotable decorative panel, said pivotable decorative panel having an exposed edge engageable by the means for releasably holding and being releasable to the open position for installation or removal;
• the splice member having at least a portion adapted to contact and receive positioning support from the back panel inside any chair rail trim member, said splice member further projecting toward and in supporting contact with at least a portion of said pivotable decorative panel;
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• said chair rail trim members being shaped from coextruded plastic of one flexibility wherein the means for pivoting is integrally formed in coextrusion of plastic having a greater flexibility than the flexibility of the plastic making up the chair rail trim member proper.

In a room partition wall trim chair rail assembly for trimming along wall surfaces through a corner where walls intersect, the combination of a decorative chair rail corner body and at least a decorative hollow chair rail trim member formed with a wall defining a decorative room facing surface when said assembly is positioned for use and having a uniform cross-section along its length, said corner body having like right angularly arranged arms forming the body, each of which has a wall contacting surface which meet at a first junction which, when the corner body is installed at the corner in a position for use will be located at the corner, being oriented so that one of said arms extends along each wall surface and in contact with it;

• opposite said wall contacting surfaces, the chair rail corner body has angularly related intersecting room facing decorative surfaces matching the decorative surface of said trim member, joined at a second junction and facing away from the corner when in position for use, said second junction being spaced away from said first junction by the thickness of the body;
• each of said arms terminates at an abutment edge having a chair rail trim member adapter extending therefrom, each adapter having a wall defining the outer surface of the adapter including a portion shaped to match the contour of a portion of the decorative surface of the chair rail corner body, said adapter wall being offset inwardly on the abutment surface by about the thickness of the wall of said chair rail trim member at said portion of the decorative surface, said wall being similarly offset at sufficient other places around said edge to provide support for the wall of the hollow end of a chair rail trim member, in even registration with at least the decorative surface of an arm of the chair rail corner body, when an end of said trim member is mounted over one of said adapters with the trim member in closed position abutting said abutment edge of said arm and hiding said adapter from view.

An interior wall partition trim assembly for providing a decorative trim molding at the ceiling-wall junction and corners together with a decorative chair rail trim member for trimming walls and corners intermediate the ceiling and floor, the combination of ceiling trim splice members shaped to fit supportingly inside the abutted ends of elongated hollow ceiling trim moldings and chair rail trim splice members shaped to fit inside the abutted ends of hollow chair rail trim members to position the respective abutted ends in even registration when fastened to a ceiling junction and wall, respectively, said splice members and mounting fasteners being accessible for mounting or demounting by pivotable decorative panels on each ceiling and chair rail trim member which close to hide the respective splice members and fasteners;

• including corner cap junction members having ceiling trim molding insert adapters and chair rail corner bodies having chair rail trim member insert adapters, respectively, extending from right angled arms of the junction members and corner bodies, said insert adapters being inwardly offset at an abutment edge from decorative surfaces on said arms matching decorative surfaces on the corresponding trim members when ends of said trim members are positioned to cover insert adapters in contact with an abutment edge, to provide a continuous appearing trim molding decorative surface along the ceiling-wall junction and a continuous appearing chair rail trim member decorative surface along two or more intersecting walls, said insert adapters being accessible for mounting and for demounting by the pivotable decorative panels on ceiling moldings or chair rail trim members which close to hide adapters and mounting fasteners;
• and further including end cap members for ceiling trim moldings and for chair rail trim members to close open ends not fastened to respective corner junction or corner body members.

In a complete room partition ceiling and wall trim assembly for trimming the junction between wall panels and ceiling, including a chair rail trim assembly for trimming the same walls intermediate the ceiling and floor, where the walls intersect to form a corner, the combination of an elongated hollow ceiling trim member for each wall of the corner, said trim members having at least a flat ceiling contact panel and a flat wall contact panel in right angle relation to each other and separated by a back panel angularly connected therebetween, the ceiling trim members further having a pivotable decorative front panel spaced apart from said back panel and connected to the ceiling contacting panel by means for hinging and having an oppositely located releaseable means for holding to said wall contacting panel, said decorative panel being pivotable between and open position and a closed position;

• a corner cap junction member having a hollow body with like right angled arms, said body being adapted to mount in the corner with a flat ceiling contact surface extending along each arm and a flat wall contact surface extending along arm, said flat ceiling and wall contact surfaces being connected by a decorative front surface extending along each arm, said surfaces terminating at an abutment edge beyond which extends a trim member insert adapter shaped to fit inside the hollow end of one of said trim members in at least partial positioning support when a ceiling trim member is placed over said insert with its end in contact with said abutment edge, one for each arm, said abutment edges being offset corresponding to the thickness of the respective trim member decorative panel to form a neat even joint with continuous appearing decorative surfaces extending around the corner from a ceiling trim member on said one wall through said corner cap member to a ceiling trim member on said other wall when the corner cap junction member is installed in the corner with a ceiling trim member mounted and installed to trim the ceiling-wall junctions;
• the combination further including at least a pair of chair rail trim members and a chair rail corner body, the chair rail trim members having a wall enclosing a hollow and including a flat back panel for mounting against a wall, the formed wall continuing away from the back panel from a change of direction defining one end of said back panel, to form a decorative chair bumper spaced away from the back panel and terminating at a means for releaseably holding a pivotable panel, said wall continuing from the other end of said back panel defined by another change of direction, to a means for pivoting connected to the pivotable decorative panel, said pivotable decorative panel having an exposed edge engageable by the means for releaseably holding and being releaseable to an open position for installation or removal and pivotable to a closed position for trimming;
• the corner body having like right-angularly arranged arms forming the body, each of which has a wall contacting surface which meets at a first junction which, when the corner body is installed at the corner in a position for use will be located at the corner, the body being oriented so that one of said arms extends along each wall surface and in contact with it, opposite said wall contacting surfaces, the chair rail corner body has angularly related intersecting room facing decorative surfaces matching the decorative surfaces of the chair rail trim members, joined at a second junction and facing away from the corner when in position for use, said second junction being spaced away from said first junction by the thickness of the body, each of said arms terminating at an abutment edge having a chair rail trim member adapter extending therefrom, each adapter having a wall defining the other surface of the adapter including a portion shaped to match the contour of a portion of the decorative surfaces of the chair rail corner body, said adapter wall being offset inwardly on the abutment surface by about the thickness of the wall of said chair rail trim member at said portion of the decorative surface, each wall being similarly offset at sufficient other places around said edge to provide support for the wall of the hollow end of a chair rail trim member, in even registration with at least the decorative surface of an arm of the chair rail corner body, when an end of one of said trim members is mounted over one of said adapters with the trim member in closed position abutting the abutment edge of said arm and hiding said adapter from view, the chair rail trim assembly extending horizontally along each wall and through the corner in position for use, the completed assembly having smooth continuous appearing decorative ceiling molding surfaces along the ceiling-wall junction and smooth continuous appearing decorative chair rail trim member surfaces extending along each wall and through the corner.

In a room partition wall trim cap assembly for trimming the junction between wall panels and ceiling, the combination of at least two elongated hollow ceiling trim members each being openable and closeable between a closed position and an open position, and at least one insertable ceiling trim splice member which in at least partial supporting contact fits into a hollow end of each of two of said trim members to form a neat butt joint between one of the trim members and another of the trim members when a hollow end of said one trim member and a mating hollow end of said another trim member are each placed over a portion of said insert, abutted and closed to cover said insert from view;

• the trim members being formed of a series of connected panels including a flattened wall contacting panel and a flattened ceiling contacting panel joined by a back panel, one of said wall or ceiling connecting panels having a means for hinging at its extremity opposite where said one wall or ceiling panel is joined with said back panel, said means for hinging being hinged to a decorative front panel having an edge, the edge of said decorative front panel having a releasable means for holding to a shaped extension of the other of said one wall or ceiling contacting panel when the trim member is in the closed position;
• the assembly further including an end cap for the squared off open end of a ceiling trim member in closed position, the end cap having a body panel with a periferal edge contoured to the general shape of the trim member cross section, the end cap having a wall portion extending from the body panel, shaped to insert snugly, hidden from view inside the hollow end of the trim member in at least partial supporting contact thereof, when installed to cap the end of a trim member.

In a room partition wall trim cap assembly for trimming the junction between wall panels and ceiling, the combination of at least two elongated hollow ceiling trim members each being openable and closeable between a closed position and an open position, and at least one insertable ceiling trim splice member which in at least partial supporting contact fits into a hollow end of each of two of said trim members to form a neat butt joint between one of the trim members and another of the trim members when a hollow end of said one trim member and a mating hollow end of said another trim member are each placed over a portion of said insert, abutted and closed to cover said insert from view;

• the trim members having a decorative front panel spaced apart from a back panel by wall and ceiling contacting extensions of said back panel angled to lie flat in contact with a wall surface and a ceiling surface respectively, when the trim member is positioned for use, wherein the decorative front panel has means for pivoting connected along a hinge line to one of said wall or ceiling extensions, by a means for pivoting, in order to open the trim member for installation, said decorative front panel having an edge located away from said pivotal means, said edge having a releasable means for holding which connects the decorative panel to the other of said back panel wall or ceiling contacting extensions when the trim member is closed after installation;
• the assembly further including at least one end cap for the squared off open end of a ceiling trim member in closed position, the end cap having a body panel with a periferal edge contoured to the general shape of the trim member cross section, the end cap having a wall portion extending from the body panel, shaped to insert snugly, hidden from view inside the hollow end of the trim member in at least partial supporting contact thereof, when installed to cap the end of a trim member.

In a room partition wall trim cap assembly for trimming the junction between wall panels and ceiling, the combination of at least two elongated hollow ceiling trim members each being openable and closeable between a closed position and an open position, and at least one insertable ceiling trim splice member which in at least partial supporting contact fits into a hollow end of each of two of said trim members to form a neat butt joint between one of the trim members and another of the trim members when a hollow end of said one trim member and a mating hollow end of said another trim member are each placed over a portion of said insert, abutted and closed to cover said insert from view;

• the trim members being formed of a series of connected panels including a flattened wall contacting panel and a flattened ceiling contacting panel joined by a back panel, one of said wall or ceiling connecting panels having a means for hinging at its extremity opposite where said one wall or ceiling panel is joined with said back panel, said means for hinging being hinged to a decorative front panel having an edge, the edge of said decorative front panel having a releasable means for holding to a shaped extension of the other of said one wall or ceiling contacting panel when the trim member is in the closed position;
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• the insertable splice member having a portion adapted to contact and receive support from the back panel inside any trim member, said member having supporting extension projecting toward and in supporting contact with a portion of the decorative front panel intermediate the means for hinging and the means for holding.

In a room partition wall trim cap assembly for trimming the junction between wall panels and ceiling and continuing the trim along one wall, through a corner and along the other wall, the combination of an elongated hollow ceiling trim member for each wall of the corner, said trim member having at least a flat ceiling contact panel and a flat wall contact panel in right angle relation to each other, the ceiling trim member further having a pivotable decorative front panel, said decorative panel being pivotable between an open position and a closed position and being visible to trim the junction when the contact panels are mounted in contact with a respective ceiling and wall;

• a corner cap junction member having a hollow body with like right angled arms, said body being adapted to mount in the corner with a flat ceiling contact surface extending along each arm and a flat wall contact surface extending along each arm, said flat ceiling and wall contact surfaces being connected by a decorative front surface extending along each arm, said surfaces terminating at an abutment edge beyond which extends a trim member insert shaped to fit inside the hollow end of a trim member in at least partial support when a ceiling trim member is placed over said insert with its end in contact with said abutment edge, one for each arm, said abutment edge being offset corresponding to the thickness of the respective trim member decorative panel to form an neat even joint around the corner from a ceiling trim member on said one wall through said corner cap member to a ceiling trim member on said other wall when said assembly is mounted for trimming;
• the trim members being formed of a series of connected panels including the flattened wall contacting panel and the flattened ceiling contacting panel joined by a back panel, one of said wall or ceiling connecting panels having a means for hinging at its extremity opposite where said one wall or ceiling panel is joined with said back panel, said means for hinging being hinged to the decorative front panel having an edge, the edge of said decorative front panel having a releasable means for holding to a shaped extension of the other of said one wall or ceiling contacting panel when the trim member is in the closed position;
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• the corner cap junction member is formed from plastic and at least one trim member is shaped from coextruded plastic of one flexibility wherein the means for hinging is integrally formed in coextrusion of plastic having a greater flexibility than the flexibility of the trim member proper.

In a room partition wall trim cap assembly for trimming the junction between wall panels and ceiling, the combination of at least two elongated hollow ceiling trim members each being openable and closeable between a closed position and an open position, and at least one insertable ceiling trim splice member which in at least partial supporting contact fits into a hollow end of each of two of said trim members to form a neat butt joint between one of the trim members and another of the trim members when a hollow end of said one trim member and a mating hollow end of said another trim member are each placed over a portion of said insert, abutted and closed to cover said insert from view;

• the trim members being formed of a series of connected panels including a flattened wall contacting panel and a flattened ceiling contacting panel joined by a back panel, one of said wall or ceiling connecting panels having a means for hinging at its extremity opposite where said one wall or ceiling panel is joined with said back panel, said means for hinging being hinged to a decorative front panel having an edge, the edge of said decorative front panel having a releasable means for holding to a shaped extension of the other of said one wall or ceiling contacting panel when the trim member is in the closed position;
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• the splice member is formed from plastic and the hollow ceiling trim member is shaped from coextruded plastic of one flexibility wherein the means for hinging is integrally formed in coextrusion of plastic having a greater flexibility than the flexibility of the trim member proper.

In a room partition wall trim cap assembly for trimming the junction between wall panels and ceiling and continuing the trim along one wall, through a corner and along the other wall, the combination of an elongated hollow ceiling trim member for each wall of the corner, said trim member having at least a flat ceiling contact panel and a flat wall contact panel in right angle relation to each other and separated by a panel angularly connected therebetween, the ceiling trim member further having a pivotable decorative front panel spaced apart from said back panel and connected to the ceiling contacting panel by means for hinging and having in opposite location releasable means for holding to said wall contacting panel, said decorative panel being pivotable between an open position and a closed position and being visible to trim the junction when the contact panels are mounted in contact with a respective ceiling and wall;

• a corner cap junction member having a hollow body with like right angled arms, said body being adapted to mount in the corner with a flat ceiling contact surface extending along each arm and a flat wall contact surface extending along each arm, said flat ceiling and wall contact surfaces being connected by a decorative front surface extending along each arm, said surfaces terminating at an abutment edge beyond which extends a trim member insert shaped to fit inside the hollow end of a trim member in at least partial support when a ceiling trim member is placed over said insert with its end in contact with said abutment edge, one for each arm, said abutment edge being offset corresponding to the thickness of the respective trim member decorative panel to form an neat even joint around the corner from a ceiling trim member on said one wall through said corner cap member to a ceiling trim member on said other wall when said assembly is mounted for trimming;
• the assembly further including at least one insertable ceiling trim splice member which in at least partial supporting contact fits into a hollow end of each of two abutting sections of said elongated hollow ceiling trim member to form a neat butt joint therein with the splice member being located partially in the end of one abutting section and partially in the mating abutting section wherein the insertable splice member is hidden from view with the decorative front panel of each abutting section closed;
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• the insertable splice member has a portion adapted to contact and receive support from the back panels of the abutting sections of the hollow ceiling trim member, said insertable splice member having supporting extension toward and in supporting contact with a portion of the decorative front panel of each of the two abutting hollow ceiling trim members adjacent said butt joint, between the means for hinging and the releasable means for holding.

In a wall partition chair rail trim assembly the combination of at least two elongated hollow chair rail trim members each having a pivotable decorative panel pivotable between an open position for installation and a closed position for use, and at least one chair rail splice member which in supporting contact fits into a hollow end of each of two of said chair rails to form a neat butt joint between one of the chair rail trim members and another of the chair rail trim members when a hollow end of said one chair rail trim member and a mating hollow end of said another chair rail trim member are each placed over a portion of said splice member and abutted to cover said splice member insert from view;

• the chair rail trim members further comprising a formed wall enclosing the hollow and including a flat back panel for mounting against a wall, the formed wall continuing away from the back panel through a change of direction defining one end of said back panel to form a decorative chair bumper spaced away from the back panel and terminating at a means for releasably holding a pivotable panel, said wall continuing from the other end of said back panel, defined by another change of direction, to a means for pivoting connected to the pivotable decorative panel, said pivotable decorative panel having an exposed edge engageable by the means for releasably holding and being releasable to the open position for installation or removal;
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• the splice member has at least a portion adapted to contact and receive positioning support from the back panel inside any chair rail trim member, said splice member further projecting toward and in supporting contact with at least a portion of said pivotable decorative panel.