Edge installation for sheet floor covering
OwnerJimmy R. Elliottinventor
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Abstract
A long, narrow, wedge shaped finishing member is installed secured to the underside of sheet floor covering and to the upper surface of the underlying floor structure. The wedge is relatively thick in its wall side thinning to a parallel, opposite feather edge. Butted against vertical surfaces such as bathtub sides or bathroom walls, it provides a downwardly sloping strip to drain away pooled water from the critical edge portion of the floor installation, preventing penetration and floor bonding failures.
Claims5
An installation for an edge portion of a flexible, water impervious, floor covering sheet at a junction of a horizontal underlying floor structure with a vertical structure, said installation comprising:
- a finishing member having a vertically extending side facing the vertical structure, said member having an uppermost edge joined to an upwardly facing essentially feathered planar surface, said feathered edge also joining with a horizontal, downwardly facing planar surface bearing upon the underlying floor structure beneath the finishing member;
- means securing the finishing member to the underlying floor structure;
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- adhesive means securing the upwardly facing planar surface to the floor covering sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.