Furniture edge construction

Apparatus for concealing support decking exposed along an edge of a furniture panel or the like having decorative surfacing bonded to support decking and having support decking exposed along at least one edge thereof comprising:

• structure defining a rib receiving channel that has been cut along an edge of a furniture panel or the like having decorative surfacing bonded to support decking and having support decking exposed along at least one edge thereof, said rib receiving channel presenting a rib receiving channel depth and a rib receiving channel width, said rib receiving channel separating said edge into a generally planar upper edge surface and a generally planar lower edge surface;
• a molding member having a rear surface, a forward surface and an upper surface and including a rib projecting from said rear surface, said rib having a rib height and a rib width substantially similar to said rib receiving channel depth and said rib receiving channel width, whereby said rib is snapably receivable in said rib receiving channel in a forced fit, said rib separating said rear surface into an upper rear surface and a lower rear surface;
• wherein said upper rear surface has a glue channel adjacent said rib that has been cut therein for excess glue that has been applied along the intersection of said rib and said upper rear surface to collect;
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• glue for bonding said molding member to said edge applied along the intersection of said rib and said generally planar lower rear surface whereby said rib is snapably engaged within said rib receiving channel, and said generally planar lower edge surface and said lower rear surface are adhesively bonded together by said glue.

Molding comprising decorative plastic material bonded to support material for installation on an edge of a support member, comprising:

• a joining side and a decorative side,
• decorative plastic material on the decorative side for abutment with decorative plastic material of such an edge upon the installation of the molding on an edge of a support member comprising support material having decorative plastic material bonded to its upper surface for providing an edge having decorative plastic material at its upper boundary and support material below the plastic material,
• a rib extending from the joining side of the molding for positioning the molding on such an edge, the rib having upper and lower sides, and
• a glue channel means having upper and lower boundaries defined respectively by the decorative plastic material and the upper side of the rib and its side boundaries defined by the joining side of the molding between the decorative plastic material and the upper side of the rib and such an edge upon the installation of the molding on such an edge for the collection, upon the installation of the molding on such an edge, of glue placed at the intersection of the upper side of the rib with the joining side of the molding.

Molding comprising decorative plastic material bonded to support material installed on an edge of a support member, the molding having a joining side and a decorative side, comprising:

• a joining side and a decorative side,
• decorative plastic material on the decorative side of the molding for abutment with decorative plastic material edge of a support member comprising support material having decorative plastic material bonded to its upper surface for providing an edge having decorative plastic material with support material below the decorative plastic material,
• a rib extending from the joining side of the molding joined with a channel in the edge for positioning the molding on the edge, the rib having upper and lower sides, and
• a glue channel means having upper and lower boundaries defined respectively by the decorative plastic material and the upper side of the rib and side boundaries defined by the joining side of the molding between the decorative plastic material and the rib and the edge for the collection of glue placed at the intersection of the upper side of the rib with the joining side of the molding prior to the installation of the molding on the edge.

Apparatus for concealing support decking exposed along an edge of a furniture panel or the like having decorative surfacing bonded to support decking and having support decking exposed along at least one edge thereof, comprising:

• structure defining a rib receiving channel along an edge of a furniture panel or the like having decorative surfacing bonded to support decking and having support decking exposed along at least one edge thereof, said rib receiving channel presenting a rib receiving channel depth and a rib receiving channel width, said rib receiving channel separating said edge into a generally planar upper edge surface and a generally planar lower edge surface;
• a molding member having a rear surface, a forward surface and an upper sloped surface and including a rib projecting from said rear surface, said rib having a width substantially similar to said rib receiving channel width, whereby said rib is engaged in said receiving channel in a forced fit, said rib separating said rear surface into a generally planar upper rear surface and a generally planar lower rear surface;
• a planar sheet of laminate bonded to said upper sloped surface, wherein said planar sheet of laminate extends over said generally planar upper rear surface and edge of said planar sheet of laminate abuts with said upper edge surface;
• a glue channel space for excess glue applied along the intersection of the rib and the upper rear surface to collect wherein the space is defined by said planar sheet of laminate extending over said generally planar upper rear surface, said rib, said generally planar upper edge surface and said generally planar upper rear surface and extending along the full length of said generally planar upper rear surface and along a portion of the length of said generally planar upper edge surface;
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• adhesive means for bonding said molding member to said edge applied along the intersections of said rib with said generally planer upper and lower rear surfaces, side generally planar lower edge surface and said generally planar lower rear surface are adhesively bonded together by said adhesive means, and said glue channel provides an expansion relief means for said generally planar upper edge surface such that expansion and swelling of said edge or said molding member causes said molding member to pivot about said rib and urge said edge of said planar sheet of laminate into tight engagement with said generally planar upper edge surface.

Apparatus for concealing support decking exposed along an edge of a furniture panel or the like having decorative surfacing bonded to support decking and having support decking exposed along at least one edge thereof, comprising:

• structure defining a rib receiving channel along an edge of a furniture panel or the like having decorative surfacing bonded to support decking and having support decking exposed along at least one edge thereof, said rib receiving channel presenting a rib receiving channel depth and a rib receiving channel width, said rib receiving channel separating said edge into a generally planar upper edge surface and a generally planar lower edge surface;
• a molding member having a rear surface, a forward surface and an upper surface in abutment at an edge with said upper edge surface and including a rib projecting from said rear surface, whereby said rib is engaged in said rib receiving channel in a forced fit, said rib separating said rear surface into a generally planar upper rear surface and a generally planar lower rear surface, said upper rear surface extending from said rib toward said upper surface, said upper surface extending over said generally planar upper rear surface;
• a glue channel channel space for excess glue applied at the intersection of the rib and the upper rear surface to collect, wherein the space is defined by said upper surface extending over said generally planar upper rear surface, said rib, said generally planar upper edge surface and said generally planar upper rear surface and extending along the full length of said generally planar upper rear surface and along a portion of the length of said generally planar upper edge surface;
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• adhesive means for bonding said molding member to said edge applied along the intersections of said rib with said generally planar upper and lower rear surfaces, said generally planar lower edge surface and said generally planar lower rear surface are in contact with one another and are bonded together by said adhesive means, and said glue channel provides an expansion relief means for said generally planar upper edge surface such that expansion and swelling of said furniture edge or said molding member causes said molding member to pivot about said rib and urge said edge of said upper surface into tight engagement with said generally planar upper edge surface.

A molding member for concealing an edge of a furniture panel or the like comprising:

• a forward surface;
• a rear surface;
• a rib projecting from said rear surface separating said rear surface into a generally planar upper rear surface and a generally planar lower rear surface, said generally planar lower rear surface adapted to be in contact with an edge of a furniture panel having decorative surfacing bonded to support decking and having support decking exposed along at least one edge thereof;
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• an upper surface overhanging said generally planar upper rear surface for defining a glue channel space for excess glue applied at the intersection of the rib and upper rear surface to collect, wherein the space is defined by the upper surface overhanging the upper rear surface, said generally planar upper rear surface, said rib and an edge of a furniture panel when said rib is received in a rib receiving channel of an edge of a furniture panel, an edge of said overhanging portion of said upper surface adapted to be in contact with an edge of a furniture panel when said rib is received in a rib receiving channel of an edge of a furniture panel.

A molding member for concealing an edge of a furniture panel or the like comprising:

• a forward surface;
• a rear surface;
• a rib projecting from said rear surface separating said rear surface into a generally planar upper rear surface and a generally planar lower rear surface;
• an upper surface;
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• a planar sheet of laminate bonded to said upper surface and overhanging said generally planar upper rear surface for defining a glue channel space for excess glue applied at the intersection of the rib and upper rear surface to collect, wherein the space is defined by the laminate overhanging the upper rear surface, the full length of said generally planar upper rear surface, said rib and an edge of a furniture panel having decorative surfacing bonded to support decking and having support decking exposed along at least one edge thereof when said rib is received in a rib receiving channel of an edge of a furniture panel.