Cove base with antimicrobial agent and method for installing the same

A cove base adapted to be secured to a wall base and to cooperate with the outer edges of a floor covering to give the floor covering a finished look when installed, said cove base comprising:

• an elongated substantially flat member having a height dimension which is substantially greater than the thickness thereof said member having a top, a bottom, a substantially planar front wall, and a rear wall, said rear and front walls gradually tapering away from each other beginning adjacent the top thereof and continuing downwardly throughout substantially the entire height of said member whereby said member is thinnest adjacent the top and gradually becomes thicker toward the bottom;
• the bottom of said member adjacent the rear thereof including a bottom wall and having resilient foam secured thereto;
• the bottom of said member adjacent the front wall including a substantially downwardly directed flexible projection having a front which is substantially a continuation of said front wall, said projection extending below the level of said bottom wall to thereby form a hollow space behind said projection.

A method of installing a cove base to the intersection between a room wall and floor wherein said cove base has a planar front wall having a lower edge and a planar and vertically extending rear wall in which the front wall extends downwardly below the rear wall so as to form a hollow space behind the lower edge of said front wall, said method comprising:

• contacting said rear wall to said room wall throughout substantially the entire height of said rear wall and, thereafter, providing a bead of caulking material into the intersection between the room wall and the floor, the amount of said caulking material being sufficient to substantially fill said space.

A cove base adapted to be secured to a wall base and to cooperate with the outer edges of a floor covering to give the floor covering a finished look when installed, said cove base comprising:

• an elongated substantially flat member including an antimicrobial agent carried thereby, said member having a height dimension which is substantially greater than the thickness thereof said member having a top, a bottom, a substantially planar front wall, and a rear wall, said rear and front walls gradually tapering away from each other beginning adjacent the top thereof and continuing downwardly throughout substantially the entire height of said member whereby said member is thinnest adjacent the top and gradually becomes thicker toward the bottom;
• the bottom of said member adjacent the rear thereof including a bottom wall;
• the bottom of said member adjacent the front wall including a substantially downwardly directed flexible projection, said projection extending below the level of said bottom wall to thereby form a hollow space behind said projection.