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US 5,894,701 AGranted
Wooden modular paneling for interior decoration
OwnerClaude Delormeinventor
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A decorative modular wooden panel for applying onto a wall comprises a series of elongated wooden strips disposed in a side-by-side with a tongue-and-groove assembly and being pre-assembled together by way of a pair of removable connecting bars engaged in channels defined on the rear side of the panel and extending transversely across the strips. Staples are used to secure the connecting bars to the panel thereby retaining the strips together. The panel is secured to the wall with screws driven through opposed ends thereof and into the wall. Moldings extending across the opposed ends of the panel are secured thereto with finishing nails such as to conceal the screws and the upper ends of the strips. As no adhesives are used to secure the panel to the wall, the panel can be removed from the wall with minimal damage to the wall. The width of the panel may be reduced by removing the connecting bars and then removing a required number of strips with the connecting bars being re-assembled to the remaining strips after having been shortened. Elongated vertical corner elements are provided for connecting two panels located on each side of a corner of the wall.
An assembly for applying a decorative wooden covering onto a wall, comprising at least one wooden paneling made up of a series of elongated wooden strips disposed in a side-by-side and abutting relationship and being assembled together with connecting means, wall attachment means for securing said paneling to the wall, and molding means extending transversally across said wooden paneling such as to conceal said wall attachment means, wherein said paneling defines on a rear side thereof at least one channel extending across said strips, said connecting means comprising an elongated member received in said channel and detachably secured to said paneling for holding said strips together and made of a material capable of being cut, whereby said elongated member can be detached from said paneling thereby allowing for one or more of said strips to be removed therefrom and for said elongated member to be cut such that a width of said paneling can be reduced.
A method of applying a wooden covering onto a wall, comprising the steps of:
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