Glider bar for flooring system
AssigneePerstorp AB
InventorOliver Stanchfield
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Abstract
A flooring system for use with floating floors is described which includes a glider bar having base portions including extending rails in the form of dovetail protrusions. The bases and rails are longitudinally moveable relative to anchoring plates, which anchoring plates are affixed to a subflooring. Flush finished floor moldings are slid longitudinally along the rails and are glued or mechanically fixed, at one side only, to the adjacent floating laminate flooring. By this assembly, smooth transitions between adjacent floating floors, or where floating floors meet another hard floor covering, or carpet, can be achieved. The system can also be used with flush stair nosing elements.
Claims20
A floating flooring system which comprises a combination of a plurality of similar flooring components which are attached to one another at edges thereof so as to form a plurality of assembled flooring components, a subfloor upon which the resulting assembled flooring components are placed upon, but unattached, to said subfloor;
- a glider bar, and at least one finished floor molding, said glider bar comprising at least one anchoring plate attached to said subfloor, and base portions having raised rails, said raised rails having profiles to interfit with corresponding grooves in said finished floor molding, said finished floor molding being attached to an edge of said assembled flooring components.
A glider bar for use with a floating flooring system, said glider bar comprising a plurality of base portions, each of said base portions being spaced from an adjacent base portion, and having raised rails thereon, at least one anchoring plate intermediate one of said base portions and said adjacent base portion, said anchoring plate adapted to be attached to a subfloor, but slidably interfitting between said base portion and said adjacent base portion and supporting said raised rails, said raised rails having a profile to interlock with a corresponding groove in a finished floor molding.
A glider bar system for use with a floating flooring system, said glider bar system comprising a plurality of anchoring plates, a base portion having raised rails thereon, said base portion interfitting with said anchoring plates, said raised rails having a profile to interlock with a corresponding groove in a finished floor molding wherein the anchoring plates have edges which are beveled so as to allow the glider bar to move in both longitudinal and transverse directions.
A method of installing a flush molding on a floating floor, said method comprising providing a glider bar, said glider bar including anchoring plates, bases and raised rails on said bases, said rails defining an interlocking profile;
- sliding a flush molding along a longitudinal axis of said glider bar so as to engage said interlocking profile of said rails with corresponding grooves provided in said flush molding;
- fixedly attaching said anchoring plates to a subfloor and placing said glider bar over said anchoring plates;
- and fixedly attaching said flush molding to at least one floating floor section.
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