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US 6,191,363 B1Granted
Conduit concealing baseboard molding
OwnerRonald E. Samuelsinventor
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Abstract
A conduit concealing baseboard molding for concealing and organizing conduits such as electrical wiring and cables running along a wall surface adjacent the floor. The conduit concealing baseboard molding includes a back plate designed for mounting to a wall surface. The back plate has a plurality of spaced apart resiliently deflectable partition walls forwardly extending therefrom to define a plurality of conduit stalls each designed for receiving a conduit therein. A generally inverted L-shaped front plate having upper and lower portions is coupled to the back plate such that the partition walls are interposed between the front and back plates.
Claims20
A baseboard molding for mounting to a wall surface adjacent a floor surface to conceal elongated conduits running along the wall surface adjacent the floor surface, said baseboard molding comprising:
- a back plate adapted for mounting to a wall surface;
- said back plate having a plurality of spaced apart resiliently deflectable partition walls forwardly extending therefrom to define a plurality of conduit stalls each adapted for receiving a conduit therein;
- a generally inverted L-shaped front plate having upper and lower portions, said front plate being coupled to said back plate such that said partition walls are interposed between said front and back plates;
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- wherein each of said partition walls of said back plate terminates at a resiliently deflectable upwardly curving arcuate upper free edge and a resiliently deflectable downwardly curving arcuate lower free edge.
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A baseboard molding for mounting to a wall surface adjacent a floor surface to conceal elongate conduits running along the wall surface adjacent the floor surface, said baseboard molding comprising:
- a substantially planar back plate having substantially planar front and back faces, substantially parallel top and bottom edges;
- said back face of said back plate being adapted for mounting to a wall surface such that said front face of said back plate faces outwards from the wall surface;
- wherein said back plate has at least one mounting hole extending theretbrough between said front and back face of said back plate;
- a threaded fastener being extended through said mounting hole of said back plate, said threaded fastener being adapted for threadably inserting into the wall surface to mount said back plate to the wall surface;
- said back plate having a resiliently deflectable top wall outwardly extending from said front face along said top edge of said back plate;
- said top wall of said back plate having a resiliently deflectable downwardly curving arcuate free edge spaced apart from said front face of said back plate;
- said back plate having a bottom wall outwardly extending from said front face along said bottom edge of said back plate;
- said bottom wall of said back plate being extended substantially perpendicular to said front face of said back plate;
- said back plate having a plurality of spaced apart and substantially parallel resiliently deflectable partition walls outwardly extending from said front face of said back plate;
- said partition walls of said back plate being extended substantially parallel to said top and bottom walls of said back plate;
- said partition walls being arranged in a row between said top and bottom walls to define a plurality of conduit stalls therebetween, each adjacent pair of partition walls defining one of said conduit stalls therebetween;
- each of said conduit stalls being adapted for extending therein an electrical conduit;
- each of said partition walls of said back plate terminating at a resiliently deflectable upwardly curving arcuate upper free edge and a resiliently deflectable downwardly curving arcuate lower free edge;
- a generally inverted L-shaped front plate having forwards and rearwards faces, upper and lower edges, upper and lower portions;
- said upper portion of said front plate being positioned adjacent said upper edge of said front plate, said lower portion of said front plate being positioned adjacent said lower edge of said front plate;
- said upper portion of said front plate being extended substantially perpendicular to said lower portion of said front plate;
- said front plate having an arcuate rounded corner connecting said upper and lower portions of said front plate together;
- said front plate being positioned in front of said back plate such that said partition walls are interposed between said front and back plates, said front face of said back plate facing said rearwards face of said front face;
- said upper portion of said front plate being positioned above said top wall of said back plate, said upper edge being substantially coplanar with said back face of said back plate;
- said bottom wall of said back plate abutting said rearwards face of said front plate adjacent said lower edge of said front plate;
- said front plate being coupled to said back plate said back plate having a spaced apart pair of resiliently deflectable coupling walls outwardly extending from said front face of said back plate and extending between said side edges of said back plate at a midpoint between said top and bottom edges of said back plate;
- said coupling walls of said back plate defining a coupling channel therebetween, each of said coupling walls having a plurality of generally triangular resilient teeth inwardly extending into said coupling channel;
- said lower portion of said front plate having a coupling extent outwardly extending from said rearwards face of said front plate;
- said coupling extent terminating at an end flange spaced apart from said rearwards face of said front plate;
- said coupling extent being inserted into said coupling channel, said end flange of said coupling extent engaging said teeth of said coupling walls to frictionally hold said coupling extent in said coupling channel and thereby couple said front plate to said back plate;
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- said forward surface of said front plate having at least one pry notch therein adjacent said lower edge of said front plate.
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A baseboard molding for mounting to a wall surface adjacent a floor surface to conceal elongated conduits running along the wall surface adjacent the floor surface, said baseboard molding comprising:
- a back plate adapted for mounting to a wall surface;
- said back plate having a plurality of spaced apart resiliently deflectable partition walls forwardly extending therefrom to define a plurality of conduit stalls each adapted for receiving a conduit therein;
- a generally inverted L-shaped front plate having upper and lower portions, said front plate being coupled to said back plate such that said partition walls are interposed between said front and back plates;
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- wherein said back plate has a spaced apart pair of resiliently deflectable coupling walls forwardly extending therefrom, wherein said coupling walls define a coupling channel therebetween, wherein said lower portion of said front plate has a coupling extent rearwardly extending therefrom, wherein said coupling extent is inserted into said coupling channel.
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A baseboard molding for mounting to a wall surface adjacent a floor surface to conceal elongated conduits running along the wall surface adjacent the floor surface, said baseboard molding comprising:
- a back plate adapted for mounting to a wall surface;
- said back plate having a plurality of spaced apart resiliently deflectable partition walls forwardly extending therefrom to define a plurality of conduit stalls each adapted for receiving a conduit therein;
- a generally inverted L-shaped front plate having upper and lower portions, said front plate being coupled to said back plate such that said partition walls are interposed between said front and back plates;
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- wherein said front plate has at least one pry notch therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.