Supporting element for cover strips

A kit comprising of floor elements, base boards and supporting elements, the supporting elements being formed of spring steel or plastic for separable fastening of a cover strip (2) on a wall (3) for covering a transition between a wall and a panel (4) extending generally perpendicular thereto, whereby the supporting element has a lower part for fastening it to the panel (4) and a part for separable holding of the cover strip (2), wherein the holding element is constructed as a one-piece clip which, for installation, is clipped on to a front face of the panel,

• the holding element has a wall plate (5) which lies on the wall (3) in an installed state, and a clamping plate (6) projecting from the wall plate generally at right angles which in the installed state of the supporting element lies on an underside of the panel (4),
• the wall plate (5) has at least a first support section (7,8), spaced above the clamping plate and arranged in a central part of the wall plate, which in the installed state of the supporting element is braced on part of an upper side of the panel to press the central part of the wall plate towards the wall,
• the wall plate has at least a second sprung support section (9, 10) which is provided on a lower part of the wall plate lying nearer to the clamping plate that is braced in the installed state of the supporting element on the front face of the panel (4) such that the lower part of the wall plate is acted upon in the direction of the wall, and
• the wall plate has a sprung holding tongue (11, 12), a free end of the holding tongue is separably fastenable on the cover strip (2).

A method of installing of supporting elements to fastened cover strips in a transition region between two surfaces extending generally at right angles to each other, comprising:

• installing a supporting element at the transition region, the supporting element being formed of spring steel or plastic for separable fastening of a cover strip (2) on a wall (3) for covering a transition between a wall and a panel (4) extending generally perpendicular thereto, whereby the supporting element has a lower part for fastening it to the panel (4) and a part for separable holding of the cover strip (2), wherein the holding element is constructed as a one-piece clip which, for installation, is clipped on to a front face of the panel,
• the holding element has a wall plate (5) which lies on the wall (3) in an installed state, and a clamping plate (6) projecting from the wall plate generally at right angles which in the installed state of the supporting element lies on an underside of the panel (4),
• the wall plate (5) has at least a first support section (7,8), spaced above the clamping plate and arranged in a central part of the wall plate, which in the installed state of the supporting element is braced on part of an upper side of the panel to press the central part of the wall plate towards the wall,
• the wall plate has at least a second sprung support section (9, 10) which is provided on a lower part of the wall plate lying nearer to the clamping plate that is braced in the installed state of the supporting element on the front face of the panel (4) such that the lower part of the wall plate is acted upon in the direction of the wall, and
• the wall plate has a sprung holding tongue (11, 12), a free end of the holding tongue is separably fastenable on the cover strip (2).