Crown molding clamp
OwnerKarl T. Blauinventor
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Abstract
A clamp for use in installing crown molding which has a top front lip, a bottom rear lip and a bridging segment extending diagonally between them, comprising a clamp part for engaging the ceiling of a room and for engaging the top front lip of the crown molding from in front, and another clamp part for engaging the bottom rear lip of the crown molding from below and engaging the room wall behind the crown molding.
Claims7
A crown molding clamp for use with crown molding having a top front lip, a bottom rear lip, and a bridging segment extending diagonally up and forward from said bottom rear lip to said top front lip, said clamp comprising:
- a fixed piece with a vertical front wall having a top face for engaging the ceiling of a room and an upper rear face extending down from said top face and facing said top front lip of the crown molding, said front wall of the fixed piece having a plurality of vertically space nail holes therein, said fixed piece also having a horizontal bottom wall extending rearward from said front wall for engagement with the room wall behind and for engagement with said bottom rear lip of the crown molding from below;
- a front adjustable piece slidably mounted on the back of said front wall of the fixed piece for vertical adjustment with respect to said fixed piece, said front adjustable piece having a nail hole therein which is selectively registrable with one of said nail holes in the front wall of the fixed piece;
- an intermediate adjustable piece directly behind said front adjustable piece and slidably adjustable vertically with respect to said front adjustable piece and said front wall of the fixed piece, said intermediate adjustable piece having a pair of vertically spaced nail holes for individual registration selectively with said nail holes in said front wall of the fixed piece and said front adjustable piece, said intermediate adjustable piece having a top face for selective engagement with the ceiling and a rear upper end face extending down from said top face for selective engagement with the top front lip of the crown molding;
- a rear adjustable piece directly behind said intermediate adjustable piece and slidably adjustable vertically with respect to said intermediate adjustable piece and said front adjustable piece, said rear adjustable piece having a nail opening therein for registration selectively with said nail holes in said front wall of the fixed piece, said front adjustable piece and said intermediate adjustable piece, said rear adjustable piece having a top face for selective engagement with the ceiling and a rear upper end face extending down from said top face for selective engagement with the top front lip of the crown molding;
- and means for selectively holding said adjustable pieces at selected vertical positions behind said front wall of said fixed piece.
A crown molding clamp for use with crown molding having a top front lip, a bottom rear lip, and a bridging segment extending diagonally up and forward from said bottom rear lip to said top front lip, said clamp comprising:
- a vertical front wall having a top face for engaging the ceiling of a room and an upper rear face extending down from said top face for engagement with said top front lip of the crown molding from in front, said front wall having at least one nail hole therein, and a horizontal bottom wall extending rearward from said front wall for engagement with the room wall behind and for engagement with said bottom rear lip of the crown molding from below.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.