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US 7,255,152 B2Granted
Baseboard and molding system
AssigneeWilliam Friedlich
InventorWilliam Friedlich
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Abstract
A baseboard system includes baseboard units through which conduits extend carrying heated fluids, and moldings about the free ends of the baseboards, to provide a generally uniform external surface configuration. The moldings are in the nature of conventional moldings made of wood, pressed wood, plastic or the like. The use of the moldings with the baseboards provides an efficient, cost-effective system that produces a uniform appearance and facilitates cleaning.
Claims25
A baseboard system comprising a convection baseboard unit to be arranged along a wall proximate to a floor of an enclosure to be heated;
- heating means within said baseboard unit, said baseboard unit extending in a generally horizontal direction and defining a substantially uniform cross-sectional profile and external surface configuration along said horizontal direction including vertically spaced openings to allow ambient air to flow into and heated air to flow out of said baseboard unit and having a predetermined horizontal width defined by two opposing horizontally spaced lateral ends one at each extreme horizontal position of said baseboard unit;
- and at least one molding abutting against at least one of said lateral ends of said baseboard unit and having an external surface configuration substantially corresponding to said external surface configuration of said baseboard unit so that said at least one molding abutted against at least one lateral end of said baseboard unit provides a substantially continuous cross-sectional profile and external surface configuration of said baseboard unit beyond the lateral end of said baseboard unit along said horizontal direction along both said baseboard unit and said molding.
A baseboard system comprising a convection baseboard unit to be arranged along a wall proximate to a floor of an enclosure to be heated;
- heating means within said baseboard unit, said baseboard unit defining a predetermined external surface configuration including vertically spaced openings to allow ambient air to flow into and heated air to flow out of said baseboard unit and having a predetermined width defined by two opposing lateral ends;
- moldings abutting at least one lateral end of said baseboard unit and having an external surface configuration substantially corresponding to said external surface configuration of said baseboard unit, whereby abutment of said moldings against at least one lateral end of said baseboard unit substantially continues the external surface configuration of said baseboard unit beyond the lateral end of said baseboard unit to effectively provide a continuous member having a substantially continuous external surface configuration having the appearance of said baseboard and molding extending along at least a portion of a wall of the enclosure, said baseboard unit being formed of three vertically spaced members, a space between a lower member and an intermediate member forming an inlet opening for admitting ambient air into said baseboard unit and a space between said intermediate member and an upper member forming an outlet opening for discharging heated air, and attaching means for attaching said members to a wall, including a backplate secured to the wall, said backplate including protuberances projecting forward away from the wall, at least one of said members being configured to engage said protuberances.
A baseboard system comprising a convection baseboard unit to be arranged along a wall proximate to a floor of an enclosure to be heated;
- heating means within said baseboard unit, said baseboard unit defining a predetermined external surface configuration including vertically spaced openings to allow ambient air to flow into and heated air to flow out of said baseboard unit and having a predetermined width defined by two opposing lateral ends;
- and moldings abutting at least one lateral end of said baseboard unit and having an external surface configuration substantially corresponding to said external surface configuration of said baseboard unit substantially continues the external surface configuration of said baseboard unit beyond the lateral end of said baseboard unit to effectively provide a continuous member having a substantially continuous external surface configuration having the appearance of said baseboard and molding extending along at least a portion of a wall of the enclosure, said baseboard unit being formed of three vertically spaced members, a space between a lower member and an intermediate member forming an inlet opening for admitting ambient air into said baseboard unit and a space between said intermediate member and an upper member forming an outlet opening for discharging heated air, at least one horizontal channel being in the form of a horizontal recess molded into said intermediate member, said recess opening rearwardly to open in a direction facing the wall of the enclosure.
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