Extruded plastic members for covering wood surfaces
OwnerWalter Biro, Sean Biro +2inventors
InventorsWalter Biro, Sean Biro, David Swinscoe, Lucky Monroe
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Abstract
A substrate covering system includes a plurality of elongated board members, which are, for example composed of an extruded thermoplastic material. Preferably, each of the elongated board members has a convex inner surface and a concave outer surface, both of which are flattened as the edges of the board member are attached to the substrate. Preferably, the inner surface has notches facilitating adhesive attachment to the substrate, while the outer surface has grooves curved to simulate a wood grain and to prevent slipping. The system may also include an elongated edge trim strip that can be configured to cover several different types of substrate edges.
Claims10
A system covering a substrate, comprising a plurality of elongated board members attached to extend outward from the substrate, wherein
- each of the elongated board members includes a central portion with an outer surface and an inner surface, a first edge portion extending along a first side of the elongated board member and a second edge portion extending along a second side of the elongated board member, opposite the first side,
- the central portion is disposed between the first and second edge portions,
- each of the elongated board members is attached to the substrate along the first edge portion and along the second edge portion,
- each of the elongated board members is configured before attachment to the substrate so that a contact surface forming part of the inner surface and held against the substrate, is convex, being entirely disposed along a single convex curve extending between the first and second edge portions, with a central portion of the contact surface, extending along the elongated board member mid-way between the first and second edge portions, being disposed substantially farther inward than edges of the contact surface extending along the first and second edge portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.