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US 8,745,937 B1Granted
Refaced staircase
AssigneeIdeal Wood Products, Inc.
InventorsBruce R. Mang, Sr., Steven H. Mott, Douglas P. Plourde, Norman J. Plourde
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Abstract
A refaced staircase having original treads and original risers with replacement treads and replacement risers is disclosed. A replacement riser extends down from each original tread, and a replacement tread is placed over the original tread and overhangs the replacement riser. The replacement tread preferably includes a scotia facing the original tread that hides the seam between the original tread and the replacement riser.
Claims20
A refaced staircase comprising:
- an original staircase, a replacement tread, and a separate replacement riser;
- the original staircase comprising an original tread and an original riser extending downwardly away from the original tread;
- the original tread prior to refacing of the original staircase comprising an unsupported front end portion overhanging the original riser and a top surface being configured and disposed to contact and support a user standing on the original tread while using the original staircase prior to refacing, the front end portion extending from the original riser to a front end of the original tread;
- the original riser prior to refacing of the original staircase comprising an exposed front surface nearest to the front end of the original tread and facing towards the front end of the original tread;
- the replacement tread being placed on top of the original tread, the replacement tread comprising an exposed upper surface being configured and disposed to contact and support a user standing on the replacement tread while using the refaced staircase;
- the replacement riser being disposed adjacent to the original riser and being spaced away from the front surface of the original riser by one or more shims disposed between the front face of the original riser and the replacement riser;
- and each of the one or more shims abutting the replacement riser.
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A refaced staircase comprising:
- an original staircase, a one-piece replacement tread, and a separate replacement riser;
- the original staircase comprising an original tread adjacent to an original riser, the original riser extending downwardly away from the original tread;
- the original tread prior to refacing of the original staircase comprising an unsupported front end portion overhanging the original riser and a top surface being configured and disposed to contact and support a user standing on the original tread while using the original staircase prior to refacing, the front end portion extending from the original riser to a front edge of the original tread;
- the original riser prior to refacing of the original staircase comprising an exposed front surface nearest to the front edge of the original tread and facing towards the front edge of the original tread;
- the replacement tread placed on top of the original tread, the replacement riser being adjacent to the front surface of the original riser, the replacement riser and the original tread defining a seam between the replacement riser and the original tread;
- the replacement tread comprising an overhanging portion and a scotia, the overhanging portion that overhangs the original tread and the scotia extending downwardly from the overhanging portion;
- the scotia comprising a surface covering the front edge of the original tread and extending downwardly past the original tread;
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- the replacement riser being immediately adjacent to the surface of the scotia whereby the scotia covers the seam between the replacement riser and the original tread.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.