Kit of Parts for Trimming Step Edges
First Claim
1. Apparatus for trimming a step edge for example a tread of a staircase, a step at an edge of a sunken floor, or a top edge of a short wall, comprising:
- a vertical riser board meeting a horizontal existing surface at or adjacent an edge of the existing surface;
a facing material covering the riser board;
an elongate member forming a nose piece above the facing material for mounting at the edge of the existing surface, the member having;
a vertical rear surface along the riser board;
a front face defining an attractive face that is opposite the rear surface;
a horizontal top surface extending between the rear surface and the front face;
an upper edge at a junction of the top surface and the front face;
a lower edge at a bottom of the front face along the facing material;
a continuously longitudinally extending groove in the front face of the member, the groove having;
a base recessed from the front face;
a first side edge in the front face of the member at a position spaced from the upper edge of the member and a second side edge on said front face at a position spaced from the lower edge of the member;
a first side wall extending from the base to the first side edge and a second side wall extending from the base to the second side edge; and
a series of screws in the groove at spaced positions along the base thereof;
the screws fastening the member in a mounted position in which the top surface of the member is spaced above the existing surface such that a thickness of a covering material which is disposed on the existing surface for covering the existing surface is located between the top surface of the member and the existing surface.
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Abstract
An apparatus for trimming step edges includes an elongate member forming a nose piece for mounting at an edge of a horizontal existing surface. The member comprises a rear surface, a front face, a top surface extending therebetween, and a groove in the front face of the member. The groove has first and second side walls extending from first and second side edges at the front face and leading to a base recessed therefrom. The member is supported by screws received in the groove in a mounted position wherein the top surface of the member is spaced above the existing surface so that a thickness of a covering material, which disposed on the existing surface for covering same, is located between the top surface and the existing surface. Also, a lighting element is inserted in the groove for illuminating an area adjacent the edge of the existing surface.
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17 Claims
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1. Apparatus for trimming a step edge for example a tread of a staircase, a step at an edge of a sunken floor, or a top edge of a short wall, comprising:
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a vertical riser board meeting a horizontal existing surface at or adjacent an edge of the existing surface; a facing material covering the riser board; an elongate member forming a nose piece above the facing material for mounting at the edge of the existing surface, the member having; a vertical rear surface along the riser board; a front face defining an attractive face that is opposite the rear surface; a horizontal top surface extending between the rear surface and the front face; an upper edge at a junction of the top surface and the front face; a lower edge at a bottom of the front face along the facing material; a continuously longitudinally extending groove in the front face of the member, the groove having; a base recessed from the front face; a first side edge in the front face of the member at a position spaced from the upper edge of the member and a second side edge on said front face at a position spaced from the lower edge of the member; a first side wall extending from the base to the first side edge and a second side wall extending from the base to the second side edge; and a series of screws in the groove at spaced positions along the base thereof; the screws fastening the member in a mounted position in which the top surface of the member is spaced above the existing surface such that a thickness of a covering material which is disposed on the existing surface for covering the existing surface is located between the top surface of the member and the existing surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Apparatus for trimming a step edge for example a tread of a staircase, a step at an edge of a sunken floor, or a top edge of a short wall, comprising:
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an elongate member forming a nose piece for mounting adjacent a horizontal existing surface at an edge of the existing surface, the member having; a vertical rear surface; a front face defining an attractive face that is opposite the rear surface; a horizontal top surface extending between the rear surface and the front face; an upper edge at a junction of the top surface and the front face; a lower edge at a bottom of the front face; a continuously longitudinally extending groove in the front face of the member, the groove having; a base recessed from the front face; a first side edge in the front face of the member at a position spaced from the upper edge of the member and a second side edge on said front face at a position spaced from the lower edge of the member; a first side wall extending from the base to the first side edge and a second side wall extending from the base to the second side edge; and a series of screws in the groove at spaced positions along the base thereof; a lighting element arranged for generating light that is inserted in the groove for illuminating an area adjacent the edge of the existing surface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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