Stair tread overlay

• US 20170328069A1
• Filed: 05/11/2016
• Published: 11/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CKJLLC, Co.
• Original Assignee: CKJLLC, Co.
• Inventors: Schumacher, Kenneth J.
• Application Number:
  US14/999,465
• Publication Number:
  US 20170328069A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 11/1042 with an upper layer of fibres or chips, e.g. bonded with synthetic resins
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 11/175 Covering panels for tread restoration

Abstract

A stair tread overlay for installation on the stair steps of an existing stairway construction. The overlay includes a stair tread member having a top planar tread surface, a bottom surface for positioning on top of an existing stair step, and a front edge extending along the stair tread member and forming a nosing for receiving the weight of a user. A face strip member extends along the front of the stair tread member and projects downwardly from the bottom surface thereof. The face strip member is positioned beneath the nosing of the stair tread member and, thereby, is protected thereby. The stair tread member is fabricated of a more dense material for withstanding wear and tear on the overlay, and the face strip member is fabricated of a less dense material for facilitating shaping or machining of the face strip member.

Claims

1. A stair tread overlay for installation on the stair steps of an existing stairway construction, comprising:

a stair tread member having a top planar tread surface, a bottom surface for positioning on top of an existing stair step, and a front edge extending along the stair tread member and forming a nosing constructed to extend beyond a front edge of the existing stair step to receive the weight of a user;

a face strip member extending along the front of the stair tread member and projecting downwardly from the bottom surface thereof, the face strip member being positioned beneath the nosing of the stair tread member and, thereby, being protected thereby; and

the stair tread member being fabricated of a more dense material for withstanding wear and tear on the overlay, and the face strip member being fabricated of a less dense material for facilitating shaping or machining of the face strip member.

2. The stair tread overlay of claim 1 wherein said face strip member has a top surface bonded to the bottom surface of the stair tread member beneath the nosing thereof

3. The stair tread overlay of claim 1 wherein said face strip member has a front face which is flush with and forms a continuation of a front face of the nosing of the stair tread member.

4. The stair tread overlay of claim 1 wherein said face strip member has a back side for abutting against a front edge of the existing stair step and, thereby, properly position the stair tread overlay.

5. The stair tread overlay of claim 1 wherein said stair tread member is fabricated of a relatively hard, strong material for withstanding wear and tear on the overlay, and said face strip member is fabricated of a softer material for facilitating shaping of the face strip member.

6. The stair tread overlay of claim 5 wherein said stair tread member is fabricated of a high or medium density fiber board material, and said face strip member is fabricated of a lower density material.

7. The stair tread overlay of claim 1 wherein at least said stair tread member is fabricated of a fiber board material covered by an imprinted film simulating a flooring surface.

8. A stair tread overlay for installation on the stair steps of an existing stairway construction, comprising:

a stair tread member having a top planar tread surface, a bottom surface for positioning on top of an existing stair step, and a front edge extending along the stair tread member and forming a nosing constructed to extend beyond a front edge of the existing stair step to receive the weight of a user;

a face strip member extending along the front of the stair tread member and projecting downwardly from the bottom surface thereof, the face strip member being positioned beneath the nosing of the stair tread member and, thereby, being protected thereby, the face strip member having a top surface affixed to the bottom surface of the stair tread member beneath the nosing thereof, and the base strip member having a front face which is flush with and forms a continuation of a front face of the nosing of the stair tread member; and

the stair tread member being fabricated of a more dense material for withstanding wear and tear on the overlay, and the face strip member being fabricated of a less dense material for facilitating shaping or machining of the face strip member.

9. The stair tread overlay of claim 8 wherein said stair tread member is fabricated of a relatively hard, strong material for withstanding wear and tear on the overlay, and said face strip member is fabricated of a softer material for facilitating shaping of the face strip member.

10. The stair tread overlay of claim 9 wherein said stair tread member is fabricated of a high or medium density fiber board material, and said face strip member is fabricated of a lower density material.

11. The stair tread overlay of claim 8 wherein at least said stair tread member is fabricated of a fiber board material covered by an imprinted film simulating a flooring surface.

12. A stair tread overlay for installation on the stair steps of an existing stairway construction, comprising:

a stair tread member having a top planar tread surface, a bottom surface for positioning on top of an existing stair step, and a front edge extending along the stair tread member and forming a nosing constructed to extend beyond a front edge of the existing stair step to receive the weight of a user;

a face strip member extending along the front of the stair tread member and projecting downwardly from the bottom surface thereof, the face strip member being positioned beneath the nosing of the stair tread member and, thereby, being protected thereby, the face strip member having a top surface affixed to the bottom surface of the stair tread member beneath the nosing thereof, the base strip member having a front face which is flush with and forms a continuation of a front face of the nosing of the stair tread member, and the face strip member having a back side for abutting against a front edge of the existing stair step and, thereby, properly position the stair tread overlay; and

the stair tread member being fabricated of a more dense material for withstanding wear and tear on the overlay, and the face strip member being fabricated of a less dense material for facilitating shaping or machining of the face strip member.

13. The stair tread overlay of claim 12 wherein said stair tread member is fabricated of a relatively hard, strong material for withstanding wear and tear on the overlay, and said face strip member is fabricated of a softer material for facilitating shaping of the face strip member.

14. The stair tread overlay of claim 13 wherein said stair tread member is fabricated of a high or medium density fiber board material, and said face strip member is fabricated of a lower density material.

15. The stair tread overlay of claim 12 wherein at least said stair tread member is fabricated of a fiber board material covered by an imprinted film simulating a flooring surface.