Interior corner joint simulating grout line for wall boards simulating tiles embedded in grout

• US 5,444,953 A
• Filed: 08/09/1991
• Issued: 08/29/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: CareStream Health Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Trayco, Inc.
• Inventors: Manwell, Richard C., Gibbard, David W., Koenig, Paul J., Hutchings, Douglas F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): COGGINS, WYNN WOOD
• Application Number:
  US07/742,977
• Time in Patent Office: 1,481 Days
• Field of Search: 52/282.1, 52/255, 52/288.1, 52/48.2, 52/764, 52/773, 52/183, 52/716, 52/242, 52/476, 52/287, 52/273, 52/276, 52/278, 52/465
• US Class Current: 52/282.1
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/18 of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials of plastic-bound fibres or chips E04F13/16 or with an outer layer of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials; plastic tiles E04F13/0864 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 19/022 for use at vertical intersections of walls E04F19/028 takes precedence

Abstract

An interior corner joint for joining wall board panels, particularly wall board panels simulating tiles embedded in grout, in a corner. The interior corner joint comprises a first base section; a second base section extending upwardly from said first base section and being perpendicular to said first base section; a rib extending upwardly from said first base section disposed adjacent to said second base section and canted toward said second base section, said rib, second base section, and first base section defining a channel adapted to receive a first wall board panel; and a flange at the distal end of said rib extending outwardly from said rib and inclined toward said first base section, said rib, flange and first base section defining a second channel adapted to receive a second wall board panel in substantially perpendicular relationship to said first wall board panel. With the two wall board panels inserted into the two channels the only exposed part of the joint is the flange. The flange can be provided with a concave outer surface to simulate a corner grout line.

Claims

1. A plastic corner joint simulating grout line adapted to join together at least two wall board panels simulating tiles embedded in grout at a corner intersection comprising:

a first base section having an outer edge and an inner edge;

a second base section having an outer edge and an inner edge, said inner edge of said second base section being adjacent and joined to said inner edge of said first base section, said second base section extending from said inner edge of said first base section and being substantially perpendicular to said first base section, said second base section being substantially straight between its outer and inner edges;

a substantially straight rib extending from said first base section toward said outer edge of said second base section, said rib being disposed adjacent said second base section and being canted toward said second base section, said rib, first base section and second base section defining a first channel adapted to receive at least a first wall board panel;

a flange, including an outer surface which is concave in cross-section and simulates a grout line, extending from said rib in the direction of said outer edge of said first base section and being inclined toward said first base section, said flange, rib and first base section defining a second channel adapted to receive at least a second wall board panel in a substantially perpendicular relationship to said at least first wall board panel.

2. The joint of claim 1 wherein said joint is of a color different from the color of said tiles.

3. The joint of claim 1 wherein said joint is of a color substantially the same as the color of said grout.

4. The joint of claim 1 wherein said plastic is thermoplastic.