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Stair nosing for laminate flooring

  • US 5,806,253 A
  • Filed: 10/31/1996
  • Issued: 09/15/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A stair nosing for the installation of laminate flooring on stair steps, comprising;

  • an elongated, rigid base member for installation of the stair nosing on the leading edge of a stair step and an elongated, flexible tread member covering and interlocked with the rigid base member,the base member having a nose portion with a rounded front surface for defining a leading edge on a stair step and planar back surfaces that intersect at right angles and flanges extending laterally from and on the same plane as the back surfaces of the nose portion for positioning the base portion on the tread and riser of a stair step, the nose portion having a shoulder extending between the front surface of the nose portion and a front surface of the flanges for abutment with laminate flooring installed on a treadand a shoulder extending between the front surface of the nose portion and a front surface of the flanges for abutment with laminate flooring installed on a riser,the nose portion having a groove extending along its front surface,the flexible tread member having a rib extending from its back surface for engaging the side walls of the groove and interconnecting the base and tread members, andthe flexible tread member having flaps covering the nose portion and extending beyond the shoulders.

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