Stair nosing for laminate flooring
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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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A stair nosing for the installation of laminate flooring on stair steps. The stair molding has 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 has 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. Flanges extend 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.
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1. A stair nosing for the installation of laminate flooring on stair steps, comprising;
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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 tread and 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, and the flexible tread member having flaps covering the nose portion and extending beyond the shoulders. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A stair nosing for the installation of laminate flooring on stair steps, comprising;
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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 of a stair step, the nose portion having shoulders with planar surfaces extending between the front surface of the nose portion and the front surfaces of the flanges for abutment with laminate flooring installed on a tread, a groove extends along the shoulder that is to abut with laminate flooring on a tread of a stair step for interlocking with a tongue on laminate flooring, 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, the widths of the groove extending along the front surface of the nose portion and rib are the same and serrations extend along the groove on the front surface of the nose portion for interlocking with serrations extending along the rib for securely interconnecting the flexible tread and rigid base member, and the flexible tread member having flaps covering the nose portion and extending beyond the shoulders. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A stair nosing for the installation of laminate flooring on stair steps, comprising;
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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 of a stair step, the nose portion having shoulders with planar surfaces extending between the front surface of the nose portion and the front surfaces of the flanges for abutment with laminate flooring installed on a tread and riser, a groove extends along the shoulder that is to abut with laminate flooring on a tread of a stair step for interlocking with a tongue on laminate flooring, 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, the width of the groove extending along the front surface of the nose portion and rib are the same and serrations extend along the groove on the front surface of the nose portion for interlocking with serrations extending along the rib for securely interconnecting the flexible tread and rigid base member, the rib and serrations extending along the rib are sized and the serrations are spaced for interlocking with serrations extending along the side walls of the groove, a serration along the rib is spaced for engaging the side wall of the groove below the lowest serration extending along the groove and the flexible tread member having flaps covering the nose portion and extending beyond the shoulders. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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