US3304995A

US3304995A - Wall-coverings

Info

Publication number: US3304995A
Application number: US414303A
Authority: US
Inventors: Goldstein Malcolm
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1964-11-27
Filing date: 1964-11-27
Publication date: 1967-02-21
Anticipated expiration: 1984-02-21

Description

Feb. 21, 1967 M- sows-ram WALL-COVERINGS- Filed NOV. .27, 1964 Flgl INVENTOR. MALCOLM GOLD$TEIN A TTORNE Y United States Patent 3,304,995 WALL-COVERINGS Malcolm Goldstein, 45 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens, N.Y. 11415 Filed Nov. 27, 1964, Ser. No. 414,303 3 Claims. (Cl. 160-327) The present invention pertains to means for applying wall-coverings and moldings to the walls of a room and the method of performing the same.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a means for easily and quickly applying wall coverings and moldings to the walls of a room.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for applying wall-coverings and moldings to the walls of a room utilizing double-coated adhesive tape.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a means and method for connecting the end portions of a wall-covering to a decorative molding and positionally securing said decorative molding and said wallcovering to a wall.

It is a further object of the present invention to enable a homeowner or other nonprofessional having minimal dexterity to quickly and easily attach a wall-covering and molding to the walls of a room without necessitating the use of messy pastes and the like.

These and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevational view of a portion of a wall-covering and molding secured to a wall in accordance with the present invention.

FIGURE 2 is a partial sectional view taken on the line 22 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a partial front view of a wall-covering sheet having an end portion thereof connected to an insertion rod.

FIGURE 4 is a side view of the wall-covering sheet and insertion rod shown in FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 5 is a side view of a wall-covering sheet and insertion rod depicting another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring now to the drawings, FIGURE 1 depicts a wall 10 having first and second wall-covering

sheets

12 and 14, respectively, attached thereto.

Moldings

16 and 18 are connected to the top end portions of

said sheets

12 and 14, respectively, and are secured to the wall 10 immediately adjacent the ceiling 20, and

moldings

22 and 24 are connected to the bottom end portions of

said sheets

12 and 14, respectively, and are secured to the wall 10 adjacent the floor 26; the lengths of the moldings being equal to the width of said sheets. The manner in which the moldings are secured to the wall will be explained in more detail hereinafter.

The sides of the

sheets

12 and 14 are attached to the wall 10 by means of strips of double-coated adhesive tape 28 interposed therebetween; the

side edges

30 and 32 of the

sheets

12 and 14, respectively, being in abutting relationship with one another. It will be noted that the

moldings

16 and 18 abut one another as do the

moldings

22, 24.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that although the present invention is discussed with reference to only two wall-covering sheets and four moldings, the number of wall-covering sheets and moldings required to cover a particular wall will be dependent upon the size of the wall, sheets and moldings.

The wall-

covering sheets

12 and 14 are formed in long lengths which extend from the ceiling 20 to the floor 26 along the wall 10 and are preferaby made in widths of 3,304,995 Patented Feb. 21, 1967 2 or 3 feet. Also, the sheets are preferably made of vinyl plastic materials having predominantly vertical patterns thereon to facilitate the matching of the sheets when applied to said wall. However, the sheets may be made of any suitable material having any type of pattern thereon.

As seen in FIGURE 2, a channel member 34 having an offset flange portion 36 projecting upwardly therefrom is secured to the wall 10 by means of a strip of said doublecoated adhesive tape 28 and is positioned slightly below the ceiling 20 and another channel member 38 having an offset flange portion 40 projecting downwardly therefrom is secured to the wall 10 by means of another strip of said double-coated adhesive tape 28 and is positioned slightly above the floor 26; the

flanges

36 and 40 forming a groove with respect to the wall 10. The

channel members

34 and 38 are made in lengths which are equal to the width of the wall-covering sheet 14, but may be made in a length which is equal to the width of the wall 10, and the tape 28 is preferably of the permanent type so as to firmly secure said channel members to said wall.

The molding 18 is of substantially C-shaped configuration and has a flange or tongue member 42 integral with the top portion thereof projecting downwardly therefrom, while the bottom portion has a flange 43 integral therewith which projects upwardly therefrom to form a recess 44. Similarly, the molding 24 has a flange or tongue member 46 projecting upwardly from the bottom portion thereof and formed integrally therewith, while the top portion has an integrally formed flange 47 which projects downwardly therefrom to form a recess 48.

As seen in FIGURES 3 and 4, the top end portion of the sheet 14 is attached to an insertion rod or bar 50 by being wrapped therearound. Another rod or bar 52 (seen in FIGURE 2) has the bottom end portion of the sheet 14 attached thereto by being wrapped therearound. Although the

rods

50 and 52 are illustrated as being rectangular, they may be made having any suitable geometrical configuration and may be made of plastic, wood or any other suitable material, the rods being formed in lengths which are substantially equal to the width of the wall-covering sheet.

After the sheet 14 has been attached to the

rods

50 and 52, as discussed above, the rods are force fitted into the

recesses

44 and 48, respectively, thereby connecting said sheet to said

moldings

18 and 24. The molding 18 is then secured to said wall 10 by having the flange 42 engage the flange 36 in a tongue and groove arrangement and the molding 24 is similarly secured to said wall by having the flange 46 engage the flange 40 in a tongue and groove arrangement. It is thus seen that the securement of the

moldings

18 and 24 to the wall 10, also serves to secure the sheet 14 with respect thereto; the sides of said sheet being attached to said wall -'by means of the strips of double-coated adhesive tape 28, as previously discussed in conjunction with FIGURE 1. The

moldings

16 and 22 and the sheet 12 are secured to the wall 10 in a like manner.

An alternative embodiment of the present invention is depicted by FIGURE 5, wherein the rectangular rod 40 is replaced by a hollow tubular rod 40A having a slit 41A therein.

In this embodiment the end portions of the sheet 14 are first rolled up and then inserted into said tube via said slit 41A. The tube 40A is then force fitted into the recess 44 in the molding 18.

It is thus seen that I have provided a means and method for applying wall-coverings and decorative moldings to the walls of a room which can be accomplished easily and quickly by a lay individual.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, there are many modifications which may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. Means for covering a wall of a room having a ceiling and a floor, comprising a plurality of first channel members connected to said wall in edge to edge relationship at the top thereof adjacent said ceiling, a plurality of second channel members connected to said Wall in edge to edge relationship at the bottom thereof adjacent said floor, a plurality of wall-covering sheets, a plurality of moldings, and a plurality of rods; each of said first channel members having an offset flange projecting upwardly therefrom to form a groove with respect to said wall, each of said second channel members having an offset flange projecting downwardly therefrom to form a groove with respect to said wall, each of said wall-covering sheets having the top end portion thereof attached to a first one of said rods and having the bottom end portion thereof attached to a second one of said rods, first ones of said moldings having substantially C-shaped configurations and second ones of said moldings having substantially C- shaped configurations, each of said first ones of said moldings have a flange member projecting downwardly from the top portion thereof and having a recess formed at the bottom portion thereof, each of said second ones of said moldings having a flange member projecting upwardly from the bottom portion thereof and having a recess formed at the top portion thereof, said first ones of said rods being force fitted into said recesses in said first ones of said moldings and said second ones of said rods being force fitted into said recesses in said second ones of said moldings, and said flanges of said first ones of said moldings engaging said flanges of said first channel members in tongue and groove relationship and said flanges of said second ones of said moldings engaging said flanges of said second channel members in tongue and groove relationship to connect said first and second ones of said moldings to said first and second channel members, respectively, thereby securing said moldings and said wall-covering sheets with respect to said wall, said first and second channel members being connected to said wall by strips of double-coated adhesive tape interposed therebetween, the side portions of said wall-covering sheets being secured to said wall 'by other strips of double-coated adhesive tape interposed therebetween, and the side edges of said wallcovering sheets abutting one another in edge to edge relationship.

2. Means for covering the Walls of a room in accordance with claim 1, wherein said rods are rectangular, and the end portions of said wall-covering sheets are attached to said rectangular rods by being wrapped therearound.

3. Means for covering the walls of a room in accordance with claim 1, wherein the rods are hollow tubes having a slit therein, and the end portions of said wall-covering sheets are attached to said rods by being rolled and then inserted therein via said slit.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 588,244 8/1897 Roberts -392 1,120,333 12/1914 Pinkham 160-328 1,523,014 1/1925 Grings 160394 X 2,925,631 2/1960 Larson et a1. 52506 X 3,121,977 2/1964 Bersudsky 52-506 X 3,185,207 5/1965 Humble '160-327 X FOREIGN PATENTS 296,630 2/ 1917 Germany.

REINALDO P. MACHADO, Primary Examiner. HARRISON R. MOSELEY, Examiner.

P. M., CAUN, Assistant Examiner.

Claims

1. MEANS FOR COVERING A WALL OF A ROOM HAVING A CEILING AND A FLOOR, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FIRST CHANNEL MEMBERS CONNECTED TO SAID WALL IN EDGE TO EDGE RELATIONSHIP AT THE TOP THEREOF ADJACENT SAID CEILING, A PLURALITY OF SECOND CHANNEL MEMBERS CONNECTED TO SAID WALL IN EDGE TO EDGE RELATIONSHIP AT THE BOTTOM THEREOF ADJACENT SAID FLOOR, A PLURALITY OF WALL-COVERING SHEETS, A PLURALITY OF MOLDINGS, AND A PLURALITY OF RODS; EACH OF SAID FIRST CHANNEL MEMBERS HAVING AN OFFSET FLANGE PROJECTING UPWARDLY THEREFROM TO FORM A GROOVE WITH RESPECT TO SAID WALL, EACH OF SAID SECOND CHANNEL MEMBERS HAVING AN OFFSET FLANGE PROJECTING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM TO FORM A GROOVE WITH RESPECT TO SAID WALL, EACH OF SAID WALL-COVERING SHEETS HAVING THE TOP END PORTION THEREOF ATTACHED TO A FIRST ONE OF SAID RODS AND HAVING THE BOTTOM END PORTION THEREOF AT TACHED TO A SECOND ONE OF SAID RODS, FIRST ONES OF SAID MOLDINGS HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY C-SHAPED CONFIGURATIONS AND SECOND ONES OF SAID MOLDINGS HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY CSHAPED CONFIGURATIONS, EACH OF SAID FIRST ONES OF SAID MOLDINGS HAVE A FLANGE MEMBER PROJECTING DOWNWARDLY FROM THE TOP PORTION THEREOF, AND HAVING A RECESS FORMED AT THE BOTTOM PORTION THEREOF, EACH OF SAID SECOND ONES OF SAID MOLDINGS HAVING A FLANGE MEMBER PROJECTING UPWARDLY FROM THE BOTTOM PORTION THEREOF AND HAVING A RECESS FORMED AT THE TOP PORTION THEREOF, SAID FIRST ONES OF SAID RODS BEING FORCE FITTED INTO SAID RECESSES IN SAID FIRST ONES