Miscellaneous hardware (e.g. – bushing – carpet fastener – caster – Carpet fasteners – Strips
Patent
1998-10-01
2000-10-31
Knight, Anthony
Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,
Carpet fasteners
Strips
16 4, A47G 2704
Patent
active
061383236
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a floor strip system for levelling the transition between two abutting floor coverings, said floor strip system comprising a bottom part which is placed on a bottom floor below the floor coverings and which is provided with members adapted to project below portions of their respective abutting floor coverings, where said floor strip system further comprises a top part which is secured on top of the bottom part and is provided with members adapted to project over portions of their respective abutting floor coverings.
2. Discussion of the Background
In aircrafts it is known to use a carpet in the aisles of the aircraft and a vinyl covering in other areas. A strip is then provided at the transition between the two coverings so as to protect the edge of the carpet. This strip overlaps portions of both coverings, and in particular the differences of height between the coverings cause the staff of the aircraft a lot of trouble when the cart loaded with articles etc. is to be pushed from the vinyl covering and into the area with the carpet.
Floor strip systems are furthermore known which are arranged at abutting edges of carpets so as to protect said edges. These floor strip systems comprise a bottom part and a top part arranged below and on top of the carpets, respectively, and subsequently connected to one another. These floor strip systems do not facilitate the traffic with heavy carts from one carpet to the next carpet.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A floor strip system according to the present invention is characterised in that each member of the bottom part is of a substantially triangular section and comprises a top side for facing and abutting the lower surface of the corresponding floor coverings and a substantially plane bottom side for abutting the bottom floor, whereby said top side comprises a first and a second substantially plane surface meeting each other at a transition ridge, whereby the first surface is situated farthest away from the edge of the corresponding covering and has a relatively small inclination relative to the bottom side of the member and whereby the second surface has a relatively considerable inclination relative to the bottom side, and that the top part is provided with a relatively plane top side opposite the bottom part and is shaped essentially complementally relative to the area between the ridges of the members of the bottom part so that the top part is adapted to be received in this area in such a manner that the adjacent part of the two floor coverings can be arranged in a sandwich-like manner between the top part and the bottom part, while the plane top side of the top part is essentially flushing with the upper side of the coverings within the parts of the coverings passing over the ridges.
The resulting floor strip system ensures a smooth and easy transition from one floor covering to the next floor covering. The latter is in particular due to the fact that the members of the bottom part projecting below the two floor coverings ensure a smooth elevation of the two floor coverings to such a level that their surfaces substantially flush with the top side of the top part, said two floor coverings being clamped in a protecting manner below the top part between said top part and the bottom part at a lowered level.
According to the invention, the bottom part and the top part may be mouldings, each moulding being symmetrically structured relative to a longitudinal central plane to be arranged halfway between the two floor coverings, whereby the floor strip system is easy to manufacture of plastics by way of extrusion.
Furthermore according to the invention, the two members of the bottom part may be connected to a relatively thin connecting member which can be removed after the securing onto the bottom floor. The resulting floor strip system allows a particularly low elevation of the surfaces of the floor coverings at the transition in question. The two members of the bottom part may according to th
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Knight Anthony
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