SKIRTING PROFILE

PROFILE DE PLINTHE

English Abstract

Skirting profile (1) for transition between wall (10) and preferably floating
floors (20). The skirting profile (1) includes a channel (2), which channel
(2) is intended for hiding and holding cables and the like in place. The
channel (2) extends parallel to the skirting profile (1) and is open on the
upper side of the skirting profile (1) as well as backwards to the wall (10).
A cheek (5) is formed as an extension upwards of the front side (3), between
which cheek (5) the channel (2) is formed. The front side (3) is provided with
a thin decorative and resilient laminate (7) which extends from the lower edge
of the front side (3) to and beyond the rounded edge (6) of the cheek (5) to
or beyond a vertical surface being a tangent of the rear side (4). Cables and
the like can be placed in the channel (2) of a skirting profile (1) mounted on
a wall (10) by bending the resilient decorative laminate (7) out from the wall
(10) whereby the cable and the like can be inserted whereby the laminate (7)
can flex back and again connect with the wall (10).

French Abstract

L'invention concerne un profilé de plinthe (1) représentant la transition entre un mur (10) et de préférence des planchers flottants (20). Ledit profilé de plinthe (1) comporte un passage (2) destiné à masquer et à maintenir en place des câbles et similaires. Ledit passage (2) s'étend parallèlement au profilé de plinthe (1) et est ouvert sur le côté supérieur du profilé de plinthe (1) ainsi qu'à l'arrière vers le mur (10). Une joue (5) est formée en tant qu'extension vers le haut du côté frontal (3), le passage (2) étant formé entre ladite joue (5). Le côté frontal (3) est pourvu d'un fin laminé (7) décoratif élastique, s'étendant du bord inférieur du côté frontal (3) en direction et au-delà du bord arrondi (6) de la joue (5), et en direction et au-delà d'une surface verticale tangente au côté arrière (4). Des câbles et similaires peuvent être placés dans le passage (2) d'un profilé de plinthe (1) monté sur un mur (10), A cet effet, on écarte le laminé décoratif élastique (7) du mur (10) de manière à introduire les câbles et similaires, le laminé (7) retournant dans sa position initiale contre le mur (10).

Claims

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CLAIMS
1. Skirting profile (1) for transition between wall (10) and preferably
floating
floors (20), which skirting profile (1) includes a channel (2), which channel
(2)
is intended for hiding and holding cables and the like in a place,
characterised in that the skirting profile (1) is provide with a front
side (3) and a rear side (4), that the channel (2) extends parallel to the
skirting
profile (1) and is open on the upper side of the skirting profile (1) as well
as
backwards to the wall (10), that a cheek (5) is formed as an extension upwards
of the front side (3), between which cheek (5) the channel (2) is formed, that
the upper edge (6) of the cheek (5) is rounded off, that the front side (3) is
provided with a thin decorative and resilient laminate (7) which extends from
the lower edge of the front side (3) to and beyond the rounded edge (6) of the
cheek (5) to or beyond a vertical surface being a tangent of the rear side
(4),
whereby cables and the like can be placed in the channel (2) of a skirting
profile (1) mounted on a wall (10) by bending the resilient decorative
laminate
(7) out from the wall (10) whereby the cable and the like can be inserted
whereby the laminate (7) can flex back and again connect with the wall (10).
2. Skirting profile (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that the
resilient decorative laminate is constituted by at least one decorative sheet,
preferably of .alpha.-cellulose impregnated with melamine-formaldehyde resin
and
an underlying support sheet of a thermoplastic material, preferably a
polyolefin.
3. Skirting profile (1) according the claim 2, characterised in that the
resilient decorative laminate also comprises one or more so-called overlay
sheets of .alpha.-cellulose impregnated with melamine-formaldehyde resin which
are
place in front of the decor sheet.
4. Skirting profile according to claim 1, characterised in that the
resilient decorative laminate has a wear resistance measured as IP>3000 turns.

Description

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The present invention relates to a skirting profile with a channel for cables.
The
skirting profile is intended to be placed between floor and wall.
Different types of skirting profiles which also holds and guides cables and
cords is
a pretty common item nowadays. These do, however, mostly contain open cavities
in which dust easily is collected. There are different solutions were covering
profiles are intended to be snapped into the skirting profile to cover the
openings
were the cables are intended to be arranged. Such separate profiles will,
however,
make the product more costly and will also cause different types of load and
material problems which causes that more exclusive and expensive materials
will
have to be used in order to get a working solution. Such snapping profiles
will
also lead to the forming of chinks, gaps and grooves in which dust and dirt
can be
collected, although to a smaller extent.
It has through the present invention been made possible to solve the above
mentioned problems whereby a simplified embodiment of a skirting profile with
a
cable channel has been achieved. Accordingly, the invention relates to a
skirting
profile for the transition between wall and preferably floating floors. The
skirting
profile comprises a channel, which channel is intended to hide and hold cables
and
the like in place. The invention is characterised in that the skirting profile
is
provided with a front side and a rear side, that the channel extends parallel
to the
skirting profile and is open to the upper side of the skirting profile and
rearwards
towards the and the wall. A cheek is formed as an extension upwards of the
front
side, between which cheek the channel is formed. The upper edge of the cheek
is
rounded of. The front side is provided with a thin decorative and resilient
laminate
which extends from the lower edge of the front side upwards and beyond the
rounded edge of the cheek to, or beyond a vertical surface being a tangent to
the
rear side. Cables and the like can hereby be placed in the channel of a
skirting
profile mounted on a wall by bending the laminate out from the wall whereby
cables and the like can be inserted whereupon the laminate can flex back and
again
connect with the wall.

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The resilient decorative laminate is suitably constituted of atleast one
decorative sheet, preferably of a-cellulose . impregnated with
melamine-formaldehyde resin and a underlying support sheet of a thermoplastic
material, preferably a polyolefin. The resilient decorative laminate suitably
includes one or more so-called overlay sheets of a-cellulose impregnated with
melamine-formaldehyde resin which are placed in front of the decorative sheet.
The resilient decorative laminate suitable has a wear resistance measured as
IP>3000 turns.
The invention is further illustrated through an enclosed drawing showing an
embodiment of the invention.
The figure shows in cross-section a skirting profile 1 according to the
present
invention. The skirting profile 1 is intended to be used in the transition
between
wall 10 and, preferably floating, floor 20. The skirting profile 1 comprises a
channel 2, which is intended to hide and hold cables and the like in place.
The
skirting profile 1 is provided with a front side 3 and a rear side 4. The
channel 2
extends parallel to the skirting profile 1 and is open on the top of the
skirting
profile 1 as well as backwards to the wall 10. A cheek 5 is formed as an
extension
upwards of the front side 3, behind which cheek 5 the channel 2 is formed. The
upper edge 6 of the channel 5 is rounded of. The front side 3 is provided with
a
thin decorative and resilient laminate 7 which extends from the lower edge of
the
front side 3 upwards above and beyond the rounded edge 6 of the cheek 5 to, or
beyond, a vertical surface being a tangent of the rear side 4. Cables and the
like
can hereby be placed in the channel 2 of a skirting profile 1 mounted on a
wall by
bending the resilient decorative laminate 7 out from the wall 10 whereby the
cable
and the like can be inserted whereby the laminate 7 can flex back and again
connect with the wall 10.
The resilient decorative laminate is constituted of at least one decorative
sheet,
preferably of a-cellulose impregnated with melamine-formaldehyde resin and a
underlying support sheet of a thermoplastic material, preferably a polyolefin.
The
laminate also includes one or more sa-called overlay sheets of a-cellulose

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impregnated with melamine-formaldehyde resin which are placed in front of the
decorative sheet. The laminate has a wear resistance measured as IP>3000
turns.
The invention is not limited by the embodiments shown since these can be
varied
in different ways within scope of the invention.

Representative Drawing