IP Library Granted Patent US 8,240,098
Granted Patent B2
US 8,240,098 · App. 11/902,200 · Granted Aug 14, 2012

Molding profile and molding profile assembly

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Patent No.
US 8,240,098
App. No.
11/902,200
Granted
Aug 14, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A molding profile assembly has a first and second molding profile. The first molding profile, whose upper surface is to form the upper surface of the molding profile assembly, has a groove formed into an under-surface of a first arm and a groove formed into a foot perpendicular to the arm. The second molding profile has first and second tabs which fit snugly into the first and second grooves of the first molding profile, respectively, interlocking the first and second molding profiles together. The molding profiles do not require scraping, stripping or other permanent alteration in order to be assembled together.

Claims (10)

1. A molding profile assembly for use between floor surfaces, the molding profile assembly comprising:

a first molding profile, comprising:

an upper body portion having a uniformly extending first arm and a second arm, the first arm and the second arm extending along a first axis of the molding profile assembly, the first and second arms each having an undersurface;

a foot projecting from the upper body portion substantially at a midpoint between the first arm and the second arm;

a first groove extending into the first arm, the first groove running in a direction parallel to a second axis of the first molding profile assembly, wherein the first and second axes are substantially perpendicular, wherein an uppermost portion of the first groove is above an uppermost portion of an undersurface of the first arm; and

a second groove extending into a side surface of the foot; and

a second molding profile, comprising:

a first tab, wherein the first groove receives the first tab, thereby attaching the first and second molding profiles together,

wherein the second molding profile comprises a second tab, wherein the second groove receives the second tab, thereby attaching the first and second molding profiles together.

2. The molding profile assembly of claim 1 , wherein the depth of the first groove is less than a minimum thickness of the first arm.

Assignments (2)
COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT OF PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS Recorded May 2, 2014
From: FAUS GROUP, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 032813/0566 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2007
From: GOMEZ INSA, JOSE FRANCISCO
To: FAUS GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 019907/0519 →