Decorative paneling system for wall and method of installation
A decorative paneling system for walls comprises a lower crosspiece adapted to be positioned at a bottom of a wall. The lower crosspiece defines a longitudinal channel on a top edge surface thereof. Main panels each have a bottom portion shaped so as to be received in the longitudinal channel of the crosspieces, so as to be slidable with respect to the lower crosspiece. Posts each have a bottom portion shaped so as to be received in the longitudinal channel of the crosspiece, so as to be slidable with respect to the lower crosspiece, and lateral edge portions connectable to lateral edges portions of the main panels in a decorative configuration of the decorative paneling system. A sequence of main panels and posts is received in the longitudinal channel of the lower crosspiece and adjusted in position to the decorative configuration by a translation with respect to the lower crosspiece, so as to form a decorative paneling for the wall. A method for determining a number of crosspiece, post and panel elements is also provided. An adjustable post is also provided.
This patent application claims priority on U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/558,984, filed on Apr. 5, 2004, by the present Applicant.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to paneling for walls and, more particularly, to a wainscot paneling system and a method of installation.
2. Background Art
Wainscot is a popular decorative paneling system, by which wood planks of various sizes and shapes are installed on a wall from the floor upwardly, to bring wooden ornamentation to the wall of a room. Wainscot brings the rich look of wood to a wall.
The installation of wainscot to a wall involves a substantial amount of craftsmanship. More specifically, wainscot is an expensive decorative solution, as it is typically customized to a consumer's taste by a craftsman. Various pieces and manpower are required in order to install wainscot on a wall. Permanent fasteners are also used in wainscoting, whereby the wainscot becomes a permanent decorative item.
SUMMARY OF INVENTIONIt is an aim of the present invention to provide a novel decorative wall paneling system.
It is a further aim of the present invention to provide a decorative paneling system that addresses issues of the prior art.
It is a still further aim of the present invention to provide a method for selling panels of a decorative wall paneling system adapted to a purchaser's personalized needs.
Therefore, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a decorative paneling system for walls, comprising a lower crosspiece adapted to be positioned at a bottom of a wall, the lower crosspiece defining a longitudinal channel on a top edge surface thereof; main panels each having a bottom portion shaped so as to be received in the longitudinal channel of the crosspieces, so as to be slidable with respect to the lower crosspiece; and posts each having a bottom portion shaped so as to be received in the longitudinal channel of the crosspiece, so as to be slidable with respect to the lower crosspiece, and lateral edge portions connectable to lateral edges portions of the main panels in a decorative configuration of the decorative paneling system; whereby a sequence of main panels and posts is received in the longitudinal channel of the lower crosspiece and adjusted in position to the decorative configuration by a translation with respect to the lower crosspiece, so as to form a decorative paneling for the wall.
Further in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method for determining a number of crosspiece, post and panel elements of a decorative paneling system required to cover a wall section, comprising the steps of: calculating a number of crosspiece elements as a function of the width of wall section to cover; determining a number of panel elements by dividing the width of the wall section by an assembly constant associated to a width of the panel elements; and obtaining a number of post elements required as a function of the number of panels.
Still further in accordance with the present invention, there is provided an adjustable post for a decorative paneling system for walls of the type having crosspieces, main panels and posts, comprising a panel body cuttable vertically to a required width; a bottom connector portion on a full width of the bottom edge of the panel body adapted to be connected to a lower crosspiece; a first lateral connector portion on a first lateral edge of the panel body for connection with an adjacent main panel/post; and a second lateral connector portion on a second lateral edge of the main panel body, for connection with another adjacent main panel/post in the event that the panel body is cut to define a pair of adjustable subposts of required width.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGSA preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
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The decorative paneling system 10 will initially be described, followed by a description of these components for the assembly of the system 10 into a decorative configuration. A contemplated method for selling the decorative paneling system 10 will also be described.
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Holes 37 are provided in the illustrated vertical edge surface 33, so as to receive connectors (e.g., connector pegs) for interconnecting lower crosspieces 13 end to end. An opposed vertical edge surface (not visible) is provided with a complementary connector configuration, such as a channel or corresponding peg holes.
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The lip/channel configuration is preferably used to interconnect the main panels of the decorative paneling system 10 to posts and crosspieces. The central posts 14 and/or the adjustable posts 16 are provided with pegs or dowel pins. As described previously, the pegs or dowel pins are then received in the channels of the adjacent panels. This represents a cost-effective solution.
Now that the various components of the decorative paneling system 10 have been described, a preferred installation thereof on a wall will be described.
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Thereafter, a sequence of central post 14 (with suitable connector pegs 45) and main panel 15 are positioned side by side with respective exposed surfaces 41 and 51 facing away from the wall W, using connectors 18 (
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The adjustable post 16 is connected to the adjacent main panel 15 by a free edge 55 of the main panel 15 being received in the female connector edge 64 of the adjustable post 16. Alternatively, nails and other suitable fasteners may be used, for instance, in portions of the panels 15 and posts 14 and 16 that will not be visible, e.g., hidden by moldings, once the complete decorative paneling system 10 is installed.
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If desired, nails (or other suitable fasteners) may be used to secure the upper crosspiece 17 to the panels 15 and posts 14 and 16, and to the wall W. As various moldings will be positioned on the upper crosspiece 17, it is contemplated to use mechanical fasteners in locations that will be hidden by the moldings. If only connectors 18 are used to form the paneling of the wall W from the lower crosspiece 13, the paneling system 10 may be disassembled. Alternatively, a new row of panels 15 and posts 14/16 could be installed from the longitudinal channel 77 (
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It is contemplated to sell the panels of the above-mentioned decorative paneling system 10 in individual pieces. More specifically, stacks of the lower crosspiece 13, the central post 14, the main panel 15, the adjustable post 16, the upper crosspiece 17, as well as other components, may be available to the consumer, in addition to connectors 18. As mentioned previously, the main panel 15 preferably comes in various widths.
It is pointed out that the only information required for a user person to know the number of crosspieces 13 and 17, panels 15 and posts 14 and 16 required, is the width of the total layout to be covered by the decorative paneling system.
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In step A), the number of crosspieces 13 and 17 required is calculated. More specifically, the width of the total layout is divided by the width of a single crosspiece. As shown at A1, the quotient is preferably rounded off to the superior value, as it is contemplated to provide only full-length crosspieces 13 and 17.
In steps B), C) and D) of the layout installation chart 100, the number of central posts 14, panels 15 and adjustable posts 16 is calculated for each section of the layout. More specifically, if the layout has two walls to be covered with the decorative paneling system 10, it is suggested that both walls be considered individually.
In step B), a width of the section is divided by an assembly constant. The assembly constant is provided as a function of the size of the main panels used. For instance, in the layout installation chart 100 illustrated in
In step B), the quotient is rounded off to the inferior value, so as to indicate the number of main panels 15 required.
In step D), the rounded-off value of step B) is subtracted by 1, so as to provide the number of central posts 14 required.
In step C), decimal points of the quotient of step B) are remultiplied by the assembly constant (associated with the main panel width). Further operations are effected, so as to determine whether one or two adjustable posts 17 are required.
Therefore, by way of the layout installation chart 100, a user person can calculate the number of crosspieces 13 and 17, central posts 14, main panels 15 and adjustable posts 16 required for the assembly of the decorative paneling system 10, as described above.
It is pointed out that the adjustable post 16 is configured so as to be separated into a pair of pieces in instances where the gap between the sequence of posts 14/main panels 15 and the walls is small. As shown in
It is pointed out that the width of the adjustable posts 16 needs to be at most half of the width of the largest main panel 15. More specifically, if the gap between main panels 15 and the wall on both sides of the section is greater than half of the width of a main panel 15, it means that another main panel 15 could be inserted in the sequence of posts 14/main panels 15.
It is within the ambit of the present invention to cover any obvious modifications of the embodiments described herein, provided such modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.
Claims
1. A decorative paneling system for walls, comprising:
- a lower crosspiece adapted to be positioned at a bottom of a wall, the lower crosspiece defining a longitudinal channel on a top edge surface thereof;
- main panels each having a bottom portion shaped so as to be received in the longitudinal channel of the crosspieces, so as to be slidable with respect to the lower crosspiece; and
- posts each having a bottom portion shaped so as to be received in the longitudinal channel of the crosspiece, so as to be slidable with respect to the lower crosspiece, and lateral edge portions connectable to lateral edges portions of the main panels in a decorative configuration of the decorative paneling system;
- whereby a sequence of main panels and posts is received in the longitudinal channel of the lower crosspiece and adjusted in position to the decorative configuration by a translation with respect to the lower crosspiece, so as to form a decorative paneling for the wall.
2. The decorative paneling system according to claim 1, wherein the posts each have a vertical channel in each of the lateral edge portion for accommodating a lateral edge portion of an adjacent main panel.
3. The decorative paneling system according to claim 1, wherein the bottom portion of the posts has pegs sized so as to be received in the longitudinal channel of the crosspiece.
4. The decorative paneling system according to claim 1, further comprising adjustable posts each having a bottom portion shaped so as to be received in the longitudinal channel of the crosspiece, so as to be slidable with respect to the lower crosspiece, at least one lateral edge portion connectable to a lateral edge portions of an adjacent main panel/post, and a cuttable body so as to be adjusted in width to fit between said adjacent main panel/post and an adjacent wall.
5. The decorative paneling system according to claim 1, further comprising an upper crosspiece having a bottom longitudinal channel for being connected to upper portions of main panels and posts.
6. The decorative paneling system according to claim 5, wherein the upper crosspiece has an upper longitudinal panel for supporting another row of main panels and posts.
7. A method for determining a number of crosspiece, post and panel elements of a decorative paneling system required to cover a wall section, comprising the steps of:
- calculating a number of crosspiece elements as a function of the width of wall section to cover;
- determining a number of panel elements by dividing the width of the wall section by an assembly constant associated to a width of the panel elements; and
- obtaining a number of post elements required as a function of the number of panels.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of determining a number of panel elements is performed by dividing the width of the wall section by the assembly constant and rounding off the quotient to an inferior value;
9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of obtaining a number of post elements is performed by subtracting a value of one from the number of panel elements.
10. The method according to claim 7, further comprising a step of determining a number of adjustable posts required by calculating an uncovered width of wall section by the post elements and panel elements, and comparing the uncovered width with a dimension of the adjustable post.
11. The method according to claim 7, wherein all steps are performed at the purchasing site.
14. An adjustable post for a decorative paneling system for walls of the type having crosspieces, main panels and posts, comprising:
- a panel body cuttable vertically to a required width;
- a bottom connector portion on a full width of the bottom edge of the panel body adapted to be connected to a lower crosspiece;
- a first lateral connector portion on a first lateral edge of the panel body for connection with an adjacent main panel/post; and
- a second lateral connector portion on a second lateral edge of the main panel body, for connection with another adjacent main panel/post in the event that the panel body is cut to define a pair of adjustable subposts of required width.
15. The adjustable post according to claim 14, wherein a width of the adjustable is at most half of a largest model of main panel.
16. The adjustable post according to claim 14, wherein the first and second lateral connection portions are longitudinal channels.
17. The adjustable post according to claim 14, wherein the bottom connector portion is a plurality of holes with pegs receivable in the holes.
18. The adjustable post according to claim 14, further comprising an upper connection portion so as to be connected to an upper crosspiece.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 3, 2005
Publication Date: Nov 24, 2005
Inventor: Charles Corriveau (Mont Saint Hilaire)
Application Number: 11/069,960