Baseboard assembly and trim

Abstract

A baseboard assembly is designed for installation in a junction region where a lower edge of a generally vertical wall meets a side edge of a generally horizontal floor. The assembly includes a base portion and a top portion. The base portion has a back surface and an opposed front surface. The base portion also has a lower end and an upper end. The base portion is configured to be positioned in the junction region, with the back surface against the wall and the lower end adjacent the floor. The upper end of the base portion is sloped downwardly from the front surface to the back surface. The top portion has a back surface and an opposed front surface. The top portion also has a lower end and an upper end. The lower end of the top portion is sloped downwardly from the front surface to the back surface. The top portion has an installed position wherein the back surface is adjacent the wall and the sloped lower end is adjacent the sloped upper end of the base portion.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A baseboard assembly for installation in a junction region where a lower edge of a generally vertical wall meets a side edge of a generally horizontal floor, the assembly comprising: 
 a base portion having a back surface and an opposed front surface, the base portion further having a lower end and an upper end, the base portion having an installed position wherein the base portion is positioned in the junction region with the back surface against the wall and the lower end adjacent the floor, the upper end of the base portion being sloped downwardly from the front surface to the back surface; and    a top portion having a back surface and an opposed front surface, the top portion further having a lower end and an upper end, the lower end of the top portion being sloped downwardly from the front surface to the back surface, the top portion having an installed position wherein the back surface is adjacent the wall and the sloped lower end is adjacent the sloped upper end of the base portion.    
     
     
         2 . The baseboard assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the base portion and the top portion are both elongated members such that the base portion in the installed position extends along the wall adjacent the floor.  
     
     
         3 . The baseboard assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the base portion and the top portion both have the same length in the elongated direction  
     
     
         4 . The baseboard assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the baseboard assembly is installed at a corner where the wall meets an adjoining wall, the base portion and the top portion each having a generally rectangular horizontal cross section  
     
     
         5 . The baseboard assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper end of the base portion comprises a sloped surface that forms an angle with the front surface of the base portion and the lower end of the top portion comprises a sloped surface that forms substantially the same angle with the back surface of the top portion.  
     
     
         6 . The baseboard assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein the angles are in the range of 30 to 60 degrees.  
     
     
         7 . The baseboard assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein the angles are in the range of 40 to 50 degrees.  
     
     
         8 . The baseboard assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein the angles are approximately 45 degrees.  
     
     
         9 . The baseboard assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the base portion and the top portion each have a thickness as measured between the respective back and front surfaces, the thicknesses being substantially the same.  
     
     
         10 . The baseboard assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the base portion and the top portion are formed from the same piece of wood such that the grain of the top portion generally matches the grain of the base portion.  
     
     
         11 . The baseboard assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the base portion has a recess formed where the back surface meets the upper end.  
     
     
         12 . The baseboard assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the top portion has a recess formed where the back surface meets the lower end.  
     
     
         13 . A method of forming the baseboard assembly of  claim 1 , comprising the steps of: 
 providing an elongated board having a front surface and an opposed back surface;    cutting the board lengthwise at a non-perpendicular angle to the front surface such that the board forms the base portion and the top portion.    
     
     
         14 . A method of providing a trim piece on a generally vertical wall; 
 providing an elongated body having a back surface and an opposed front surface interconnected by a first and a second edge, the first edge being radiused into the back surface with a radius of curvature in the range of 0.125 to 0.75 inches;    positioning the back surface of the elongated body against the wall; and    attaching the elongated body to the wall.    
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the radius of curvature is in the range of 0.1875 to 0.375 inches.