Board mounting to support system

Abstract

A board mounting system comprises an elongated board, a pair of end caps for capping opposite ends of the board and a support for supporting the board. The end cap provides a decorative end-cap for finishing the board and secure the board with the support.

1 . A board mounting system comprising an elongated board, a pair of end caps for capping opposite ends of said board and a support for supporting the board, said end caps providing a decorative end finishing for the board and having securing means which secures to and mounts the board with the support.  
   
   
       2 . A board mounting system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the end caps and the support have cooperating male to female interlocks for securing the end caps and the board to the support.  
   
   
       3 . A board mounting system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the end caps fit across and wrap around the opposite ends of the board.  
   
   
       4 . A board mounting system as claimed in  claim 3  wherein the end caps include a main center section and shorter arm sections projecting at right angles to said main center section, all of said sections including top and bottom lips which locate to top and bottom sides of the board.  
   
   
       5 . A board mounting system as claimed in  claim 4  wherein said board has an extruded plastic construction and is a cut section from a longer length of extruded board, the opposing ends of said cut section being substantially open and being covered by said end caps.  
   
   
       6 . A board mounting system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said support holds the board in a ground elevated position.  
   
   
       7 . A board mounting system as claimed in  claim 6  wherein said support comprises a stair riser.  
   
   
       8 . A board mounting system comprising at least two elongated boards, a pair of end caps, said end caps extending across and wrapping around opposite ends of said boards to hold the boards together as a unit parallel with one another, and a support for supporting the boards, said end caps providing a decorative end finishing for the boards and having securing means which secures to and mounts said boards with the support.  
   
   
       9 . A board mounting system as claimed in  claim 8  wherein each of said end caps is of a U shape and has a channel construction with top and bottom lips to upper and lower sides of the channel construction.  
   
   
       10 . A board mounting system as claimed in  claim 9  wherein said end caps hold said boards edge to edge with one another.  
   
   
       11 . A board mounting system as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said end caps and said support have cooperating male to female interlocks which slide together to mount the end caps to the support, the end caps being attached to the boards which prevents to end caps from releasing from the support.  
   
   
       12 . A board mounting system as claimed in  claim 8  wherein said support is secured to a curved surface of an object, said end caps being adjustable laterally of said support to adjust positioning of said boards relative to said curved surface.  
   
   
       13 . A board mounting system as claimed in  claim 12  wherein said end caps are secured to said support by cooperating male and female interlock parts, the female interlock parts being enlarged in a horizontal plane relative to the male interlock parts to allow a lateral shifting of the male interlock parts within the female interlock parts.  
   
   
       14 . Portable stairs comprising riser means and stair treads which secure to said riser means, each of said stair treads comprising at least one elongated board and a pair of end caps which cap opposite ends of said board and which mount said board to said riser means.  
   
   
       15 . Portable stairs as claimed in  claim 13  wherein said riser means comprises a pair of risers one at each of the opposite ends of the board and held in an upright position by securing to said end caps.  
   
   
       16 . Portable stairs as claimed in  claim 13  wherein each of said stair treads comprises a pair of said boards held side by side with one another by said end caps.  
   
   
       17 . Portable stairs as claimed in  claim 15  wherein each of said boards has an extruded resin construction, each board being substantially hollow and open at the opposite ends thereof, said end caps providing a decorative covering cap over the opposite ends of said boards.  
   
   
       18 . Portable stairs as claimed in  claim 16  wherein said end caps have a plastic molded construction.  
   
   
       19 . Portable stairs as claimed in  claim 17  wherein each end cap comprises a generally U shaped channel.