Crown molding member having planar portion, intermediate portion, and mounting flange

Abstract

As used to trim a corner where a wall and a ceiling meet, a crown molding member has a planar portion, an intermediate portion, and a mounting flange. The planar portion is attached to the ceiling, in a first mode, or to the wall, in a second mode. The intermediate portion may have a coved, stepped, or curved profile. When applied to the mounting flange, drywall-finishing material, so-called “mud” in trade parlance, is pressed through apertures in the mounting flange, against the wall, in the first mode, or against the ceiling, in the second mode.

1 . A crown molding member, which is useful to trim a corner defined where a vertical wall and a horizontal ceiling meet, the crown molding member having a pair of spaced, planar, mounting flanges extending normal to each other, one said flange to extend along the horizontal ceiling and the other flange to extend along the vertical wall, when the crown molding member is installed.  
   
   
       2 . The crown molding member of  claim 1 , wherein one said flange extends toward the corner, when the crown molding is installed.  
   
   
       3 . The crown molding member of  claim 2 , wherein the other flange extends away from the corner, when the crown molding is installed.  
   
   
       4 . The crown molding member of  claim 2 , wherein said one flange extending toward the corner extends from an intermediate portion to proximal the corner, when the crown molding member is installed.  
   
   
       5 . The crown molding member of  claim 3 , wherein said one flange extending toward the corner extends from an intermediate portion to proximal the corner, when the crown molding member is installed.  
   
   
       6 . The crown molding member of any one of claims  1  through  5 , wherein the flange extending along the horizontal ceiling is attached to the horizontal ceiling, when the crown molding member is installed.  
   
   
       7 . The crown molding member of any one of claims  1  through  5 , wherein the flange extending along the vertical wall is attached to the vertical wall, when the crown molding member is installed.  
   
   
       8 . The crown molding member of any one of claims  1  through  5 , wherein the flange extending along the horizontal ceiling is attached to the horizontal ceiling and the flange extending along the vertical wall is attached to the vertical wall, when the crown molding member is installed.