Wall-mounted ornamental architectural members and mounting method

Abstract

An architectural member having a mounting bracket defining an interior cavity open to the rear and having apertured walls, a decorative body composed of rigid expanded foam and a bracket recess receiving the mounting bracket, and an expanded adhesive disposed within said interior cavity and bonding the decorative body to the mounting bracket and the mounting bracket to a building wall in addition to mechanical fasteners. The mounting bracket and decorative body are structured such that the decorative body is retained on the mounting bracket in a snap-fit manner independently of the adhesive. To mount the architectural member on a wall, the mounting bracket is fastened to the wall using mechanical fasteners, the adhesive is deposited in the bracket recess of the decorative member and/or the interior cavity of the mounting bracket and the decorative member is snapped onto the mounting bracket.

1 . A wall-mounted architectural member comprising:
 a mounting bracket comprising apertured wall members defining an interior cavity;   a decorative body composed of rigid polymer foam and comprising a bracket recess receiving said mounting bracket;   an expanded adhesive disposed within said interior cavity of said mounting bracket, wherein said adhesive extends through said apertured wall members to bond to said decorative body; and   mechanical interlocking means retaining said decorative body on said mounting bracket.   
   
   
       2 . The architectural member of  claim 1 , wherein said interior cavity of said mounting bracket is open to the rear of said mounting bracket. 
   
   
       3 . The architectural member of  claim 1 , further comprising mechanical fasteners disposed in said mounting bracket. 
   
   
       4 . The architectural member of  claim 1 , wherein the configuration of said bracket recess corresponds to the configuration of said wall members of said mounting bracket. 
   
   
       5 . The architectural member of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one wall flange, said wall flange having fastener apertures disposed therein, and mechanical fasteners disposed within said fastener apertures. 
   
   
       6 . The architectural member of  claim 1 , wherein said mechanical interlocking means comprises a male portion disposed on one of either said mounting bracket or said decorative body and a female portion disposed on the other of said mounting bracket or said decorative body. 
   
   
       7 . The architectural member of  claim 1 , wherein said mechanical interlocking means is structured such that said decorative body is retained on said mounting bracket prior to the bonding of said expanded adhesive. 
   
   
       8 . The architectural member of  claim 1 , wherein said mechanical interlocking means comprises a retention recess disposed within said decorative body, said retention recess having a pair of shoulders defining a slot, and a detention member disposed on said mounting bracket and received by said retention recess, whereby said detention member is retained within said retention recess by said shoulders. 
   
   
       9 . The architectural member of  claim 8 , wherein said retention recess comprises an elongated bore and said detention member comprises an elongated tube. 
   
   
       10 . The architectural member of  claim 9 , wherein said detention member is provided with apertures receiving said adhesive. 
   
   
       11 . The architectural member of  claim 1 , wherein said bracket recess and said mounting bracket are generally triangular in cross-section. 
   
   
       12 . The architectural member of  claim 1 , wherein said decorative member is longitudinally extended and wherein said bracket recess and said mounting bracket are longitudinally co-extensive with said decorative member. 
   
   
       13 . The architectural member of  claim 1 , wherein said decorative member is provided with anchor cavities to receive said expanded adhesive. 
   
   
       14 . A wall-mounted architectural member comprising:
 a mounting bracket comprising apertured wall members defining an interior cavity that is open to the rear of said mounting bracket;   a decorative body composed of rigid polymer foam and comprising a bracket recess receiving said mounting bracket, said bracket recess having a cross-sectional configuration corresponding to the cross-sectional configuration of said wall members of said mounting bracket, whereby said decorative body may be pressed onto said mounting bracket after said mounting bracket has been secured to a building wall;   an expanded adhesive disposed within said interior cavity of said mounting bracket, wherein said adhesive extends through said apertured wall members to bond to said decorative body; and   mechanical interlocking means retaining said decorative body on said mounting bracket in a clipped manner, said mechanical interlocking means comprising a retention recess disposed in said decorative body adjacent said bracket recess, and a retention member disposed on said mounting bracket, wherein said retention member within said retention recess to retain said decorative body on said mounting bracket independent of said bond of said adhesive.   
   
   
       15 . The architectural member of  claim 14 , further comprising mechanical fasteners disposed in said mounting bracket and adapted to secure said mounting bracket to a building wall. 
   
   
       16 . The architectural member of  claim 14 , further comprising a cover layer disposed on said decorative body. 
   
   
       17 . The architectural member of  claim 14 , wherein said decorative member is longitudinally extended and wherein said bracket recess and said mounting bracket are longitudinally co-extensive with said decorative member. 
   
   
       18 . The architectural member of  claim 17 , wherein said retention recess and said detention member are longitudinally coextensive with said decorative member. 
   
   
       19 . A method of mounting an architectural member comprising a decorative body composed of a rigid polymer foam and a mounting bracket having apertured walls defining an interior cavity onto a building wall, said architectural member further comprising mechanical interlocking means to retain said decorative body on said mounting bracket, said method comprising the steps of:
 providing a bracket recess in the back of said decorative body to receive said mounting bracket;   securing said mounting bracket onto said building wall using mechanical fasteners;   depositing an expanding adhesive into said bracket recess provided in said decorative body;   pressing said decorative body onto said mounting bracket and engaging said mechanical interlocking means prior to full expansion and curing of said adhesive; and   allowing said adhesive to expand through said apertured walls and cure to bond said decorative body to said mounting bracket.   
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising the steps of:
 providing an open back on said interior cavity;   securing said mounting bracket to said building wall such that said interior cavity is open to said building wall; and   allowing said adhesive to expand through said open back and cure to bond said mounting bracket to said building wall.