Wood floor nosing and method of making same

Abstract

A wood floor nosing comprising: a wood plank of length having a prefinished top surface, a bottom surface, a pair of opposing end faces each extending between the prefinished top surface and the bottom surface, a first side face, a second side face, and a plank bevel extending along the length between the first side face and the prefinished top surface, and a cap moulding having a first cap face mounted along the length to the first side face, a second cap face extending along the length and adjacent to the first cap face, and a cap bevel extending along said length between the first cap face and the second cap face; wherein the cap bevel and the plank bevel cooperate to form a groove between the wood plank and the cap moulding.

I claim 
     
         1 . A wood floor nosing comprising:
 a wood plank of length having a prefinished top surface, a bottom surface, a pair of opposing end faces each extending between the prefinished top surface and the bottom surface, a first side face extending between the prefinished top surface and the bottom surface and extending along said length, a second side face extending between the prefinished top surface and the bottom surface and extending along said length, and a plank bevel extending along said length between the first side face and the prefinished top surface, the first side face and the second side face opposing to one another; and   a cap moulding having a first cap face mounted along said length to the first side face, a second cap face extending along said length and adjacent to the first cap face, and a cap bevel extending along said length between the first cap face and the second cap face;   wherein the cap bevel and the plank bevel cooperate to form a groove between the wood plank and the cap moulding along said length.   
     
     
         2 . The wood floor nosing of  claim 1 , wherein the prefinished top surface includes a pre-applied stain and a pre-applied protective film and the cap moulding is attached as an unfinished moulding, the pre-applied stain and the pre-applied protective film existing prior to assembly of the first side face and the first cap face to one another. 
     
     
         3 . The wood floor nosing of  claim 2 , wherein post assembly of the cap moulding to the wood plank, a stain corresponding to the pre-applied stain and a protective film corresponding to the pre-applied protective film are applied to the cap bevel and the second side face. 
     
     
         4 . The wood floor nosing of  claim 1 , wherein the prefinished top surface includes a pre-applied stain and a pre-applied protective film and the cap moulding is attached as a finished moulding including a stain corresponding to the pre-applied stain and a protective film corresponding to the pre-applied protective film, such that all of the pre-applied stain, the pre-applied protective film, the stain and the protective film exists prior to assembly of the first side face and the first cap face to one another. 
     
     
         5 . The wood floor nosing of  claim 1 , wherein the wood plank is selected from the group consisting of: an engineered wood plank; a laminate coated plank; and a solid wood plank. 
     
     
         6 . The wood floor nosing of  claim 1 , wherein the first side face and the first cap face include planar surface portions that are positioned appropriately parallel to one another to facilitate mounting alignment of the cap moulding to the wood plank. 
     
     
         7 . The wood floor nosing of  claim 1 , wherein the plank bevel is finished with the stain and the protective film of the cap moulding. 
     
     
         8 . The wood floor nosing of  claim 6 , wherein the second cap face is arcuate. 
     
     
         9 . The wood floor nosing of  claim 1  further comprising the cap moulding having a leg portion adjacent to the first cap face and extending along a portion of the bottom surface inwardly from the first side face, the leg portion having a thickness extending from the bottom surface. 
     
     
         10 . The wood floor nosing of  claim 9  further comprising a spacer mounted between the leg portion and the bottom surface due to the first side face being shorter in height between the prefinished top surface and the bottom surface than a height of the first cap face mounted thereto. 
     
     
         11 . A method for assembling a wood floor nosing, the method including the steps of:
 preparing a first side surface of a wood plank for mounting with a cap moulding, the wood plank of length having a prefinished top surface, a bottom surface, a pair of opposing end faces each extending between the prefinished top surface and the bottom surface, the first side face extending between the prefinished top surface and the bottom surface and extending along said length, a second side face extending between the prefinished top surface and the bottom surface and extending along said length, and a plank bevel extending along said length between the first side face and the prefinished top surface, the first side face and the second side face opposing to one another;   positioning the cap moulding adjacent to the side surface, the cap moulding having a first cap face for assembling along said length to the first side face, a second cap face extending along said length and adjacent to the first cap face, and a cap bevel extending along said length between the first cap face and the second cap face; and   applying a fastening element for affixing the first cap face to the first side face to secure the cap moulding to the wood plank.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the prefinished top surface includes a pre-applied stain and a pre-applied protective film and the cap moulding is affixed as an unfinished moulding, the pre-applied stain and the pre-applied protective film existing prior to said affixing of the first side face and the first cap face to one another. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising the step of, post assembly, applying a stain corresponding to the pre-applied stain and a protective film corresponding to the pre-applied protective film to the cap bevel and the second side face. 
     
     
         14 . The wood floor nosing of  claim 1 , wherein the prefinished top surface includes a pre-applied stain and a pre-applied protective film and the cap moulding is attached as a finished moulding including a stain corresponding to the pre-applied stain and a protective film corresponding to the pre-applied protective film, such that all of the pre-applied stain, the pre-applied protective film, the stain and the protective film exists prior to the assembly of the first side face and the first cap face to one another. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising the step of, as part of said preparing, forming a planar surface on the first side face for positioning appropriately parallel to a corresponding planar surface of the first cap face, such that the planar surface and the corresponding planar surface facilitate mounting alignment of the cap moulding to the wood plank. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising the step of, as part of said preparing, forming the plank bevel between the prefinished top surface and the first side face along said length. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising the step of finishing the plank bevel with the stain and the protective film of the cap moulding. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising the step of finishing the plank bevel with the stain and the protective film of the cap moulding. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the fastening element is selected from the group consisting of: a nail; a staple; and glue. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising the step of mounting a spacer between a leg portion of the cap moulding and the bottom surface due to the first side face being shorter in height between the prefinished top surface and the bottom surface than a height of the first cap face mounted thereto, wherein the cap moulding having the leg portion adjacent to the first cap face and extending along a portion of the bottom surface inwardly from the first side face, the leg portion having a thickness extending from the bottom surface.