Molding kits and methods of installation thereof

Abstract

A kit for crown moldings includes crown moldings, corner moldings, joint covers, clips, and corner stems. The clips and corner stems may be secured along the walls (e.g., a room) of a structure at its ceiling. The crown moldings and joint covers may be friction fit with the clips, and the corner moldings may be friction fit with the corner stems. The crown moldings, corner moldings, and joint covers may be constructed of a polymer, such as polyurethane. The crown moldings, corner moldings, and joint covers may be secured without any direct nail, screw, or glue attachment and do not require coping cuts to install.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A kit for installing crown molding to a structure having one or more interior corners, the kit comprising:
 one or more crown moldings each including an elongated body;   one or more corner moldings each configured to be cooperatively received in an interior corner of a structure;   one or more joint covers;   a plurality of clips each including:
 a clip body including an arm extending outwardly and a leg extending downwardly from the arm, 
 a clip tab disposed on each of the arm and the leg, the clip tab configured to cooperatively engage and secure the one or more joint covers or the elongated body of one of the one or more crown moldings, and 
 a clip fastener element to secure the plurality of clips to the structure; and 
   one or more corner stems, each corner stem including:
 a stem body configured to be cooperatively received in the interior corner of the structure, 
 one or more stem tabs disposed on the corner stem, the one or more stem tabs configured to cooperatively engage and secure one or the one or more corner moldings, and 
 a corner stem fastener element to secure each of the one or more corner stems with each of the one or more interior corners. 
   
     
     
         2 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the corner stem fastener element comprises an aperture disposed in the stem body, the aperture configured to receive a nail or a screw. 
     
     
         3 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the clip fastener element comprises an aperture disposed in the clip body, the aperture configured to receive a nail or a screw. 
     
     
         4 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the structure comprises an intersection of one or more walls and a ceiling of an interior room. 
     
     
         5 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more crown moldings are constructed of a polymer. 
     
     
         6 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more crown moldings are constructed of polyurethane. 
     
     
         7 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more crown moldings comprises surface ornamentation, and wherein each of the one or more corner moldings comprises an inner surface having a profile complementary to the surface ornamentation. 
     
     
         8 . A method of installing crown molding to a structure having one or more interior corners, comprising:
 securing a plurality of clips with the structure, each clip including:
 a clip body including an arm extending outwardly and a leg extending downwardly from the arm, and 
 a clip tab disposed on each of the arm and the leg; 
   securing one or more corner stems configured to be cooperatively received in one or more interior corners to the one or more interior corners;   securing two or more crown moldings with the secured plurality of clips;   positioning a joint cover between the two or more crown moldings; and   securing the positioned joint cover with one of the plurality of clips.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the securing of the plurality of clips with the structure comprises nailing or screwing the plurality of clips to the structure. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the securing of the one or more corner stems with the one or more interior corners comprises nailing or screwing the one or more corner stems with the one or more interior corners. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the two or more crown moldings are constructed of a polymer. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the two or more crown moldings are constructed of polyurethane. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the securing of the two or more crown moldings comprises friction fitting the two or more crown moldings with the plurality of clips. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising securing a corner molding with the one or more corner stems. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the two or more crown moldings, corner molding, and joint cover are secured to the structure without nails, screws, or adhesive directly attaching the two or more crown moldings, corner molding, and joint cover with the structure. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the two or more crown moldings and joint cover are secured with the clips by friction fit, and wherein the corner molding and one or more corner stems are secured by a friction fit. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the securing of the corner molding comprises friction fitting the corner molding with the one or more corner stems. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the corner molding overlaps with two orthogonal crown moldings. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the secured joint cover overlaps with the two or more crown moldings. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the two or more crown moldings are adjacent. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the two or more crown moldings and joint cover are secured to the structure without nails, screws, or adhesive directly attaching the two or more crown moldings and joint cover with the structure.