System with a skirting board and at least one fixing element

Abstract

A system of a skirting board ( 1 ) and at least one fixing element ( 2 ) for connecting the skirting board ( 1 ) with a floor (P) and an adjacent wall (S). the fixing element ( 2 ) comprising a rigid part ( 3 ) to be fixed immovably to the wall (S) and a resilient assembly ( 4 ) engaging the skirting board ( 1 ), the skirting board ( 1 ) comprising an internal shelf ( 7 ) extending towards the fixing element ( 2 ). wherein the resilient assembly ( 4 ) comprises at least one resilient arm ( 6 ) extending parallel to the wall (S) and being adapted to resiliently deflect parallel to the wall (S), said at least one resilient arm ( 6 ) projects obliquely from the rigid part ( 3 ) towards the floor (P) and has a free ending ( 6′ ), said shelf ( 7 ) comprising a coupling protrusion ( 8 ) adapted to be snapped with said fee ending ( 6′ ) so that said coupling protrusion ( 8 ) is pressed by the at least one resilient arm ( 6 ) in a direction different from horizontal. in particular in a direction selected from a group comprising the vertical direction and a direction slanting both to the wall (S) and the floor (P).

1 . A system of a skirting board and at least one fixing element for connecting the skirting board with a floor and an adjacent wall, the fixing element comprising a rigid part to be fixed immovably to the wall and a resilient assembly engaging the skirting board, the skirting board comprising an internal shelf extending towards the fixing element, wherein the resilient assembly comprises at least one resilient arm extending parallel to the wall and being adapted to resiliently deflect parallel to the wall, said at least one resilient arm projecting obliquely from the rigid part towards the floor and having a free ending, said shelf comprising a coupling protrusion adapted to be snapped with said fee ending so that said coupling protrusion is pressed by the at least one resilient arm in a direction different from horizontal. 
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the coupling protrusion is pressed by the at least one resilient arm in a direction selected from a group comprising the vertical direction and a direction slanting to the wall. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the resilient assembly comprises two resilient arms projecting divergently from the rigid part towards the floor. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the coupling protrusion comprises a slanted internal surface and a slanted external surface so that the coupling protrusion has a reversed V-shaped cross-section. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 4 , wherein the free ending of the resilient arm comprises a slanted guiding surface adapted to be slid on the slanted external surface of said coupling protrusion during engagement of the skirting board, and a slanted contact surface adapted to press on the slanted internal surface of the coupling protrusion upon engagement of the skirting board. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 4 , wherein the free ending of the resilient arm comprises a slanted guiding surface adapted to be slid on the slanted external surface of said coupling protrusion during engagement of the skirting board, and two slanted contact surfaces adapted to press against respectively the slanted internal surface of said coupling protrusion and the slanted external surface of said coupling protrusion upon engagement of the skirting board.