SHOE MOULDING TO FINISH INTERIOR DOORWAY

Abstract

A doorway shoe moulding kit includes shoe moulding pieces that are designed to provide a finished interface between standard interior doorways and flooring in a manner that is aesthetically pleasing and functional. A kit includes pieces that are contour-matched to standard doorway casings, that abut with standard shoe mouldings and that are well fitted to cover the standard door jamb. The doorway shoe moulding kit can be easily adapted to suit a variety of doorway sizes and configurations and it may be tapered to ensure the moulding does not interfere with the operation of a door. The doorway shoe moulding may be easily filed, sanded or cut to best fit it to a doorway, it shall be easily and quickly attached to the doorway, and it shall be readily painted or finished to suit the user.

Claims

1. A doorway shoe moulding assembly comprising: a) a first casing shoe moulding comprising a first casing surface that is contoured to match a casing along a doorway; b) a second casing shoe moulding; wherein the second shoe mouldings comprises a second casing surface that is contoured to match a second casing along a doorway; and wherein the second casing surface is a mirror surface of the first casing surface; c) a jamb moulding; and wherein the jamb moulding extends between the first and second casing shoe mouldings to produce a continuous shoe moulding around the doorway; wherein the jamb comprises a first jamb shoe moulding and a second jamb shoe moulding, and wherein the first and second jamb shoe mouldings extend along the jamb to produce a continuous shoe moulding along a jamb of the doorway; wherein the first casing shoe moulding and the first jamb shoe moulding are coupled together in a first casing assembly, wherein the first casing assembly is a one-piece unit, wherein the first casing shoe moulding and the first jamb shoe moulding are attached together; wherein the second casing shoe moulding and the second jamb shoe moulding are coupled together in a second casing assembly, wherein the second casing assembly is a one-piece unit, wherein the second casing shoe moulding and the second jamb shoe moulding are attached together d) a spacer shoe moulding that is configured between the first and second jamb shoe mouldings to produce a continuous shoe moulding along the jamb of the doorway.

2. (canceled)

3. The doorway shoe moulding assembly of claim 1, further comprising a stop assembly comprising a stop shoe moulding and two side stop shoe mouldings that extend orthogonally from extended ends of the stop shoe moulding and around sides of a doorstop of the doorway to produce a continuous shoe moulding around the doorstop; and wherein the stop assembly is a one-piece unit wherein the stop shoe moulding and two side stop shoe mouldings are attached together;

4. The doorway shoe moulding assembly of claim 3, wherein the stop assembly is configured in a jamb assembly comprising: a) the stop assembly; b) a first jamb shoe moulding; and c) a second jamb shoe moulding; wherein the first and second jamb shoe mouldings extend from opposing sides of the stop assembly to produce a continuous shoe moulding along the doorjamb; and wherein the jamb assembly is a one-piece unit wherein the stop assembly and the first and second jamb shoe mouldings are attached together.

5. (canceled)

6. The doorway shoe moulding assembly of claim 1, further comprising a stop assembly comprising a stop shoe moulding and two side stop shoe mouldings that extend orthogonally from extended ends of the stop shoe moulding and around sides of a doorstop of the doorway to produce a continuous shoe moulding around the doorstop; and wherein the stop assembly is a one-piece unit wherein the stop shoe moulding and two side stop shoe mouldings are attached together.

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10. The doorway shoe moulding assembly of claim 1, further comprising a stop assembly comprising a stop shoe moulding and two side stop shoe mouldings that extend orthogonally from extended ends of the stop shoe moulding and around sides of a doorstop of the doorway to produce a continuous shoe moulding around the doorstop; and wherein the stop assembly is a one-piece unit wherein the stop shoe moulding and two side stop shoe mouldings are attached together.

11. A doorway shoe moulding assembly comprising: a) a first casing shoe moulding comprising a first casing surface that is contoured to match a casing along a doorway; b) a second casing shoe moulding; wherein the second shoe moulding comprises a second casing surface that is contoured to match a second casing along a doorway; and wherein the second casing surface is a mirror surface of the first casing surface; c) a first jamb moulding: d) a second jamb moulding; wherein the doorway is a pocket door doorway having a pocket door opening; and wherein the first jamb moulding extends between the first casing moulding and the pocket door opening, and wherein the second jamb moulding extends between the second casing moulding and pocket door opening to produce a continuous shoe moulding around the doorway to the pocket door opening.

12. The doorway shoe moulding assembly of claim 11, wherein the first casing shoe moulding and the first jamb shoe moulding are coupled together in a first casing assembly, wherein the first casing assembly is a one-piece unit, wherein the first casing shoe moulding and the first jamb shoe moulding are attached together.

13. The doorway shoe moulding assembly of claim 12, wherein the second casing shoe moulding and the second jamb shoe moulding are coupled together in a second a casing assembly wherein the second casing assembly is a one-piece unit, wherein the second casing shoe moulding and the second jamb shoe moulding are attached together.

14. The doorway shoe moulding assembly of claim 13, further comprising a jamb spacer shoe moulding configured to fit along the pocket door opening and between the first and second jamb shoe mouldings to produce a continuous shoe moulding around the pocket door doorway.

15. The doorway shoe moulding assembly of claim 11, further comprising a jamb spacer shoe moulding configured to fit along the pocket door opening and between the first and second jamb shoe mouldings to produce a continuous shoe moulding around the pocket door doorway.

16. The doorway shoe moulding assembly of claim 1, wherein the doorway is an interior/exterior doorway.

17. (canceled)

18. A doorway shoe moulding assembly consisting of: a) a first casing assembly comprising: i) a first casing shoe moulding comprising a first casing surface that contoured to match a first casing along a doorway; ii) a first jamb shoe moulding; wherein the first casing assembly is a one-piece unit, wherein the first casing shoe moulding and the first jamb shoe moulding are attached together; b) a second casing assembly comprising: i) a second casing shoe moulding comprising a second casing surface that is contoured to match a second casing along said doorway; ii) a second jamb shoe moulding; wherein the second casing surface is a mirror surface of the first casing surface; and wherein the second casing assembly is a one-piece unit, wherein the second casing shoe moulding and the second jamb shoe moulding are attached together c) a stop shoe moulding assembly comprising a stop shoe moulding and two side stop shoe mouldings that extend orthogonally from extended ends of the stop shoe moulding and around sides of a doorstop of the doorway to produce a continuous shoe moulding around the doorstop; wherein the stop assembly is a one-piece unit wherein the stop shoe moulding and two side stop shoe mouldings are attached together; d) a spacer shoe moulding that is configured for insertion between the first casing assembly and the stop shoe moulding assembly to produce a continuous shoe moulding along the jamb of the doorway; and wherein the first and second casing assemblies the stop shoe moulding assembly and the spacer shoe moulding are configured to produce a continuous shoe moulding around the doorway.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention, and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.

[0029] FIGS. 1 and 2 show perspective views of a conventional interior doorway having casing on either side of the doorway and a rectangular doorstop extending vertically along the doorjamb.

[0030] FIGS. 3 and 4 show the conventional interior doorway shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 with an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly extending around the doorway to produce an aesthetically appealing finish between the doorway and the floor.

[0031] FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a conventional interior doorway and an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly comprising a casing assembly and a stop assembly placed along the doorway for quick and easy installation.

[0032] FIG. 6 shows a top view of an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 configured around a conventional interior doorway.

[0033] FIG. 7 shows a top view of an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly, as shown in FIG. 5 configured around a conventional interior doorway.

[0034] FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of a conventional interior doorway and an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly placed along the doorway for quick and easy installation.

[0035] FIG. 9 shows a top view of the exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly shown in FIG. 8 having a plurality of shoe moulding pieces configured around a conventional interior doorway.

[0036] FIG. 10 shows a perspective view of a conventional interior doorway and an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly comprising a stop assembly placed along the doorway for quick and easy installation.

[0037] FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of a conventional interior doorway without a doorstop and an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly coupled to and extending around the doorway to produce an aesthetically appealing finish between the doorway and the floor.

[0038] FIG. 12 shows a perspective view of a conventional interior doorway without a doorstop and an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly comprising casing assemblies and a spacer shoe moulding placed around the doorway for quick and easy installation.

[0039] FIG. 13 shows a top view of the conventional interior doorway without a doorstop as shown in FIG. 12 with an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly comprising casing assemblies and a plurality of spacer shoe mouldings placed around the doorway for quick and easy installation.

[0040] FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of a pocket doorway having an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly extending around the doorway to the pocket door opening.

[0041] FIG. 15 shows a perspective view of the pocket doorway shown in FIG. 14, having an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly placed around the doorway and comprising a spacer shoe moulding for extending along the pocket door opening.

[0042] FIG. 16 shows a top view of the of the pocket doorway shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, having an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly placed around the doorway for quick and easy installation.

[0043] FIG. 17 shows a perspective view of an exemplary exterior doorway having a threshold extending from the jamb of the doorway and a casing shoe moulding extending along the casing from the threshold to the wall on the interior side of the doorway.

[0044] FIG. 18 shows a perspective view of the doorway shown in FIG. 17 with the casing shoe moulding placed along the casing for quick and easy installation.

[0045] FIG. 19 shows cross sectional views of a plurality of casings having a contoured surface including curves and straight edges.

[0046] FIG. 20 shows cross sectional views of exemplary shoe mouldings.

[0047] Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the figures. The figures represent an illustration of some of the embodiments of the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention in any manner. Further, the figures are not necessarily to scale, some features may be exaggerated to show details of particular components. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS

[0048] As used herein, the terms comprises, comprising, includes, including, has, having or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Also, use of a or an are employed to describe elements and components described herein. This is done merely for convenience and to give a general sense of the scope of the invention. This description should be read to include one or at least one and the singular also includes the plural unless it is obvious that it is meant otherwise.

[0049] Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described herein and are illustrated in the accompanying figures. The embodiments described are only for purposes of illustrating the present invention and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the invention. Other embodiments of the invention, and certain modifications, combinations and improvements of the described embodiments, will occur to those skilled in the art and all such alternate embodiments, combinations, modifications, improvements are within the scope of the present invention.

[0050] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a conventional interior doorway 10 has casing 18, 18 on either side of the jamb 14 of the doorway and a rectangular doorstop 15 extending vertically along the doorjamb. The doorstop produces a first jamb portion 16 and second jamb portion 17 of the doorjamb. The wall shoe mouldings 13, 13 extend along the corresponding baseboards 12, 12 to close any gaps between the baseboard and the floor 38. The baseboards 12, 12 and wall shoe mouldings 13, 13 extend along opposing walls 11, 11 respectively.

[0051] Referring to FIGS. 3 to 18, the doorway shoe mouldings and/or assemblies may be provided as a kit 71 that may include one or more spacers to accommodate various sizes of doorways. Referring to FIGS. 3 to 18, the casing shoe moulding 78 on the first side of the doorway, or along the first casing 18, has a casing surface 90 that is a mirror image of the casing surface 90 on the second casing shoe moulding 78.

[0052] Referring now to FIGS. 3 and 4, the conventional interior doorway 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is now fitted with an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly 70 extending around the doorway to produce an aesthetically appealing finish between the doorway and the floor 38. The exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly comprises a first casing shoe moulding 78 and a second casing shoe moulding 78 that extend along the opposing casings 18, 18, respectively, from a wall end to a doorway end. The first casing shoe moulding 78 couples with a first jamb shoe moulding 76 and the second casing shoe moulding 78 couples with a second jamb shoe moulding 77. Configured between the first and second jamb shoe mouldings in a stop shoe moulding 75 with two side stop shoe mouldings 74, 74, configured on opposing sides to cover the doorstop. The stop shoe moulding and two side stop shoe mouldings may be configured as a stop assembly 85, wherein these components are attached together in a one-piece unit for ease of installation. Likewise, the casing shoe moulding and the corresponding jamb shoe mouldings may be configured as a casing assembly 88, wherein these components are attached together in a one-piece unit for ease of installation.

[0053] As shown in FIG. 5, an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly 70 comprises three pieces including two casing assemblies and a stop assembly. The assemblies are placed around the standard doorway 10 and enable quick installation.

[0054] As shown in FIG. 6, the exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly 70 is configured around a conventional interior doorway 10 and produces a tight fit around the doorway. The casing shoe mouldings 18, 18 have a casing surface 90 that is contoured to match the contours of the casing. The casing surface produces an aesthetically appealing interface between the casing shoe moulding and the casing. The inside framing 19 of the doorway is shown in FIG. 6.

[0055] As shown in FIG. 7, an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly 70 comprises two casing assemblies 88, 88, a stop assembly 85 and a plurality of spacer shoe mouldings 73, 73 configured to extend between the stop assemblies and the casing assemblies. An exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly may include a plurality of spacers of different lengths to enable a user to select an appropriately sized spacer for the doorway.

[0056] Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly 70 comprises a stop assembly 85, two casing shoe mouldings 78, 78, a first jamb shoe moulding 76, a second jamb shoe moulding 77, and a plurality of spacer shoe mouldings 73, 73. The casing surfaces 90, 90 have a contoured shape corresponding with the contoured surface of the casings 18, 18.

[0057] As shown in FIG. 10, an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly 70 comprises a jamb assembly 89 that comprises a stop assembly 85 attached to a first jamb shoe moulding 76 and a second jamb shoe moulding 77 in a one-piece unit. The exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly 70 comprises only three pieces, the jamb assembly 89 and two casing shoe mouldings 78, 78. This exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly 70 enables quick installation around an interior doorway and the jamb assembly may enable a user to pick casing shoe mouldings that match their particular casing for attachment with the more universal jamb assembly.

[0058] Referring to FIGS. 11 to 13, an exemplary continuous jamb doorway 25 has a flat and continuous jamb 26 without a doorstop. As shown in FIG. 11 two casing assemblies 88 and 88 may be configured to extend around the doorway to produce a continuous shoe moulding around the doorway. The two extended ends of the first and second jamb shoe mouldings 76 and 77 of the casing assemblies may be configured to abut as shown in FIG. 11. As shown in FIG. 12, a spacer shoe moulding 73 may be configured to extend between the two extended ends of the first and second jamb shoe mouldings. As shown in FIG. 13, an exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly 70 may be provided as a kit 71 having a plurality of spacer shoe mouldings 73, 73 which may be different lengths to accommodate various widths and gaps between the other jamb shoe moulding or stop components, for example.

[0059] Referring now to FIGS. 14 to 16, an exemplary pocket doorway 20 comprises a pocket door opening 21 for a pocket door 22 to slide in and out of the wall 11. A pair of shims 24, 24 may be configured along the jamb 14 to guide the door in and out. As shown in FIG. 14, the exemplary doorway shoe moulding assembly 70 comprises a pair of casing shoe mouldings 78, 78 and a pair of jamb shoe mouldings 76, 77. The jamb shoe mouldings may have specific contours to interface with or terminate with the pocket door opening or shims. As shown in FIG. 15, a spacer shoe moulding 73 is configured to extend along the pocket door opening 21 and between the first and second jamb shoe mouldings and may be shorter in height to allow clearance under the door. As shown in FIG. 16, the pocket doorway shoe moulding assembly 70 comprise only two pieces, a first casing assembly 88 and a second casing assembly 88.

[0060] Referring now to FIGS. 17 and 18, an exemplary exterior doorway 30 comprising a threshold 32 extending from the jamb 14 of the doorway. A shoe moulding 34 may extend along the jamb as shown. A casing shoe moulding 78 extends between the threshold and shoe moulding along the threshold to the shoe moulding 13 extending along the wall 11. The casing shoe moulding has a casing surface that matches the contours of the casing 18.

[0061] As shown in FIG. 19, casings CM376, CM366, CM327, CM356, CM442, CM351 and CM371 have various standardized shapes and contours.

[0062] As shown in FIG. 20, shoe mouldings CM105, CM106, CM127 and CM126 have various contours.

[0063] Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the scope of the invention. Specific embodiments, features and elements described herein may be modified, and/or combined in any suitable manner. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications, combinations and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.