DEVICE FOR FASTENING A BASEBOARD TO A WALL

Abstract

A device is described for fastening a baseboard (8) to a wall (2) having a mounting profile (1) made of plastic, which forms a wall leg (3) and a receptacle web (7) for the baseboard (8), which is arranged offset transversely in relation to the wall leg (3) and has clamping ribs (10) extending in the web longitudinal direction. To provide advantageous structural conditions, it is proposed that the clamping ribs (10) be coextruded from a flexible plastic with the mounting profile (1).

Claims

1. A device for fastening a baseboard (8) to a wall (2) having a mounting profile (1) made of plastic, which forms a wall leg (3) and a receptacle web (7) for the baseboard (8), which is arranged offset transversely in relation to the wall leg (3) and has clamping ribs (10) extending in the web longitudinal direction, wherein the clamping ribs (10) are coextruded from a flexible plastic with the mounting profile (1).

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the clamping ribs (10) made of the flexible plastic are provided on the side of the receptacle web (7) facing toward the wall leg (3).

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the clamping ribs (10) form clamping lips protruding transversely in relation to the receptacle web (7), which have a width corresponding to at least twice the thickness.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

[0009] The subject matter of the invention is illustrated by way of example in the drawing, specifically a device according to the invention for fastening a baseboard to a wall is shown in a schematic cross section.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0010] The device according to the invention has an extruded mounting profile 1 made of plastic, which forms a wall leg 3 fastenable to a wall 2, which is provided at longitudinal intervals with longitudinal holes 4 for fastening screws. The wall leg 3 protrudes from a bottom leg 5, which is connected via an intended breakpoint 6 to the wall leg 3 and can be separated from the wall leg 3 if needed. On the side opposite to the bottom leg 5, the mounting profile 1 forms a receptacle web 7 for the baseboard 8 to be fastened on the wall 2, which has a receptacle groove 9 for the receptacle web 7 for this purpose. The receptacle web 7, which is offset away from the wall 2 in relation to the wall leg 3 and extends approximately in parallel to the wall 2 or to the wall leg 3, is provided on the side facing toward the wall leg 3 with clamping ribs 10 extending in the web longitudinal direction, which are formed in the exemplary embodiment as clamping lips protruding transversely in relation to the receptacle web 7. These lip-shaped clamping ribs 10 are produced from a flexible plastic, specifically by coextrusion with the essentially rigid mounting profile 1, so that the clamping ribs 10, which are formed from a sufficiently flexible plastic, can be pivoted in relation to the receptacle web 7.

[0011] When the baseboard 8 is plugged onto the receptacle web 7 of the mounting profile 1, which is fastened on the wall 2, the clamping ribs 10 are accordingly pivoted by the applied wall 11 of the receptacle groove 9 of the baseboard 8 toward the receptacle web 7, which is accompanied by a tolerance compensation, on the one hand, and enables a substantial compensation to a nonlinear course of the wall, on the other hand, so that the baseboard 8 can be plugged in a comparatively simple manner onto the receptacle web 7. The clamping ribs 10, which press with a pre-tension against the wall 11 of the receptacle groove 9 as a result of the intrinsic elasticity thereof, ensure a good hold of the baseboard 8 in spite of the flexibility thereof, because the withdrawal resistance of the baseboard 8 from the receptacle web 7 is substantially greater in comparison to the plugging resistance as a result of the clamping ribs 10, which are pivoted in toward the receptacle web 7 in the plugging direction. To withdraw the baseboard 8 from the receptacle web 7, the clamping ribs 10 have to be bent over in the opposite direction in the withdrawal direction toward the receptacle web 7, which requires overcoming a corresponding deformation resistance as a result of the width of the clamping ribs 10, which exceeds the distance of the groove wall 11 from the receptacle web 7.

[0012] In addition, the mounting profile 1 can be provided with a springy locking tongue 12, which latches with a hooked attachment into a catch receptacle 13 of the baseboard 8 when the baseboard 8 is plugged onto the receptacle web 7 of the mounting profile 1.