Cable and overlay moldings

Abstract

A cable molding primarily intended to be installed on a wall structure of a common hallway of a multiple dwelling unit below pre-existing molding, and an overlay molding attachable to the cable molding to conceal both the cable molding and the pre-existing molding. The overlay molding includes a panel molding having upper and lower edges and a flange extending rearwardly from the panel member intermediate the upper and lower edges. The flange defines with a lower portion of the panel member a lower channel shaped to provide a snap fit onto the cable member, and defines with an upper portion of the panel member an upper channel that receives the pre-existing molding.

1 . An overlay molding comprising a panel member having upper and lower edges, and a flange extending rearwardly from the panel member intermediate the upper and lower edges, the flange defining with a lower portion of the panel member a lower channel for receiving a cable molding, the flange and lower portion of the panel member being shaped to provide a snap fit of the overlay molding onto the cable molding.  
   
   
       2 . The overlay molding of  claim 1  wherein the flange defines with an upper portion of the panel member an upper channel for receiving at least one other molding.  
   
   
       3 . The overlay molding of  claim 2  wherein the other molding is a crown or cove molding.  
   
   
       4 . The overlay molding of  claim 2  wherein the other molding is another cable molding.  
   
   
       5 . The overlay molding of  claim 2  wherein the flange has a downwardly stepped inner end.  
   
   
       6 . The overlay molding of  claim 5  wherein the lower portion of the channel member has an upwardly extending rib.  
   
   
       7 . The overlay molding of  claim 6  wherein the rib includes an outwardly facing channel.  
   
   
       8 . In combination, a cable molding attachable to a wall of a building structure adjacent a ceiling of the building structure, and an overlay molding adapted to be snap fitted onto the cable molding for concealing the cable molding when attached to the building structure wall, the overlay molding comprising a panel member having upper and lower edges and a flange extending rearwardly from the panel member intermediate the upper and lower edges, the flange defining with a lower portion of the panel member a lower channel for receipt of the cable molding, the flange and lower portion of the panel member being shaped to provide a snap fit of the overlay molding onto the cable molding with the upper and lower edges of the overlay molding in close proximity to the ceiling and wall, respectively, of the building structure.  
   
   
       9 . The combination of  claim 8  wherein the flange defines with an upper portion of the panel member an upper channel for receipt of at least one other molding attached to the wall of the building structure above the cable molding.  
   
   
       10 . The combination of  claim 9  wherein the other molding is a crown or cove molding or another cable molding.  
   
   
       11 . The combination of  claim 8  wherein the cable molding is channel shaped including a back side that is attachable to the building structure wall, upper and lower sides, and an open front that is at least partially closed by a flexible flap to permit cable to be placed within the cable molding and removed therefrom without cutting or otherwise damaging the cable.  
   
   
       12 . The combination of  claim 11  wherein the cable molding including the flexible flap are made of plastic, and the flexible flap is co-extruded onto an edge of the open front of the cable molding.  
   
   
       13 . The combination of  claim 8  wherein the flange of the overlay molding has a downwardly stepped inner end that is receivable in a correspondingly shaped step in an upper side of the cable molding.  
   
   
       14 . The combination of  claim 13  wherein the lower portion of the panel member has an upwardly extending rib that is engageable with a step in a lower side of the cable molding to provide a snap fit of the overlay molding onto the cable molding.  
   
   
       15 . The combination of  claim 13  wherein the lower portion of the panel member has an upwardly extending rib that is receivable in a recess in a lower side of the cable molding to provide a snap fit of the overlay molding onto the cable molding.  
   
   
       16 . The combination of  claim 15  wherein the lower side of the cable molding has a slot communicating with the recess into which the rib on the lower portion of the panel member of the overlay molding is received.  
   
   
       17 . The combination of  claim 16  wherein the rib includes an outwardly facing channel that receives a rearwardly facing edge of the cable molding slot.  
   
   
       18 . A cable molding comprising a molded plastic channel including a back wall that is attachable to a wall of a building structure, upper and lower sides, and an open front that is at least partially closed by a flexible flap to permit cable to be placed within the channel and removed therefrom without cutting or otherwise damaging the cable, the flexible flap being coextruded onto an edge of the open front of the channel.  
   
   
       19 . The cable molding of  claim 18  wherein the upper side of the channel has a rearwardly facing step adjacent the back wall and the lower side of the channel has a slot communicating with a recess.  
   
   
       20 . The cable molding of  claim 18  wherein the upper and lower sides of the channel have rearwardly facing steps adjacent the back wall of the channel.