Pre-Made Flooring Accessory

Abstract

A flooring accessory item, such as a transition, stair nosing, stair tread, floor vent cover, molding, or other accessories, is configured with an outer dry adhesive film layer to which a decorative surface skin layer can attach. The outer adhesive film layer is utilized to receive and secure a decorative layer for exposure at a later date. In some implementations, the film layer may be covered with a protective release paper to protect or preserve the outer adhesive, depending on the adhesive film type. The adhesive film layer can consist of a single layer of a dry adhesive film without a carrier, such as an internal scrim. Alternatively, the adhesive film layer may include a scrim-reinforced adhesive film, a woven fabric, foil carrier coated on both sides with an adhesive film, or an adhesive component that is chemically, thermally, or electronically (radio wave) activated at the installation site.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A pre-made flooring accessory, comprising:
 a flooring accessory item having an exposed surface and a bottom surface, in which the bottom surface is adapted to attach to a flooring surface; and   an adhesive film wrapped around the flooring accessory item, in which at least an entire exposed surface of the flooring item is covered by the adhesive film.   
     
     
         2 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive film has adhesive applied on both sides, in which one side of the adhesive film attaches to the flooring accessory and an opposite side attaches to a decorative layer. 
     
     
         3 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 2 , wherein the adhesive film includes reinforced strength properties to prevent breakage, cracking, or cracking to the flooring accessory. 
     
     
         4 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 3 , wherein the reinforced strength is caused by the adhesive film's fiber scrim or mesh carrier construction. 
     
     
         5 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 3 , wherein the reinforced strength is caused by the adhesive film's construction from rigid or high tensile strength. 
     
     
         6 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 2 , further comprising a protective release layer that wraps entirely around the adhesive film and the flooring accessory. 
     
     
         7 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 6 , wherein the protective release paper includes markings that depict a template. 
     
     
         8 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 7 , wherein the template serves as a guide, so a user measures a correct size and shape of a decorative layer to apply over the adhesive film and flooring accessory. 
     
     
         9 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the accessory flooring includes any one of a transitional flooring, stair nosing, stair tread, molding, or floor vent cover. 
     
     
         10 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive film wrap from an underside to a top of the flooring accessory and across both longitudinal sides thereof, in which ends of the adhesive film are adjacent to the flooring accessory's connector that attaches to a flooring surface. 
     
     
         11 . A pre-made flooring accessory, comprising:
 a flooring accessory item having an exposed surface and a connector positioned on a bottom surface; and   an adhesive film wrapped around the flooring accessory item, in which the adhesive film wraps from an underside to a top of the flooring accessory and across both longitudinal sides thereof, in which ends of the adhesive film are adjacent to the flooring accessory's connector that attaches to a flooring surface.   
     
     
         12 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 11 , wherein the adhesive film has adhesive applied on both sides, in which one side of the adhesive film attaches to the flooring accessory and an opposite side attaches to a decorative layer. 
     
     
         13 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 12 , wherein the adhesive film includes reinforced strength properties to prevent breakage, cracking, or cracking to the flooring accessory. 
     
     
         14 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 13 , wherein the reinforced strength is caused by the adhesive film's fiber scrim or mesh carrier construction. 
     
     
         15 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 13 , wherein the reinforced strength is caused by the adhesive film's construction from rigid or high tensile strength. 
     
     
         16 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 12 , further comprising a protective release layer that wraps entirely around the adhesive film and the flooring accessory. 
     
     
         17 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 16 , wherein the protective release paper includes markings that depict a template. 
     
     
         18 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 17 , wherein the template serves as a guide, so a user measures a correct size and shape of a decorative layer to apply over the adhesive film and flooring accessory. 
     
     
         19 . The pre-made flooring accessory of  claim 11 , wherein the accessory flooring includes any one of a transitional flooring, stair nosing, stair tread, molding, or floor vent cover.