Patent ID: 11859389
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 6:
7. A method of making a stair nose molding comprising the steps of:
obtaining a flooring plank, the flooring plank comprising a core layer and a padding layer covering the core layer, the flooring plank including a first edge and a second edge;
milling the padding layer along the first edge of the flooring plank;
heating the flooring plank;
positioning the first edge of the flooring plank against a first side of the molding member, the molding member including the first side, a second side and a curved end, wherein a spacer is fixed to the first side of the molding member and a rotating member is attached to the second side of the molding member;
causing a translating member to move towards the first side of the molding member, the translating member having a first side, a second side and a pressing member fixed to the first side of the translating member, the translating member being operable to moves toward and away from the first side of the molding member;
bending the flooring plank about the curved end of the molding member to create a curved part of the flooring plank;
positioning a remaining part of the flooring plank adjacent the second side of the molding member; and
applying pressure to the remaining part of the flooring plank adjacent the second side of the molding member and to the part of the flooring plank adjacent the first side of the molding member.