Patent ID: 6256953
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
A finishing profile device or molding comprising at least a first support strip designed to be fixed on a support structure and a visible strip designed to be visible when the molding is in place on said support structure, said visible strip comprising first and second side portions of strip shapes, at least the first side portion extending over the first support strip being held spaced apart therefrom by first spacer means once the molding has been put into place on said support structure so as to define at least a first side housing suitable for receiving the side margin of an element such as a panel for covering the support structure,wherein at least the visible strip is made of transparent plastics material, wherein the first spacer means comprise a first spacer flank which extends substantially perpendicularly relative to said first side portion in a region of the device which is situated between said side portion and the first support strip, wherein the device has a first link strip and a closure element, said first link strip extending between the free margin of the first side portion of the visible strip and the margin of the first spacer flank which is adjacent to said first side portion, while the closure element has a strip which is connected to the free margin of the second side portion of the visible strip, wherein once the device has been put into place on the support structure, the first side portion and the first link strip form two substantially parallel portions of a first fold extending over the first support strip, while the second side portion and the strip of the closure element form two substantially parallel portions of a second fold, wherein the device has a housing for decoration formed beneath the visible face and extending over substantially the entire width thereof between the first and second folds, said housing for decoration being suitable for containing a decorative insert in the form of a strip such that the side margin portions of said insert are respectively inserted in the first and second folds, and wherein the first and second folds form respective first and second holding means suitable for holding said side margin portions of such a decorative insert in place.