Patent ID: 7784238
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. An adjustable height transition moulding that is mountable in a base track having an upwardly-opening channel portion, said transition moulding being formed of resiliently flexible material and comprising: an elongate cap portion having first and second laterally extending flange portions for covering edges of floor coverings adjacent said base track; a depending, substantially flat wall portion that extends downwardly from said cap portion generally beneath a junction between said first and second flange portions; a downwardly-pointed non-detachable rib portion formed along a lower edge of said depending wall portion, said non-detachable rib portion comprising: a depending, substantially flat web portion that extends downwardly from a lower edge of said non-detachable rib portion, said web portion being thinner than said wall portion and extending in generally vertical alignment therewith; and a plurality of downwardly-pointed detachable rib portions formed at vertically spaced locations on said web portion, said detachable rib portions each comprising: so that an installed height of said transition moulding is adjustable by inserting a blade into a selected one of said gaps intermediate said detachable rib portions so as to form a cut in said web portion rein and then extending said cut so as to remove one or more of said detachable rib portions that are located below said selected one of said gaps.