Patent ID: 6401418
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
A method of joining flooring material, for use on bathroom floors, to bathroom tub and shower fixtures, in a leakproof and permanent coved joint, comprising the steps of:attaching a coving cap to said bathroom tub and shower fixtures by a non-penetrating bonding attachment, in which said coving cap comprises a bead surface, a face surface normal to said bead surface, and a channel portion which is â€œJâ€  shaped in cross section; attaching a coving stick to said bathroom floor at an intersection of said fixtures and said floor, said coving stick comprising a form with a semicircular side which faces away from said intersection, and a corner side with edge surfaces which conform with planes of said intersection; applying flooring material to said bathroom floor so that a portion of said flooring material extends beyond said floor edge and extends vertically up said bathroom fixtures, and past said coving cap; trimming said flooring material so that an edge of said flooring material may be inserted in said channel portion of said coving cap; inserting an edge of said flooring material into said channel portion of said coving cap so that said edge of flooring material is contained within said channel portion, and does not completely fill said channel portion, leaving a zone for movement of said flooring material in said channel portion; wherein said edge of said flooring material in said channel portion is trapped in said channel portion, but may move up and down in said channel portion as said fixture moves in relation to said floor, and in which said flooring material forms a waterproof joint between said fixture and said bathroom floor.