Patent Publication Number: US-9903570-B2

Title: Decorative paneling assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The disclosure and prior art relates to paneling assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new paneling assembly for interior and exterior decorative display. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a plurality of panels that is interlocking. Each panel comprises a plate that is substantially flat. A plurality of first couplers and a plurality of second couplers are coupled to opposing side edges of the plate. A plurality of fasteners is coupled to the plate and is configured to reversibly couple the plate to a surface. An image is coupled to and positioned on a front of the plate. A power cord is coupled to the plate and is configured to interconnect with the power cords of adjacent panels. A plurality of lights is coupled to the plate and is operationally coupled to the power cord. The second couplers are positioned to couple with the first couplers to interlock adjacent panels. The lights are positioned to illuminate the images for decorative display. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a front view of a decorative paneling assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a detail view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 4  thereof, a new paneling assembly embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 4 , the decorative paneling assembly  10  generally comprises a plurality of panels  12 . The panels  12  are interlocking. Each panel  12  comprises a plate  14  that is substantially flat. In one embodiment, the plate  14  is substantially rectangularly shaped. In another embodiment, the plate  14  comprises plastic. In yet another embodiment, the plate  14  is substantially transparent. 
     A plurality of first couplers  16  and a plurality of second couplers  18  are coupled to opposing side edges  20  of the plate  14 . The second couplers  18  are complementary to the first couplers  16 . The second couplers  18  are positioned on the plate  14  such that the second couplers  18  are positioned to couple with the first couplers  16  to interlock adjacent panels  12 . 
     In one embodiment, the first couplers  16  comprise first tabs  22 . Each first tab  22  comprises a stem  24  that is coupled to and extends coplanarly from a respective opposing side edge  20 . A head  26  is coupled to and extends coplanarly from the stem  24  distal from the respective opposing side edge  20 . In another embodiment, the head  26  is substantially circularly shaped. In yet another embodiment, the plurality of first couplers  16  comprises two first couplers  16  positioned on each of the opposing side edges  20 . 
     A plurality of fasteners  28  is coupled to the plate  14 . The fasteners  28  are configured to reversibly couple the plate  14  to a surface. Each fastener  28  comprises a second tab  30  that is coupled to and extends coplanarly from a respective opposing horizontal edge  32  of the plate  14 . In one embodiment, the second tab  30  comprises metal. A hole  34  is positioned through the second tab  30 . The hole  34  is positioned in the second tab  30  such that the hole  34  is configured to receive mounting hardware to couple the plate  14  to the surface. In another embodiment, the plurality of fasteners  28  comprises two fasteners  28  positioned on each of the opposing horizontal edges  32 . 
     An image  36  is coupled to and positioned on a front  38  of the plate  14 . 
     A power cord  40  is coupled to the plate  14 . The power cord  40  is configured to interconnect with the power cords  40  of adjacent panels  12 . The power cord  40  has a first end  42  and a second end  44 . In one embodiment, the first end  42  comprises a male connector  46  and the second end  44  comprises a female connector  48 . 
     A plurality of lights  50  is coupled to the plate  14  and is operationally coupled to the power cord  40 . The lights  50  are configured to illuminate the image  36 . In one embodiment, the lights  50  comprise light emitting diodes  52 . In another embodiment, the lights  50  are programmable such that the lights  50  are configurable for constant illumination, random blinking and sequential blinking. In yet another embodiment, the lights  50  are coupled to a back  54  of the plate  14 . In still yet another embodiment, the lights  50  are coupled to the plate  14  proximate to a border  56  of the image  36 . 
     In one embodiment, the assembly  10  comprises a track  58  that is configured to couple to the surface. The track  58  is configured to slidably couple to the panels  12 . The track  58  is positioned on the surface such that the track  58  is positioned to slidably couple to the panels  12 . 
     In use, the second couplers  18  are positioned on the plate  14  and are positioned to couple with the first couplers  16  to interlock adjacent panels  12 . The power cord  40  is configured to interconnect with the power cords  40  positioned on adjacent panels  12 . The lights  50  are positioned to illuminate the images  36  for decorative display. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.