Patent ID: 8122658

Claim:
A system comprising: a baseboard for covering a flooring border, said baseboard having a longitudinally extending axis of symmetry, a first side with a first contour and a second oppositely situated side with a second contour, said first contour having a first edge region and a second edge region, said second contour having a first edge region and a second edge region; and a connecting piece; wherein said first edge region of said first contour corresponds in shape to said second edge region of said second contour, and said first edge region of said second contour corresponds in shape to said second edge region of said first contour, such that said baseboard can be rotated 180° about said axis of symmetry so as to reverse position, and said connecting piece for said baseboard having at least one side on which it, for connection to said baseboard, comprises a connecting region, said connecting region having a projection adapted to overlap a portion of said baseboard when said baseboard is received in said connecting region, said connecting piece further comprising holding pins situated opposite said projection, said baseboard being able to be held, solely in its edge regions, in clamping engagement between said projection and said holding pins.