US 7,404,272 B2 | ||
Protective baseboard | ||
Michel Piché, 12059 Edger, Montréal-Nord, Quebec H1G 5A7 (Canada) | ||
Filed on Jul. 19, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/183,909. | ||
Claims priority of provisional application 60/683306, filed on May 23, 2005. | ||
Prior Publication US 2005/0284055 A1, Dec. 29, 2005 | ||
Int. Cl. E04B 2/00 (2006.01); E04B 5/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 52—287.1 [52/272; 52/742.13; 52/742.14; 52/290] | 13 Claims |
1. A protective baseboard for protecting a building wall in an industry requiring sanitary precautions, said protective baseboard
being positionable substantially adjacent a ground surface, said protective baseboard comprising:
a substantially rigid and substantially waterproof casing, said casing defining a casing external wall, said casing external
wall having a casing wall inner surface, said casing defining a casing inner volume and a filling aperture extending into
said casing, said casing being positionable in a predetermined relationship relative to the building wall; and
a filler, said filler being provided within said casing inner volume, said filler substantially contacting said casing inner
surface for minimizing an amount of air between said filler and said casing external wall;
wherein:
said casing includes a casing base positionable substantially adjacent said ground surface, a casing upper portion and a casing
intermediate portion extending between said casing base and said casing upper portion;
said casing inner volume includes an inner volume first section extending from said casing base up to a baseboard first filling
level and a casing inner volume second section extending from said baseboard first filling level up to a baseboard second
filling level;
said filler includes a first filling material filling said inner volume first section and a second filling material different
from said first filling material filling said inner volume second section; and
said casing and said first and second filling materials are positionable so that said first and second filling materials are
in substantially lateral contact with the building wall.
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