Stop bead for panel-based siding, and related methods and systems
AssigneeE-Z Bead, LLC
InventorJeffrey Maziarz
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus, system and method for creating an airtight seal between a jamb and a siding panel on an exterior wall. An apparatus for creating an airtight seal between a jamb and a siding panel on an exterior wall comprises a stop bead running a length of the jamb. The stop bead has an at least partially flexible spacing strip and a rigid base panel. The rigid base panel is positioned to lay flat against the exterior wall. The at least partially flexible spacing strip is attached to an edge of the rigid base panel, and wherein the at least partially flexible spacing strip maintains a seal against the jamb.
Claims20
A method for creating a seal between a jamb and a siding panel on an exterior wall, comprising the steps of:
- providing a stop bead running a length of the jamb, the stop bead comprising:
- a rigid base panel;
- a stop bead wall connected to the base panel and extending substantially perpendicular from the base panel;
- an at least partially flexible spacing strip attached to the stop bead wall;
- a J-channel portion connected to the stop bead wall, the J-channel portion having a front wall extending from the stop bead wall in a direction substantially parallel with the base panel, wherein a length of the front wall of the J-channel portion matches or exceeds a length of the stop bead wall;
- placing the stop bead against the jamb, wherein a first side of the spacing strip is in contact with the jamb and the base panel lies flat against the exterior wall;
- securing the base panel to the exterior wall;
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- installing the siding panel to the exterior wall, wherein the base panel is between the exterior wall and the siding panel, and wherein terminating edges of the siding panel are positioned interior of the front wall of the J-channel portion.
An apparatus for creating a seal between a jamb and a siding panel on an exterior wall, the apparatus comprising:
- a stop bead running a length of the jamb, the stop bead having:
- a rigid base panel positioned to lay flat against the exterior wall;
- a stop bead wall connected to the base panel and extending substantially perpendicular from the base panel;
- an at least partially flexible spacing strip
- attached to the stop bead wall, wherein the at least partially flexible spacing strip maintains a seal against the jamb;
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- a J-channel portion connected to the stop bead wall, the J-channel portion having a front wall extending from the stop bead wall in a direction substantially parallel with the base panel, wherein a length of the front wall of the J-channel portion matches or exceeds a length of the stop bead wall, wherein terminating edges of the panel are positioned interior of the front wall of the J-channel portion, whereby a seal is created between the siding panel to the jamb through the stop bead.
An apparatus for creating a seal between a jamb and a panel-based siding structure on an exterior wall, the apparatus comprising:
- a stop bead running the length of the jamb, the stop bead having:
- a rigid base panel positioned to lay flat against the exterior wall;
- a stop bead wall connected to the base panel and extending substantially perpendicular from the base panel;
- an at least partially flexible spacing strip
- attached to the stop bead wall and extending from the stop bead wall, thereby creating a spacing distance, wherein the spacing distance is measured from the stop bead wall to a terminating end of the at least partially flexible spacing strip, wherein the terminating end of the at least partially flexible spacing strip is sized to be in contact with the jamb to form a seal against the jamb;
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- a J-channel portion connected to a terminating end of the stop bead wall, the J-channel portion having a front wall extending from the stop bead wall in a direction substantially parallel with the base panel, wherein a length of the front wall of the J-channel portion matches or exceeds a length of the spacing distance of the at least partially flexible spacing strip, wherein terminating edges of the panel-based siding structure are positionable interior of the front wall of the J-channel portion, whereby a seal is created between the panel-based siding structure to the jamb through the stop bead.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.