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US 2020/0370311 A1Published application
Two-piece trim assembly for siding on buildings
OwnerTerry Koetheinventor
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Abstract
A two-piece trim assembly covers the ends of siding used on building exterior walls. The trim assembly includes an L-shaped base and L-shaped cover. The base is secured to the wall first, then the siding strips are attached to the wall such that the ends of the strips are in close proximity to the upstanding leg of the base. Then the cover is installed so that one leg overlies the upstanding leg of the base and the front leg overlies the corners of the siding strips. The inner surface of the base and the outer surface of the cover or color coordinated with the siding strip, with the non-colored surfaces of the base and cover being hidden from view when the base and cover are assembled.
Claims21
1:
- An exterior -two-piece trim assembly for an end of exterior siding on a building wall, comprising:
- an L-shaped base have a first leg adapted to reside adjacent the building wall and a second leg extending perpendicular to the first leg;
- an L-shaped cover having first and second perpendicular legs;
- the L-shaped cover being adapted to be positioned adjacent the L-shaped base with the first leg of the cover overlying the second leg of the base and the second leg of the cover being spaced from the first leg of the base to form a channel there between in which the end of the exterior siding resides;
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- a fastener extending through the L-shaped cover to hold the L-shaped cover in position.
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2:
- The exterior two-piece trim assembly of claim 1 wherein the second leg of the L-shaped base terminates in a hem.
3:
- The exterior two-piece trim assembly of claim 2 wherein the hem is turned outwardly.
4:
- The exterior two-piece trim assembly of claim 1 wherein the second leg of the L-shaped cover terminates in a hem.
5:
- The exterior two-piece trim assembly of claim 4 wherein the hem turns inwardly.
6:
- The exterior two-piece trim assembly of claim 4 wherein the first leg of the L-shaped cover terminates in a hem.
7:
- The exterior two-piece trim assembly of claim 6 wherein the hem is turned inwardly.
8:
- The exterior two-piece trim assembly of claim 1 wherein the L-shaped base has opposite inner and outer surfaces and the inner surface is colored to match a siding color.
9:
- The exterior two-piece trim assembly of claim 8 wherein the cover has an outer surface colored to match color of the exterior siding.
10:
- The exterior two-piece trim assembly of claim 1 wherein the L-shaped base has an inside surface and the L-shaped cover has an outside surface, with the inside surface and outside surface having matching colors.
11:
- A trim assembly to cover ends of exterior siding strips on a building, comprising:
- an L-shaped base;
- an L-shaped cover;
- the L-shaped base and L-shaped cover being separate pieces and assembled to form a J-shaped channel in which the ends of the exterior siding strips reside;
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- the J-shaped channel having a longitudinal axis extending vertically in a first application and horizontally in a second application.
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12:
- The trim assembly of claim 11 wherein the J-shaped channel has a back leg on the base and a front leg on the L-shaped cover.
13:
- The trim assembly of claim 12 wherein the J-shaped channel has a middle leg between the back and front legs.
14:
- The trim assembly of claim 11 wherein the J-shaped channel has inside and outside surfaces with matching colors.
15:
- The trim assembly of claim 11 wherein the L-shaped base has a hemmed edge.
16:
- The trim assembly of claim 11 wherein the L-shaped cover has a hemmed edge.
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21:
- The trim assembly of claim 11 further comprising a fastener extending through the L-shaped cover to secure the L-shaped cover in position.
22:
- The two-piece trim assembly of claim 1 wherein the channel extends vertically.
23:
- The two-piece assembly of claim 1 wherein the channel having a longitudinal axis extending vertically in a first configuration and horizontally in a second configuration.
24:
- A siding assembly for a building exterior, comprising:
- a base strip having an L-shape with a first leg for mounting to an exterior wall of the building and a second perpendicular leg extending outwardly from the exterior wall;
- siding strips overlying the first leg of the base strip and being secured to the exterior wall of the building;
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- a cover strip having an L-shape with a first leg extending along the second leg of the base strip and a second leg covering ends of the siding strips in spaced relating to the first leg of the base strip;
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- the L-shaped base and L-shaped cover being separate pieces and assembled to form a J-shaped channel in which the ends of the exterior siding strips reside.
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