Skirting assemblies and methods
OwnerNorris G. Strauchinventor
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Abstract
Skirting panel assemblies for enclosing a space beneath a structure and methods assembling and forming components of the skirting panel assemblies. In some examples, a skirting panel assembly includes a skirting panel, a top trim member, a track base member, and a column member. The track base members can receive and brace a bottom edge portion of the skirting panels. The top trim member can be fitted over or receive a top edge portion of the skirting panels and can be attached to the structure with fasteners. The column members can engage with adjacent skirting panels for enclosing a space between the adjacent skirting panels. In some examples, the components of the skirting assembly can be molded from concrete.
Claims20
A concrete skirting assembly for enclosing a space beneath a structure, the skirting assembly comprising:
- a skirting panel;
- a track base member comprising a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the front portion is configured to be disposed on exterior of the skirting panel and the rear portion is configured to be disposed interior of the skirting panel, and wherein the front portion and the rear portion are sized and shaped to receive a lower edge portion of the skirting panel therebetween;
- a top trim member that includes one or more lateral holes for attaching the top trim to a portion of the structure via one or more fasteners, the top trim comprising a stepped configuration on an interior side thereof that is sized and shaped to form at least one slot between the interior side and the structure when attached to the structure, wherein the at least one slot is sized and shaped to receive a top edge portion of the skirting panel;
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- a column member configured to be seated on a top surface of the track base member and configured to enclose a seam between the skirting panel and an adjacent skirting panel.
A concrete skirting assembly for enclosing a space beneath a structure, the assembly comprising:
- a skirting panel;
- a column member comprising a groove extending along of first side edge thereof, the groove sized and shaped to receive a side edge portion of the skirting panel;
- a track base member comprising a channel formed between a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the channel is sized and shaped to receive a lower edge portion of the skirting panel;
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- a top trim member comprising a two-stepped configuration on an interior side thereof which is configured to form a first slot and a second slot between the interior side and the structure when the top trim member is attached to the structure, wherein the first slot is sized and shaped to fit over a top edge portion of the skirting panel and the second slot is sized and shaped to fit over a top edge portion of the column member.
A concrete skirting assembly for enclosing a space beneath a structure when the assembly is in an assembled configuration, the assembly comprising:
- a skirting panel;
- a column member comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface configured engage a portion of a front surface of the skirting panel to cover a seam between the skirting panel and an adjacent skirting panel in the assembled configuration;
- a track base member comprising a front section having an interior surface extending along a length of the track base member and a rear section comprising a plurality of protrusions each having a flat interior face, wherein the interior surface of the front second the flat interior faces of the protrusions are configured to receive a lower edge portion of the skirting panel therebetween in the assembled configuration, the track base member comprising one or more vertical holes for receiving fasteners for attachment of the track base member to an underlying surface;
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- a top trim member having a stepped configuration on its interior side which is configured to form a slot between the interior side and the structure when the top trim member is attached to the structure in the assembled configuration, wherein the slot is sized and shaped to receive a top edge portion of the skirting panel, wherein the top trim member comprises one or more lateral holes for receiving fasteners for attachment of the top trim member to the structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.