Fascia board support
OwnerGerald A. Humphreyinventor
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Abstract
A fascia board support comprises an angled piece of metal having a generally horizontal flange and a depending panel. A slit is provided in the panel which permits the horizontal flange to be bent and the central portion of the panel to overlap. In use, the support is placed on the exposed, squared end of a rafter. The flange is bent to provide a vertical part of the end of the rafter. The central portions of the panel become overlapped. The support is nailed to the rafter through holes in the overlapping portions. An index on the support permits the flange to be accurately bent for use with roofs of various pitches. The vertical part of the flange receives the fascia board, as by nailing.
Claims10
A support for affixing a fascia board to the end of a rafter supporting a roof comprising:
- a rectangular piece of sheet-like material bent at a single crease to form an L-shaped section normal to said crease, said support having a flange with a depending panel lying normal thereto, said flange being suitable for positioning adjacent the under side of the roof alongside the rafter and said panel being suitable for positioning on the side of the rafter and joinable thereto, said panel having a slit in the central portion thereof extending across said panel and terminating at said crease, said slit permitting said flange to be bent at the point of termination of said slit to provide a downwardly extending vertical part suitable for receiving the fascia board, the central portions of said panel being overlapped by the bending of said flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.