Method of framing a wall penetration
OwnerDaniel J. Cashmaninventor
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Abstract
A method of affixing a frame around a wall penetration such as a window box before siding panels are affixed to the wall. The frame has front and back faces and inner and outer edges, a primary channel extending along the outer edge, and a flange extending along the outer edge, The steps include: placing the window frame around the window box; affixing the flange to the wall; placing a first panel against the wall and inserting a vertical edge of the first panel into a primary channel of the frame; affixing the first panel to the wall; inserting a vertical edge of a second panel into the primary channel and engaging a longitudinal edge of the second panel with a longitudinal edge of the first panel; affixing the second panel to the wall; and repeating steps until the all sides of the frame engage siding panels.
Claims8
A method of affixing a window frame around a window box in a flat wall before siding panels are affixed to the wall, comprising:
- (a) selecting a window frame having a frame body defining a closed perimeter for the window box, the body having front and back faces and inner and outer edges, a primary channel extending along the outer edge of the frame body, and a flange extending along the outer edge of the frame body, between the primary channel and the back face;
- (b) placing the window frame around the window box, with the back face of the frame against the wall;
- (c) affixing the flange to the wall;
- (d) placing a first panel against the wall and inserting a vertical edge of the first panel into a primary channel of the frame;
- (e) affixing the first panel to the wall;
- (f) selecting a second panel and inserting a vertical edge of the second panel into the primary channel of the frame and engaging a longitudinal edge of the second panel with a longitudinal edge of the first panel;
- (g) affixing the second panel to the wall;
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- (h) repeating steps (d) through (g) multiple times.
A method of affixing a frame around a wall penetration before siding panels are affixed to the wall, comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting a frame having front and back faces, an inner edge and an outer periphery, a flange extending laterally from the outer periphery, and an open channel extending along the outer periphery;
- (b) placing the frame around the wall penetration, with the back face of the frame and the flange against the wall;
- (c) affixing the flange to the wall;
- (d) placing a first siding panel against the wall and inserting a vertical edge of the first panel into an open channel;
- (e) affixing the first panel to the wall;
- (f) selecting a second panel and inserting a vertical edge of the second panel into the same open channel and mating a horizontal edge of the second panel with a horizontal edge of the first panel;
- (g) affixing the second panel to the wall;
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- (h) repeating steps (d) through (g) multiple times.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.