Rapid install mantle
OwnerDaniel J. Cashmaninventor
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Abstract
A prefabricated mantle unit has a base (36, 40) and a top plate (44) extending forwardly from the top of the base. A decorative strip (56) is oriented obliquely between the front of the top plate and the bottom of the base, with the lower edge (48) of the strip and the bottom (54) of the base forming a lower channel (50). The top element (16) of the surround (12) and the nailing flange (28) of the window box project above the top edge (24) of the window box, forming a box channel (26). The upward projection (22) of the top element is received within the lower channel (50) of the mantle unit, and a downward projecting portion (54) of the mantle base is received within the box channel (26).
Claims18
A prefabricated mantle unit for mating with a horizontal top element of a window surround, comprising:
- a base having a top, a bottom, a front, and a flat vertical back surface;
- a top plate having a horizontal top, a bottom, a front, and a back, said top plate extending horizontally forward from the top of the base;
- a decorative strip having a plurality of staggered surfaces between upper and lower edges and oriented obliquely between the front of the top plate and the bottom of the base, wherein the strip is connected to the bottom of the base and the upper edge is connected to the top plate such that the front of the top plate and the strip together present a decorative face of the mantle;
- a first channel opening downwardly adjacent the lower edge of the strip;
- a downward rectangular projection from said base adjacent the first channel;
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- a nailing flange extending vertically from the top of the base and substantially coplanar with the back surface of the base, whereby the back of the top plate, the top of the base, and the nailing flange form a second channel.
A prefabricated mantle unit for mating with a horizontal top element of a window surround, comprising:
- a base having a top, a bottom, a front, and a flat vertical back surface;
- a top plate having a top, a bottom, a front, and a back, said top plate extending forwardly from the top of the base;
- a decorative strip having top and bottom edges and oriented obliquely between the front of the top plate and the bottom of the base wherein the strip is connected to the bottom of the base and the top edge is connected to the top plate such that the front of the top plate and the strip together present a decorative face of the mantle, and wherein the lower edge of the strip and the bottom of the base form a lower channel;
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- a nailing flange extending vertically upwardly from the top of the base and substantially coplanar with the back surface of the base, whereby the back of the top plate, the top of the base, and the nailing flange form an upper channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.