Universal fenestration cap system and method
OwnerJorge Alvaradoinventor
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Abstract
In an exemplary embodiment, a window sill comprises a structural base having a first side and a second side, a fenestration cap attached to the structural base, a window frame mounted on the fenestration cap and finish elements applied to the structural base and adjacent to the fenestration cap. The window frame may be removed from the fenestration cap without disturbing the finish elements. Alternatively, a method of installing a window in a window opening comprises providing a window opening and preparing the window opening for receiving a fenestration cap, installing a fenestration cap by placement within and attachment to the window opening in a primary step, and installing a window within the window opening by placement within and attachment to the fenestration cap in a secondary step.
Claims27
A structure opening assembly comprising:
- a structural base having a first side, a second side, and a third side, wherein the second side is perpendicular to the first side and the third side;
- a fenestration cap comprising:
- a substantially flat and continuous base, having a to surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface being over the second side of the structural base;
- a top linear side generally parallel to the fenestration cap base and having a top surface and a bottom surface,
- a fenestration cap first side extending downwardly from the top side beyond the fenestration cap base, wherein the fenestration cap first side is perpendicular to the top side and the fenestration cap base and wherein at least a portion of said fenestration cap first side serves as a flashing,
- a support extending between and interconnecting the fenestration cap base to the to linear side, said support being opposite the first side,
- a key extending perpendicularly from the fenestration cap first side, said key being substantially planar with the to linear side, wherein the key has a lower surface being a vertical distance above the upper surface of the fenestration cap base, and
- a mounting flange extending perpendicularly from the first support and is substantially planar with the fenestration cap base, wherein a channel is defined by the mounting flange, the first support and a portion of the to linear side that extends beyond the first support, and wherein the to surface of the to linear side is configured to receive at least a portion of a window or a door system;
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- finish elements applied to the structural base and adjacent to the fenestration cap and received by the lower surface of the key, and applied within the channel.
A fenestration cap for fitting over an opening in a structure comprising:
- a substantially flat and continuous base, having a to surface a top linear side generally parallel to the base and having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a first side extending downwardly from the top side beyond the base, wherein the first side is perpendicular to the top side and the base and wherein at least a portion of said first side serves as a flashing;
- a support extending between and interconnecting the base to the top linear side, said support being opposite the first side;
- a key extending perpendicularly from the first side, said key being substantially planar with the to linear side, wherein the key has a lower surface being a vertical distance above the upper surface of the base and configured to receive a finish element, and
- a mounting flange extending perpendicularly from the first support and being substantially planar with the base, wherein a channel is defined by the mounting flange, the first support and a portion of the to linear side that extends beyond the first support, wherein the channel is configured to receive a finish element, and wherein the top surface of the top linear side is configured to receive at least a portion of a window or a door system.
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