Roofing corbel

A soffit enclosure for building roofs and the like of the type having at least one soffit panel mounted in a generally horizontal orientation under an associated building eave between a first mounting member attached to an adjacent exterior wall of a building, and an oppositely disposed second mounting member disposed on a roof fascia, the improvement of a decorative corbel comprising:

• a generally flat upper mounting portion with opposite end edges;
• a decorative lower portion shaped to enhance the appearance of the eave of the building;
• and
• first and second rigid hanger tabs disposed above and generally parallel with the mounting portion projecting longitudinally from the opposite end edges of the mounting surface and configured for sequentially inserting into the first and second mounting members;
• the decorative corbel having a predetermined length, which is generally commensurate with the widthwise distance between the first and second mounting members, and the first and second rigid hanger tabs being configured such that the first rigid hanger tab is inserted into one of the first and second mounting members with the decorative corbel in an initial installation orientation that is skewed relative to the lengthwise dimension of the building eave, whereby rotation of the decorative corbel generally about the first rigid hanger tab from the skewed initial installation position to a fully installed orientation that is generally perpendicular with the lengthwise dimension of the building eave causes the second rigid hanger tab to be inserted into the other of the first and second mounting members to define a fastenerless twist into place assembly in which the decorative corbel is supported in a suspended fashion by and between the first and second mounting members.

A decorative corbel for building soffit enclosures and the like of the type having at least one soffit panel mounted in a generally horizontal orientation under an associated building eave between a first mounting member attached to an adjacent exterior wall of a building, and an oppositely disposed second mounting member disposed on a roof fascia, comprising:

• a generally flat upper mounting portion with opposite end edges;
• a decorative lower portion shaped to enhance the appearance of the eave of the building;
• and
• first and second rigid hanger tabs disposed above and generally parallel with the mounting portion projecting longitudinally from the opposite end edges of the mounting surface and configured for sequentially inserting into the first and second mounting members;
• the decorative corbel having a predetermined length, which is generally commensurate with the widthwise distance between the first and second mounting members, and the first and second rigid hanger tabs being configured such that the first rigid hanger tab is inserted into one of the first and second mounting members with the decorative corbel in an initial installation orientation that is skewed relative to the lengthwise dimension of the building eave, whereby rotation of the decorative corbel generally about the first rigid hanger tab from the skewed initial installation position to a fully installed orientation that is generally perpendicular with the lengthwise dimension of the building eave causes the second rigid hanger tab to be inserted into the other of the first and second mounting members to define a fastenerless twist into place assembly in which the decorative corbel is supported in a suspended fashion by and between the first and second mounting members.