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US 8,910,384 B2Granted
Pultruded trim members
AssigneePN II, Inc.
InventorWilliam J Pulte
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Abstract
The present invention is an improved method of making cornice assemblies and other trim members utilizing the process of pultrusion. The cornice assemblies and the other trim members made by the method of the present invention exhibit superior strength to weight ratios, low expansion and contraction due to changes in temperature and humidity, as well being less labor intensive to install.
Claims16
A cornice assembly comprising:
- a pultruded unitary construction comprising:
- a facia connected to a downward sloping member, wherein the downward sloping member includes:
- a) a connection with an upper portion of the facia, and
- b) a terminal end opposite the connection with the facia,
- a gutter having a contoured front side and, wherein the facia forms a back side of the gutter and the downward sloping member extends from the facia towards the front side of the gutter,
- a soffit including a recess proximate to the fade that extends below the gutter and the soffit,
- a frieze having a planar segment, and
- a crown extending at a downward angle from the soffit to the frieze and connecting to the planar segment of the frieze,
- wherein said pultruded unitary construction includes fibers bound with resin, and
- wherein the soffit extending between the recess and the crown is planar.
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A cornice assembly including:
- a facia,
- a gutter integrally connected to the facia so that the facia forms a back side of the gutter, and wherein the gutter includes an upper lip that extends from a top of the gutter towards the facia and curves back upon itself towards a front of the gutter,
- a soffit including a recess located entirely behind the facia and extending below the gutter and facia,
- an undulating crown, and
- frieze comprising:
- 1) a first end portion connected to the soffit by the undulating crown extending at a downward angle from the soffit to the frieze so that the frieze is located entirely below the soffit and the crown,
- 2) a second end portion that folds back upon itself in a meandering manner so that the frieze is configured to receive an exterior sheet siding, the second end portion comprising:
- a. a covering surface, and
- b. a nailing surface located adjacent to the covering surface so that the covering surface conceals at least a portion of the nailing surface from view, and
- wherein the soffit includes a planar segment that extends between the undulating crown and the recess;
- wherein the cornice assembly is manufactured by pultrusion;
- and
- wherein the soffit includes a recess that extends below the gutter and the soffit, and the recess is located proximate to the frieze, and the soffit includes a rake that extends from the soffit and is adapted to extend over and above a roof deck.
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An article of manufacture for trimming a building structure, comprising:
- a facia having a downward sloping member that extends from a top of the facia downward away from the facia,
- a gutter connected to the facia so that the facia forms a back side of the gutter, and the downward sloping member extends from the facia towards a front of the gutter, the gutter including:
- a planar bottom wall that is integrally connected to the facia,
- a forward wall having a serpentine shape,
- a step connecting the planar bottom wall and the forward wall, and
- an upper lip that extends from a top of the forward wall and extends towards the facia and then curves back upon itself towards the forward wall of the gutter;
- a soffit,
- a recess located between the facia and the soffit that extends below the gutter and the soffit;
- a crown having a first end connected to the soffit and extending a downward angle from the soffit to a connection point at a second end,
- a frieze comprising:
- 1) a first end portion that is integrally connected to the second end of the crown,
- 2) the frieze being entirely located below the soffit and crown, and
- 3) a second end portion that folds back upon itself in a meandering manner so that the frieze is configured to receive exterior sheet siding, the second end portion comprising:
- a. a covering surface, and
- b. a nailing surface located adjacent to the covering surface so that the covering surface conceals at least a portion of the nailing surface from view, and
- wherein the article of manufacture is composed of resin bound fibers;
- wherein the recess is entirely located on a side of the facie opposite the gutter;
- and
- wherein the article of manufacture is one unitary piece.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.