System, method and apparatus for trim for building products
AssigneeCertainTeed Corporation
InventorRobert D. Shaw
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Abstract
A trim assembly may include a starter strip having a first fastener hem configured to receive a fastener, a starter flange extending from the first fastener hem, and a first rib extending from the starter flange. A fastener flange having a second fastener hem may be configured to receive a second fastener. The fastener flange can include a second rib extending from the second fastener hem. A trim having a first slot may be configured to receive the first rib and be mounted to the starter strip, and a second slot configured to receive the second rib and be mounted to the fastener flange.
Claims18
A trim assembly, comprising:
- three separate components comprising a starter strip, a fastener flange and a trim;
- the starter strip comprises a first fastener hem configured to receive a fastener, a starter flange extending from the first fastener hem, and a first rib extending from the starter flange;
- the fastener flange comprises a second fastener hem configured to receive a second fastener, a second rib extending from the fastener flange, and the fastener flange comprises a metallic material;
- the trim comprises a first slot configured to receive the first rib and be mounted to the starter strip, a second slot configured to receive the second rib and be mounted to the fastener flange, the trim requires no fasteners to be installed therethrough, and the trim comprises a tab that protrudes therefrom on a side opposite the first slot, and in a same direction as the first rib;
- the starter strip and the trim comprise a polymer or a metallic material;
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- the trim is configured to be mounted to the starter strip without fasteners, the trim is configured to be mounted to the fastener flange without fasteners, and the starter strip and the fastener flange are configured to engage the trim on surfaces of the trim that are not visible after installation.
A trim assembly, comprising:
- a starter strip having a first fastener hem configured to receive a fastener, a starter flange extending from the first fastener hem, and a first rib extending from the starter flange;
- a fastener flange having a second fastener hem configured to receive a second fastener, and a plurality of second ribs extending from the fastener flange;
- a trim having a first slot configured to receive the first rib and be mounted to the starter strip, and a plurality of second slots, each of which is perpendicular to the first slot and configured to receive respective ones of the plurality of second ribs such that the trim is mounted to the fastener flange;
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- the starter strip and the fastener flange are configured to engage the trim on surfaces of the trim that are not visible after installation.
A trim assembly, comprising:
- a starter strip having a first fastener hem configured to receive a fastener, a starter flange extending from the first fastener hem, and a first rib extending from the starter flange;
- a fastener flange having a second fastener hem configured to receive a second fastener, and a plurality of second ribs extending from the fastener flange;
- a trim having a first slot configured to receive the first rib and be mounted to the starter strip, a plurality of second slots configured to receive respective ones of the plurality of second ribs with an interference fit and be mounted to the fastener flange, and the trim comprises a tab that protrudes therefrom on a side opposite the first slot;
- the first and second fastener hems are configured to be parallel after installation and wherein the starter strip, the fasteners flange and the trim are three separate components that are configured to form the trim assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.