Detachable lineal for doors and windows

• US 20020108327A1
• Filed: 02/14/2001
• Published: 08/15/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PLY GEM Pacific Windows Corporation (Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CertainTeed Corp. (Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA)
• Inventors: Shaw, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 6,625,941 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/211
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/0864 composed of superposed elements which overlap each other and of which the flat outer surface includes an acute angle with the surface to cover
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 19/062 used between similar elements separate provisional spacers E04F21/0092
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 1/62 Tightening or covering joints between the border of openings and the frame or between contiguous framesE06B1/34 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 2001/622 especially adapted for door frames; Joint covering devices where the wall surface is parallel to the adjacent door or window frame part

Abstract

A removable lineal and finishing system for framing doors or windows. The removable lineal includes a cover portion and a channel portion. The channel portion includes a latch portion for detachably mounting the lineal to a J-channel. The latch portion of the lineal is inserted between a hook portion of the J-channel and a siding material. A gap in the J-channel receives and secures siding materials. The J-channel is mounted to a wall of a building and abuts a frame for a door or window.

Claims

1. A removable lineal, comprising:

a cover portion; and

a channel portion attached to the cover portion and having a latch portion for detachably mounting the lineal.

2. The lineal of claim 1, wherein the cover portion of the lineal has a front face and an inner edge, and wherein the inner edge connects the channel portion to the front face.

3. The lineal of claim 1, wherein said latch portion is a raised section at a terminal end of said channel portion.

4. The lineal of claim 2, wherein said front face is flat.

5. The lineal of claim 2, wherein said front face is fluted.

6. The lineal of claim 1, wherein said lineal is constructed of vinyl.

7. The lineal of claim 1, wherein said lineal is constructed of metal.

8. The lineal of claim 1, wherein the channel portion comprises a proximal member, a distal member and a connecting member, and wherein the connecting member connects the proximal and distal members, and wherein the proximal member is connected to the cover portion, and wherein the distal member includes the latch portion.

9. The lineal of claim 8, wherein the cover portion includes a front face and an inner edge, and wherein the inner edge connects the proximal member of the channel portion to the front face.

10. A finishing system, comprising:

a frame trim assembly, wherein the frame trim assembly comprises,

a J-channel; and

a removable lineal having a cover portion and a channel portion attached to the cover portion, wherein the channel portion includes a raised latch portion at a terminal end, and wherein the lineal detachably mounts to an installed J-channel by inserting the latch portion of the channel portion between a siding material and the J-channel.

11. The finishing system of claim 10, wherein the J-channel comprises a mounting flange, a hook portion and a gap between the hook portion and the mounting flange, and wherein the siding material is received by the gap of said J-channel, and wherein the lineal is inserted between the siding material and the hook portion of the J-channel.

12. The finishing system of claim 10, further comprising a wall of a building, a frame surrounding an opening in a building and a siding material, wherein the J-channel is mounted to the wall of the building and abuts the frame, and wherein the siding material is secured within the J-channel.

13. The finishing system of claim 12, wherein the J-channel includes a mounting flange, a hook portion and a gap between the mounting flange and the hook portion, and wherein the siding material is received within the gap of the J-channel, and wherein the latch portion of the lineal is inserted between the siding material and the hook portion of the J-channel.

15. The method the claim 14, wherein the inserting step includes pressing the latch portion of the channel portion of the lineal between the siding materials and a hook of the J-channel until the latch portion completely passes said hook.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the inserting step further includes flattening the latch portion before the pressing step.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising removing the lineal from the J-channel by pulling the latch portion of the channel portion of the lineal from between the hook of the J-channel and the siding materials until the channel portion has completely cleared the J-channel.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising abutting the J-channel against a frame surrounding an opening in a building.

14. A method for installing a finishing system comprising a J-channel and a removable lineal, comprising the steps of:

mounting a J-channel to the wall of a building;

receiving one end of siding materials into the J-channel; and

inserting a removable lineal between said siding materials and said J-channel, wherein said lineal comprises a cover portion and a channel portion, and wherein said channel portion includes a latch portion.