Caulk free window trim

• US 20060053708A1
• Filed: 09/10/2004
• Published: 03/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rodney Allen Jacobsen
• Original Assignee: Rodney Allen Jacobsen
• Inventors: Jacobsen, Rodney Allen
• Granted Patent: US 7,877,951 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/204.500
• 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: Y10S 277/921 Closure or weather strip seal

Abstract

There is provided a caulk free window trim for use with a replacement window in a wall having a window jam. The window jam has a jam liner. The window trim includes a vertical rigid first member for disposing against a portion of the replacement window. An angled flexible second member extends away from a predetermined intermediate position on the vertical rigid first member and above an uppermost portion of the vertical rigid first member in contact with a portion of the jam liner to prevent air from infiltrating into the wall between the jam liner and the replacement window. No caulking or painting is required because the angled flexible second member together with the vertical rigid first member seals any minor gaps and produces an attractive finished product.

Claims

1. A caulk free window trim for use with a replacement window in a wall having a window jam, the window jam having a jam liner, the window trim comprising:

a vertical rigid first member for disposing against a portion of the replacement window; and

an angled flexible second member extending away from a predetermined intermediate position on said vertical rigid first member and above an uppermost portion of said vertical rigid first member in contact with a portion of the jam liner to prevent air from infiltrating into the wall between the jam liner and the replacement window.

2. The caulk free window trim according to claim 1, further comprising a pressure sensitive double sided adhesive strip attached to said vertical rigid first member on a side thereof opposite said angled flexible second member.

3. The caulk free window trim according to claim 1, wherein said vertical rigid first member and said angled flexible second member collectively form an elongated co-extruded shape adapted to fit and seal an opening formed between the replacement window and the jam liner.

4. The caulk free window trim according to claim 1, wherein a top edge adjacent the uppermost portion of said vertical rigid first member abuts against the jam liner when said vertical rigid first member is disposed against the portion of the replacement window.

5. The caulk free window trim according to claim 1, wherein said angled flexible second member is adapted to form a curved shape when the uppermost portion of said vertical rigid first member is in contact with a portion of the jam liner.

6. The caulk free window trim according to claim 5, wherein the curved shape simulates a natural curve of caulking.

7. The caulk free window trim according to claim 1, wherein the curved shape formed by said angled flexible second member is consistent for a length of said angled flexible second member.

8. The caulk free window trim according to claim 1, wherein said vertical rigid first member comprises decorative features.

9. A caulk free window trim for use with a replacement window in a wall having a window jam, the window jam having a jam liner, the window trim comprising:

a vertical rigid first member for covering an opening between the replacement window and the jam liner and extending past the opening and over a portion of the replacement window; and

an angled flexible second member extending away from a predetermined intermediate position on said vertical rigid first member and above an uppermost portion of said vertical rigid first member in contact with a portion of the jam liner to form an arcuate-shaped edge from the intermediate position on said vertical rigid first member to the position on the jam liner to prevent air from infiltrating into the wall between the jam liner and the replacement window.

10. The caulk free window trim according to claim 9, further comprising a pressure sensitive double sided adhesive strip attached to said vertical rigid first member on a side thereof opposite said angled flexible second member.

11. The caulk free window trim according to claim 9, wherein said vertical rigid first member and said angled flexible second member collectively form an elongated co-extruded shape adapted to fit and seal the opening between the replacement window and the jam liner.

12. The caulk free window trim according to claim 9, wherein a top edge adjacent the uppermost portion of said vertical rigid first member abuts against the jam liner when said vertical rigid first member is disposed against the portion of the replacement window.

13. The caulk free window trim according to claim 9, wherein the arcuate-shaped edge simulates a natural curve of caulking.

14. The caulk free window trim according to claim 9, wherein the arcuate-shaped edge is consistent for a length of said angled flexible second member.

15. The caulk free window trim according to claim 9, wherein said vertical rigid first member comprises decorative features.

16. A caulk free window trim for use in covering a gap formed between a replacement window and a jam liner, the replacement window being in a wall having a window jam, the window jam including the jam liner, the window trim comprising:

a vertical rigid first member for disposing against a portion of the replacement window and over the gap; and

an angled flexible second member extending away from a predetermined intermediate position on said vertical rigid first member and above an uppermost portion of said vertical rigid first member in contact with a portion of the jam liner.

17. The caulk free window trim according to claim 16, further comprising a pressure sensitive double sided adhesive strip attached to said vertical rigid first member on a side thereof opposite said angled flexible second member.

18. The caulk free window trim according to claim 16, wherein said vertical rigid first member and said angled flexible second member collectively form an elongated co-extruded shape adapted to fit and seal an opening formed between the replacement window and the jam liner.

19. The caulk free window trim according to claim 16, wherein a top edge adjacent the uppermost portion of said vertical rigid first member abuts against the jam liner when said vertical rigid first member is disposed against the portion of the replacement window.

20. The caulk free window trim according to claim 16, wherein said angled flexible second member is adapted to form a curved shape when the uppermost portion of said vertical rigid first member is in contact with a portion of the jam liner.

21. The caulk free window trim according to claim 20, wherein the curved shape simulates a natural curve of caulking.

22. The caulk free window trim according to claim 16, wherein the curved shape formed by said angled flexible second member is consistent for a length of said angled flexible second member.

23. The caulk free window trim according to claim 16, wherein said vertical rigid first member comprises decorative features.