Corner piece for vinyl siding retainers

• US 4,608,800 A
• Filed: 12/19/1984
• Issued: 09/02/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/1984
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ribco, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Richard Fredette
• Inventors: Fredette, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Bell, J. Karl
• Application Number:
  US06/683,352
• Time in Patent Office: 622 Days
• Field of Search: 52/656, 52/211, 52/204, 52/212, 52/475, 52/476, 52/288, 52/278, 52/716, 403/401-403, 403/405, 403/295, 403/341
• US Class Current: 52/656.1
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/0803 with load-supporting elongated furring elements between wall and covering elements
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 19/06 specially designed for securing panels or masking the edges of wall- or floor-covering elements E04F19/022, E04F19/026 and E04F19/04 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 19/064 in corners
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 3/9641 part of which remains visible E06B3/9647 takes precedence

Abstract

A significant drawback in prior art methods of fastening vinyl siding to the exterior of houses is the objectionable appearance of the junction between horizontal and vertical retaining strips around right angle openings (windows and doors) in the walls being covered. Typically, these channel shaped retaining strips are butted up against one another at the corners. Gaps and rough edges resulting from the cutting and fitting of these pieces are quite visually objectionable. Applicant'"'"'s invention comprises a corner piece which is firmly attached to the wall at the juncture of the horizontal and vertical retainer strips and covers the juncture between the horizontal and vertical retainer strips. This corner piece comprises a generally L-shaped base plate and integrally formed first and second flange means extending outward and parallel thereto to provide a continuous L-shaped barrier that forms a channel which cooperates with and contains the ends of the vertical and horizontal retainer strips adjacent the corner of the opening.

Claims

1. A corner piece for covering junctions between adjacent horizontal and vertical retainer strips which retain siding to a wall around right angled openings in said wall, said openings having horizontal and vertical frame components, the corner piece comprising:

a generally L-shaped base plate for fastening to said wall having a first leg integral with a second leg, the first leg being defined by an inner and an outer edge, the second leg being defined by an inner and an outer edge; and

a first and a second flange extending outwardly from said base plate and said wall when said base plate is fastened to said wall, said first and second flange extending continuously along the inner edges of the first and second legs, each said first and second flange being comprised of first and second members, the first member being perpendicular to the base plate, the second member being held in spaced, substantially parallel relationship to the plate by the first member, the second members presenting a continuous, L-shaped barrier that forms a channel in cooperation with the base plate and first member.

2. The corner piece of claim 1 further comprising a continuous, retainer flange carried by each second member and projecting from the second member towards the base plate in partially covering relationship to the channel.

3. The corner piece of claim 2 wherein the base is provided with openings through which fasteners can be placed to secure the base to a wall.

4. The corner piece of claim 2 wherein the corner piece is vinyl.

5. A vinyl corner piece for covering junctions between adjacent horizontal and vertical retainer strips for siding around right angled openings in a wall, said openings having horizontal and vertical frame components, the corner piece comprising:

a generally L-shaped vinyl base plate for fastening to said wall having a first leg integral with a second leg, the first leg being defined by an inner and an outer edge, the second leg being defined by an inner and an outer edge; and

a first and a second vinyl flange extending outwardly from said base plate and said wall when said base plate is fastened to said wall, said first and second vinyl flange extending continuously along the inner edges of the first and second legs, the flanges each being comprised of first and second members, the first member being perpendicular to the base plate, the second member being held in spaced, substantially parallel relationship to the base plate by the first member, the second members presenting a continuous, L-shaped barrier that forms a channel in cooperation with the base plate and first member;

a continuous vinyl retainer flange carried by each second member and projecting from the second member towards the base plate in partially covering relationship to the channel.

6. A method for covering the junction between elongated horizontal and vertical retainer strips around right angled openings in a wall, said openings having adjacent horizontal and vertical frame components, the method comprising the steps of:

securing a generally L-shaped base plate to said wall adjacent a corner formed by the intersection of the horizontal and vertical components of the frame, the base plate having a first leg integral with a second leg, the first leg being defined by an inner and an outer edge, the second leg being defined by an inner and an outer edge, a first and a second flange extending outwardly from the plate and from said wall continuously along the inner edges of the first and second legs, each said first and second flange being comprised of first and second members, the first member being perpendicular to the base plate, the second member being held in spaced, substantially parallel relationship to the plate by the first member, the second members presenting a continuous, L-shaped barrier that forms a channel in cooperation with the base plate and first member, the first leg being placed adjacent and parallel to the horizontal component of the frame and the second leg being placed adjacent and parallel to the vertical component of the frame;

providing a first and a second strip, each strip being defined by a first edge and a second edge, an L-shaped extension projecting outwardly from the strip continuously along the first edge of the strip, the extension being comprised of first and second elements, the first element being substantially perpendicular to the strip, the second element being held in spaced, parallel relationship to the strip by the first element, the distance between the second element and the strip being less than the distance between the second member of the base plate and the base plate, the second element presenting a continuous barrier that forms a channel in cooperation with the strip and first element;

affixing the first strip adjacent the horizontal frame component along substantially the entire length of the horizontal frame component with the channel of the first strip being received within the channel of the first leg of the base plate;

affixing the second strip adjacent the vertical frame component along substantially the entire length of the vertical frame component, the channel of the second strip being received within the channel of the second leg of the base plate.