Window and door trim for use with siding

• US 5,022,204 A
• Filed: 04/05/1989
• Issued: 06/11/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Carl E. Anderson
• Original Assignee: Carl E. Anderson
• Inventors: Anderson, Carl E.
• Primary Examiner(s): RIDGILL JR, JAMES
• Application Number:
  US07/333,461
• Time in Patent Office: 797 Days
• Field of Search: 52/211, 52/656, 49/504, 49/505
• US Class Current: 52/211
• 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

Abstract

A window and door trim which can be used with siding placed against the walls of a house. The trim includes elongated composite panels each comprising a receiving strip member and a facing strip member. The receiving member is formed with a folded hem having a receiving slot and has a flat portion securable to the front face of the window or door casing. The facing member is L-shaped. Its shorter leg is inserted in the receiving slot of the receiving member while its longer leg is adapted to enclose an end portion of the siding and be secured to the wall of the house. Corner trim arrangements and corner caps are also provided.

Claims

1. A window and door trim for use with siding, comprising:

elongated composite panels connectable to a window or door casing at two sides and a top thereof,

each panel including a facing strip, and a receiving strip, the receiving strip having a pair of walls forming a substantially L-shaped configuration and a folded hem formed at a junction between said walls,

said hem forming at least one receiving slot, one of said walls being attachable to a front face of said casing, and another of said walls extending along an inside face of said casing when the trim is attached to the casing,

said facing strip being substantially L-shaped and having a shorter leg insertable into said receiving slot to secure said facing strip with respect to said casing and a longer leg for overlying said one wall and the front face of said casing so that when the siding is installed, an inner end of said siding is enclosed between said receiving strip and said facing strip.

2. A window and door trim as in claim 1, wherein said hem lies along the other of said walls.

3. A window and door trim as in claim 1, wherein said one wall lies in a first plane and said trim extends forward of said first plane.

4. A window and door trim as in claim 1, wherein said one wall has a plurality of spaced-apart holes for receiving fastening means for attaching said one wall to said front face.

5. A window and door trim as in claim 1, wherein said shorter leg and said longer leg of said facing strip include therebetween an angle which is less than 90°

for providing spring held abutment of said longer leg against a siding panel.

6. A window and door trim as in claim 1, wherein said hem is folded to provide two receiving slots which are open in two opposite directions and adapted to receive said shorter leg of said facing strip from two opposite sides of said receiving strip.

7. A window and door trim as in claim 1, wherein said trim includes an L-shape cross-section to define a pair of opposing slots each having a respective mouth opening in opposing directions to the other.

8. A window and door-trim as in claim 7, wherein a mouth opening adjacent said one wall opens toward that wall.

9. A window and door trim as in claim 7, wherein a mouth opening adjacent said one wall opens in a direction away from said wall.

10. A window and door trim as in claim 7, wherein said hem is provided on an external side of said other wall.

11. A window and door trim as in claim 1, wherein said facing strip has on said longer leg thereof a folded hem having a recess for accommodating fastening means for fastening said facing strip to the casing.

12. A window and door trim as in claim 11, wherein said folded hem is removable.

13. A window and door trim as in claim 1, and further comprising corner caps placed over a corner between an upper composite panel and a side composite panel.

14. A window and door trim as in claim 13, wherein said corner cap includes a substantially flat section of a triangular configuration and two adjacent side sections each having an inwardly bent portion.

15. A window and door trim as in claim 14, wherein said facing strip has on said longer leg thereof a folded hem extending along the length of said facing strip and terminated at a free end thereof with a hook portion, said hook portion being engageable in one of said inwardly bent portions of said corner cap when said cap is placed over said panels.

16. A window and door trim as in claim 1, wherein the casing includes a lower sill, and further comprising a lower still covering adapted for matingly interfitting with said composite panels placed on sides of the casing.

17. A window and door trim as in claim 16, wherein said sill covering includes an elongated substantially U-shaped member having a shorter leg and a longer leg and an upturned lip extending from an edge of the shorter leg.

18. A window and door trim as in claim 17, wherein the longer leg of said sill covering is cut to form upwardly extending locating fingers for fitting against an inside face of side portions of said casing and being positionable under said panels.

19. A window and door trim as in claim 1, and further comprising an L-shaped insulation gasket strip attached to said casing, each strip of each panel being attached to said casing to overlie said insulation gasket strip.

20. A window and door trim as in claim 19, wherein said insulation gasket strip has at an end portion thereof facing a windowsill a foldover portion forming a water channel.

21. A window and door trim as in claim 19, wherein said insulation gasket strip is made of rubber.

22. A window and door trim as in claim 21, wherein said rubber is EPDM rolled rubber.

23. A window and door trim for use with siding, comprising:

elongated composited panels connectable to a window or door casing at two sides and a top thereof,

each panel including a facing strip, and a receiving strip, the receiving strip having a wall and a folded hem connected to said wall,

said wall being attachable to a front face of said casing,

said facing strip being substantially L-shaped and having a shorter leg and a longer leg for overlying the front face of said casing, wherein said hem is folded to provide two receiving slots which are open in two opposite directions and adapted to receive said shorter leg to secure said facing strip with respect to said casing, said shorter leg being insertable into either of said slots from two opposite sides of said receiving strip, whereby the same receiving strip can be utilized for recessed and non-recessed windows and doors by turning said strip over.