Corner post support member

• US 5,664,376 A
• Filed: 04/29/1996
• Issued: 09/09/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Progressive Foam Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: ABCO, Inc.
• Inventors: Culpepper, Patrick M., Wilson, Richard C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Kien T.
• Application Number:
  US08/639,698
• Time in Patent Office: 498 Days
• Field of Search: 52/288.1, 52/309.9, 52/287.1, 52/276, 52/309.8, 52/716.1, 52/718.01
• US Class Current: 52/287.1
• 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 19/024 for outside use, e.g. imitating brickwork
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 19/028 used at protruding corners
• 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

Abstract

A support member for a siding corner post which is spaced from the outer corner of a building to form a longitudinally extending hollow space within which the support member is located.

Claims

1. A support member for a corner post made of thin sheet material and used to enclose the corner of an external wall of a building, the corner post being spaced from the external wall to define a longitudinally extending hollow space therebetween, said support member comprising:

a single member having first and second longitudinally extending portions, the first portion lying in a first plane angularly disposed with respect to the second portion lying in a second plane, wherein said first and second longitudinally extending portions have lengths corresponding to the length of the corner of the building and wherein said single member defines a cornered inner surface for contacting the building and a spaced apart cornered outer surface for contacting the corner post;

a first support member flange extending outwardly from said first portion a predetermined distance and extending continuously along the entire length of said first portion and from said inner surface radially outwardly; and

a second support member flange extending outwardly from said second portion a predetermined distance and extending continuously along the entire length of said second portion, wherein said first and second support member flanges extend from said inner surface radially outwardly.

2. The support member of claim 1 wherein said:

support member is fabricated from a material having insulating qualities.

3. The support member of claim 2 wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of expanded, extruded or molded polystyrene foam plastic.

4. The support member of claim 1 wherein

the support member has a length and thickness corresponding to and for filling the hollow space between the corner post and the external wall of the building along the entire length of the corner of the building.