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Top panel snap-in trim for exterior siding

  • US 5,829,206 A
  • Filed: 04/25/1997
  • Issued: 11/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for assisting in finishing and securing an exterior siding top panel, said system comprising:

  • a wall to which said siding top panel is attached;

    an orthogonal surface said wall meeting said orthogonal surface at a right-angle corner at a top end of said wall;

    a siding panel covering said orthogonal surface;

    a J-channel bracket mounted on said orthogonal surface at said corner for holding an end of said siding panel covering said orthogonal surface, said J-channel bracket having a J-channel clip with a hook at an end projecting outward from a side facing said siding panel covering said orthogonal surface;

    a top panel snap-in trim holding a top end of said siding top panel, said top panel snap-in trim having a top panel snap-in trim extender with a rasper formed therein; and

    means for interlocking said J-channel bracket and said top panel snap-in trim to assist in finishing and securing said siding top panel to said wall, said interlocking means located on a side of said J-channel bracket facing said siding panel covering said orthogonal surface and formed by inserting said grasper between said siding panel covering said orthogonal surface and said hook in said J-channel clip;

    whereby said grasper and said hook are held in place by said siding panel covering said orthogonal surface.

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