Building construction inside corner excluding water entry

• US 5,960,598 A
• Filed: 07/25/1997
• Issued: 10/05/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: R.H. Tamlyn & Sons LP
• Original Assignee: John Thomas Tamlyn
• Inventors: Tamlyn, John Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILKENS, KEVIN DOUGLAS
• Application Number:
  US08/900,172
• Time in Patent Office: 802 Days
• Field of Search: 52/254, 52/255, 52/273, 52/287.1, 52/417
• US Class Current: 52/254
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/709 obturation by means of longitudinal elements with a plane external surface
• 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

Abstract

An inside strip which is installed at the inside corner of a typical frame construction building having an external veneer. The framing defines a corner post with framing extending behind two walls at right angles. The two walls are covered with an external veneer such as a sheet layer or horizontal or vertical planking. At the inside corner to exclude the intrusion of water which might otherwise cause rotting, an inside strip is installed. It has the shape of a W-fold defining a center edge which is located at a position typically exposed along the inside corner. The elongate strip of W-fold construction includes outer marginal rectangular faces which are caught behind the wall during construction so that the strip is held in position to protect against the entry of water and inclement weather at the inside corner.

Claims

1. An inside corner strip for building construction wherein the strip comprises:

(a) an elongate W-fold, flexible strip formed of thin, water impervious, plastic material of a constant thickness;

(b) said strip defining first and third strip edges evenly spaced from a center edge;

(c) first and second planar, marginal, edge located, rectangular faces along said strip and respectively located outside of and adjacent to said first and third edges;

(d) wherein said center edge is defined by third and fourth rectangular faces deployed at a right angle to each other and abutting each other and thereby defining said center edge; and

(e) wherein said inside corner strip is adapted to attach to an inside corner in frame construction so that the frame construction defining the inside corner is located behind and covered over by said strip to exclude inclement weather from the framing there behind.

2. The inside corner strip of claim 1 wherein said strip is adapted to attach vertically and adjacent to a corner post in the frame construction, and said first and second marginal rectangular faces are deployed at a right angle with respect to each other, and said first and second marginal faces are adapted to be positioned behind veneer covering on the framing so that the framing and the veneer cover define intersecting walls at the inside corner.

3. The inside corner strip of claim 2 wherein said strip is formed of PVC and is non load bearing when installed with the framing to exclude the intrusion of water and thereby protect framing there behind.

4. The inside corner strip of claim 3 wherein said center edge is symmetrically flanked and adjacent to said third and fourth rectangular faces, and said third and fourth rectangular faces are of equal width, and said marginal rectangular faces are equal in width.

5. The inside corner strip of claim 4 wherein said center edge is exposed after installation and is formed of PVC having UV protection therein.

6. The inside corner strip of claim 4 wherein said strip is defined by said four faces and said first and third faces are at a right angle.

7. An inside corner construction in a framed building comprising:

(a) first and second walls at a right angle;

(b) framing behind said walls which comprises framing for holding said walls at the right angle and further including an inside corner post framed therein, and said corner post is located on the inside at the intersection of the first and second walls;

(c) an inside strip

(i) having first and second wall rectangular faces,

(ii) having third and fourth wall rectangular faces wherein said third and fourth wall rectangular faces are at right angles to each other and are of equal thickness and abut each other and said third wall rectangular face is parallel to said first wall rectangular face, and said third wall rectangular face abuts a first side of said corner post and said fourth wall rectangular face abuts a second side of said corner post, and

(iii) said inside strip being located at the inside corner and said first and second faces thereof extending along said first and second walls so that said strip is captured by said walls; and

(d) wherein said inside strip protects the corner post from the intrusion of inclement weather including water at the inside corner.

8. The inside corner construction of claim 7 wherein said abutting third and fourth faces form a protruding elongate center edge and said edge is exposed at the end of said first and second walls.

9. The inside corner construction of claim 8 wherein each of said first and second walls comprises upright framing members and wall covering materials overlayed with overlapping planks, and further wherein said planks are nailed to the framing there behind, and said planks at the ends thereof define the inside corner and are positioned to the exterior of the inside strip to thereby capture the inside strip.

10. The inside corner construction of claim 9 wherein said wall construction comprises multiple framing members deployed in parallel adjacent positions to construct the corner post.

11. The inside corner construction of claim 10 wherein said corner post comprises multiple framing members and said first side of said corner post and said second side of said corner post are at least partially covered with felt paper and said inside strip is positioned on the exterior of the felt paper.

12. The inside corner construction of claim 10 wherein said inside strip is formed of two or more independently mounted strips arranged serially along said inside corner post.

13. The inside corner construction of claim 9 wherein said inside strip comprises:

(a) an elongate W-fold flexible strip formed of thin, water impervious, plastic material of a constant thickness;

(b) said strip defining first and third strip edges evenly spaced from a center edge;

(c) first and second planar, marginal, edge located, rectangular faces along said strip and respectively located outside of and adjacent to said first and third edges;

(d) wherein said center edge is defined by said third and fourth wall rectangular faces deployed at a right angle to each other and abutting each other and thereby defining said center edge, wherein said third rectangular face is deployed parallel to said first rectangular face; and

(e) wherein said center edge is aligned with and extending along said inside corner post so that the framing is located behind and covered over by said strip to exclude inclement weather from the corner post there behind.

14. The inside corner construction of claim 13 wherein said inside strip is positioned vertically and adjacent to the corner post in the frame construction, and said first and second marginal rectangular faces are deployed at a right angle with respect to each other, and are further positioned behind said planks so that the framing and said planks define intersecting walls at the inside corner.

15. The inside corner construction of claim 14 wherein said inside strip is formed of PVC and is non load bearing when installed with the framing to exclude the intrusion of water and thereby protect framing there behind.

16. The inside corner construction of claim 15 wherein said center edge is symmetrically flanked and adjacent to said third and fourth rectangular faces, and said third and fourth rectangular faces are of equal widths and said marginal rectangular faces are equal in width.

17. The inside corner construction of claim 9 further wherein said protruding center edge is exposed at the end of said walls.

18. The inside corner construction of claim 17 wherein said walls are planks ending at said center edge.

19. An inside corner construction in a framed building comprising:

(a) first and second walls at a right angle;

(b) framing behind said first and second walls which comprises

(i) framing for holding said walls at the right angle, and an inside corner post framed therein, wherein multiple framing members are deployed in parallel adjacent positions to construct the corner post, and said corner post is located on the inside at the intersection of the first and second walls, and

(ii) upright framing members;

(c) wall covering materials overlayed with overlapping planks, wherein said planks are nailed to the framing there behind, and said planks at the ends thereof define the inside corner;

(d) an inside strip of constant thickness and having first and second wall rectangular faces, wherein said inside strip

(i) is located at the inside corner and abuts said corner post, and said faces thereof extending along said first and second walls so that said strip is captured by said walls,

(ii) has a protruding elongate center edge formed by third and fourth wall rectangular faces of said strip at a right angle to each other and said edge is exposed at the end of said first and second walls, and

(iii) is formed of two or more independently mounted strips arranged serially along said inside corner post; and

(e) wherein said inside strip protects the corner post from the intrusion of inclement weather including water at the inside corner.

20. The inside corner construction of claim 19 wherein said inside post and said framing members are at least partially covered with felt paper and said inside strip is positioned on the exterior of the felt paper.