Window sill and trim corner assembly

• US 7,726,092 B1
• Filed: 10/12/2004
• Issued: 06/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: The Crane Group Company Limited
• Inventors: Byer, Jan E., Pelfrey, Paul R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chilcot, Jr.; Richard E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kwiecinski; Ryan D
• Application Number:
  US10/963,989
• Time in Patent Office: 2,058 Days
• Field of Search: 527/170.1, 527/303, 527/341, 526/565, 526/566, 523/094, 523/098, 525/28, 525/36, 525/37, 525/38, 522/881, 523/099, 522/11, 522/045, D25/119, 403/231, 403/401, 403/403
• US Class Current: 52/717.01
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 1/702 Window sills
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 1/705 End-caps therefor

Abstract

The present invention is a window sill and trim corner assembly. The window sill and trim corner assembly may extend around a window or other opening in a structure.

Claims

1. A window sill comprising:

a flange having at least one aperture adapted to receive a fastener for securing said window sill to an underlying structure;

a face portion having a proximal portion and a distal portion; and

a protruding portion disposed upon a side portion situated between said flange and said proximal portion of said face portion so that said side portion extends between the protruding portion and the proximal portion of the face portion and between the protruding portion and the flange, said protruding portion and said flange respectively extending from said side portion in a direction away from said distal portion of said face portion such that said protruding portion extends at least partially over said flange.

2. The window sill of claim 1 wherein said window sill is a hollow profile.

3. The window sill of claim 2 further comprising a foam filler situated in said hollow profile.

4. The window sill of claim 1 wherein said window sill is comprised of a vinyl material.

5. The window sill of claim 1 wherein said flange and said protruding portion define a channel.

6. The window sill of claim 1 wherein said flange, said face portion, and said protruding portion extend in respective planes that are substantially parallel.

7. The window sill of claim 1 further comprising a second side portion rearwardly extending from said face portion, said second side portion connected to said distal portion of said face portion relative to said protruding portion.

8. The window sill of claim 7 wherein a distal portion of said second side portion relative to said face portion is angled toward an interior of said window sill.

9. The window sill of claim 1 wherein:

said side portion between said proximal portion of said face portion and said protruding portion is substantially orthogonal to said face portion; and

said side portion between said protruding portion and said flange is substantially orthogonal to said flange.

10. A trim corner assembly comprising:

a first component comprising;

a flange having at least one aperture adapted to receive a fastener for securing said first component to an underlying structure;

a face portion having a proximal portion and a distal portion; and

a protruding portion disposed upon a side portion situated between said flange and said proximal portion of said face portion so that said side portion extends between the protruding portion and the proximal portion of the face portion and between the protruding portion and the flange, said protruding portion defining a channel in an interior of said first component, said protruding portion and said flange respectively extending from said side portion such that said protruding portion extends at least partially over said flange; and

a second component having a face portion, said face portion of said second component extending behind said face portion and through said interior of said first component and into said channel.

11. The trim corner assembly of claim 10 wherein:

said first component is a window sill; and

said second component is a lineal.

12. The trim corner assembly of claim 10 wherein:

said side portion between said proximal portion of said face portion and said protruding portion is substantially orthogonal to said face portion; and

said side portion between said protruding portion and said flange is substantially orthogonal to said flange.