Caulk free window trim

• US 7,877,951 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2004
• Issued: 02/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rodney Allen Jacobsen
• Original Assignee: Rodney Allen Jacobsen
• Inventors: Jacobsen, Rodney Allen
• Primary Examiner(s): Chilcot, Jr.; Richard E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kwiecinski; Ryan D
• Application Number:
  US10/938,428
• Publication Number:
  US 20060053708A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,335 Days
• Field of Search: 521/08, 522/045.3, 522/045, 522/045.5, 527/170.1, 52/58, 522/08, 522/14, 522/871, 524/59, 522/11, 277/637, 277/630, 277/644, 277/650, 277/906, 277/921
• US Class Current: 52/717.01
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 277/921 Closure or weather strip seal

Abstract

There is provided a caulk free window trim for use with a replacement window in a wall having a window jam. The window jam has a jam liner. The window trim includes a vertical rigid first member for disposing against a portion of the replacement window. An angled flexible second member extends away from a predetermined intermediate position on the vertical rigid first member and above an uppermost portion of the vertical rigid first member in contact with a portion of the jam liner to prevent air from infiltrating into the wall between the jam liner and the replacement window. No caulking or painting is required because the angled flexible second member together with the vertical rigid first member seals any minor gaps and produces an attractive finished product.

Claims

1. A caulk free window trim system comprising:

a replacement window;

a window jamb liner of a window jamb on a wall;

a vertical rigid first member disposing against a portion of the replacement window; and

an angled flexible second member extending away from a predetermined intermediate position on said vertical rigid first member and above an uppermost portion of said vertical rigid first member in contact with a portion of the jamb liner to prevent air from infiltrating into the wall between the jamb liner and the replacement window,

wherein said system is configured such that the angled flexible member maintains a permanent, fixed location and a permanent, fixed shape while any portion of said replacement window is opening or closing.

2. The caulk free window trim system according to claim 1, further comprising a pressure sensitive double sided adhesive strip attached to said vertical rigid first member on a side thereof opposite said angled flexible second member.

3. The caulk free window trim system according to claim 1, wherein said vertical rigid first member and said angled flexible second member collectively form an elongated co-extruded shape adapted to fit and seal an opening formed between the replacement window and the jamb liner.

4. The caulk free window trim system according to claim 1, wherein a top edge of said vertical rigid first member that is in the uppermost portion of said vertical rigid first member abuts against the jamb liner.

5. The caulk free window trim system according to claim 1, wherein said angled flexible second member is adapted to form a curved shape when the uppermost portion of said vertical rigid first member is in contact with a portion of the jamb liner.

6. The caulk free window trim system according to claim 5, wherein the curved shape simulates a natural curve of caulking.

7. The caulk free window trim system according to claim 1, wherein a curved shape is formed by said angled flexible second member and the curved shape is consistent for a length of said angled flexible second member.

8. The caulk free window trim system according to claim 1, wherein said vertical rigid first member comprises decorative features.

9. The caulk free window trim system according to claim 1, wherein the angled flexible second member is positioned at a predetermined distance from an edge of the vertical rigid first member such that the angled flexible second member maintains a uniform curvature when the angled flexible second member is in contact with the portion of the jamb liner and when the vertical rigid first member is abutted against the jamb liner.

10. A caulk free window trim system comprising:

a replacement window;

a window jamb liner of a window jam on a wall;

a vertical rigid first member covering an opening between the replacement window and the jamb liner and extending past the opening and over a portion of the replacement window; and

an angled flexible second member extending away from a predetermined intermediate position on said vertical rigid first member and above an uppermost portion of said vertical rigid first member in contact with a portion of the jamb liner to form an arcuate-shaped edge from the intermediate position on said vertical rigid first member to the position on the jamb liner to prevent air from infiltrating into the wall between the jamb liner and the replacement window;

wherein the system is configured such that the angled flexible second member maintains a permanent, fixed location and a permanent, fixed shape while any portion of said replacement window is opening or closing.

11. The caulk free window trim system according to claim 10, further comprising a pressure sensitive double sided adhesive strip attached to said vertical rigid first member on a side thereof opposite said angled flexible second member.

12. The caulk free window trim system according to claim 10, wherein said vertical rigid first member and said angled flexible second member collectively form an elongated co-extruded shape adapted to fit and seal the opening between the replacement window and the jamb liner.

13. The caulk free window trim system according to claim 10, wherein a top edge of said vertical rigid first member that is in the uppermost portion of said vertical rigid first member abuts against the jamb liner.

14. The caulk free window trim system according to claim 10, wherein the arcuate-shaped edge simulates a natural curve of caulking.

15. The caulk free window trim system according to claim 10, wherein the arcuate-shaped edge is consistent for a length of said angled flexible second member.

16. The caulk free window trim system according to claim 10, wherein said vertical rigid first member comprises decorative features.

17. The caulk free window trim system according to claim 10, wherein the angled flexible second member is positioned at a predetermined distance from an edge of the vertical rigid first member such that the arcuate-shaped edge maintains a uniform curvature when the angled flexible second member is in contact with the portion of the jamb liner and when the vertical rigid first member is abutted against the jamb liner.

18. A caulk free window trim for use in covering a gap formed between a replacement window and a jamb liner, the replacement window being in a wall having a window jamb, the window jamb including the jamb liner, the window trim comprising:

a vertical rigid first member for disposing against a portion of the replacement window and over the gap; and

an angled flexible second member extending away from a predetermined intermediate position on said vertical rigid first member and above an uppermost portion of said vertical rigid first member in contact with a portion of the jamb liner, wherein the second member maintains a permanent, fixed position after installation of the window trim and wherein the angled flexible second member is positioned at a predetermined distance from an edge of the vertical rigid first member such that the angled flexible second member maintains a uniform curvature throughout the entire length of the angled flexible second member when the angled flexible second member is in contact with the portion of the jamb liner and when the vertical rigid first member is abutted against the jamb liner.

19. The caulk free window trim according to claim 18, further comprising a pressure sensitive double sided adhesive strip attached to said vertical rigid first member on a side thereof opposite said angled flexible second member.

20. The caulk free window trim according to claim 18, wherein said vertical rigid first member and said angled flexible second member collectively form an elongated co-extruded shape adapted to fit and seal an opening formed between the replacement window and the jamb liner.

21. The caulk free window trim according to claim 18, wherein a top edge adjacent the uppermost portion of said vertical rigid first member abuts against the jamb liner when said vertical rigid first member is disposed against the portion of the replacement window.

22. The caulk free window trim according to claim 18, wherein the curvature simulates a natural curve of caulking.

23. The caulk free window trim according to claim 18, wherein said vertical rigid first member comprises decorative features.