Trim for mounting exterior coverings for windows
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1. A storm trim for use in attaching a panel over a window frame, comprising:
- (a) a lineal base, said lineal base having a length and a depth, said lineal base having a stacked screw boss formed therein running perpendicular to said length and parallel to said depth, said stacked screw boss having a width and at least two channels, one channel of said at least two channels being on top of another channel of said at least two channels with generally co-planar walls and separated by a barrier, said stacked screw boss dimensioned for receiving anchoring screws at any point along said length and said depth of said lineal base and being dimensioned so that said anchoring screws, when seated in said stacked screw boss, remain within said screw boss and do not extend farther than said depth; and
(b) a removable lineal cap dimensioned to cover said stacked screw boss and being attachable to said base from the exterior of a window, said lineal cap being removed prior to the onset of a storm in order to allow said anchoring screws to attach a panel to said stacked screw boss of said lineal base so that said lineal cap and said anchoring screws cannot both be in position on said lineal base at the same time.
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Abstract
A storm trim for holding a panel over a window for protection against impact of objects carried by wind during a storm. The storm trim includes a lineal cap and a lineal base. The base may be used with a window frame, incorporated into a window frame or be used in glazing surrounds or shutters. The base carries a stacked screw boss to receive and securely hold the anchoring screws that are needed to hold the panel over the window. The anchoring screws do not extend through the lineal base but remain within it. When the storm trim is not in use, the cap covers the lineal base.
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20 Claims
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1. A storm trim for use in attaching a panel over a window frame, comprising:
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(a) a lineal base, said lineal base having a length and a depth, said lineal base having a stacked screw boss formed therein running perpendicular to said length and parallel to said depth, said stacked screw boss having a width and at least two channels, one channel of said at least two channels being on top of another channel of said at least two channels with generally co-planar walls and separated by a barrier, said stacked screw boss dimensioned for receiving anchoring screws at any point along said length and said depth of said lineal base and being dimensioned so that said anchoring screws, when seated in said stacked screw boss, remain within said screw boss and do not extend farther than said depth; and (b) a removable lineal cap dimensioned to cover said stacked screw boss and being attachable to said base from the exterior of a window, said lineal cap being removed prior to the onset of a storm in order to allow said anchoring screws to attach a panel to said stacked screw boss of said lineal base so that said lineal cap and said anchoring screws cannot both be in position on said lineal base at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A storm trim for attaching a panel over the exterior of a window, said storm trim comprising a lineal base, said lineal base having a length and a depth, said lineal base having
(a) a stacked screw boss formed therein running perpendicular to said length and parallel to said depth, said stacked screw boss having a width and at least two channels, one channel of said at least two channels being on top of another channel of said at least two channels with generally co-planar walls and separated by a barrier; -
(b) a lineal cap attached to said lineal base and covering said stacked screw boss; (c) anchoring screws, said stacked screw boss dimensioned for receiving said anchoring screws into said lineal base at any point along said length and said depth of said lineal base, said lineal cap and said anchoring screws cannot both be in position on said lineal base at the same time, so that, after said lineal cap is removed from said lineal based, said anchoring screws are then insertable through a panel over the exterior of a window and into said stacked screw boss, said anchoring screws remaining within said screw boss and not extending farther than said depth of said lineal base; and (d) a shoulder insertable into a J-channel of a window frame. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A storm trim for use in attaching a panel over a window pane, said storm trim comprising:
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(a) a lineal base, said lineal base having a length and a depth, said lineal base having a stacked screw boss formed therein running perpendicular to said length and parallel to said depth, said stacked screw boss having a width and at least two channels, one channel of said at least two channel being on top of another channel of said at least two channels with generally co-planar walls and separated by a barrier, said stacked screw boss dimensioned for receiving anchoring screws at any point along said length and said depth of said lineal base and being dimensioned so that said anchoring screws, when seated in said stacked screw boss, remain within said screw boss and do not extend farther than said depth, said lineal base having a first portion, an opposing second portion, and screws to hold said portion and said second portion together with a window pane there between, said storm trim surrounding said window pane; and (b) a removable lineal cap covering said stacked screw boss and being attachable to said base from the exterior of said window pane, said lineal cap being removable prior to the onset of a storm in order to allow said anchoring screws to attach a panel to said stacked screw boss of said lineal base so that said lineal cap and said anchoring screws cannot both be in position on said lineal base at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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