Method and apparatus for repairing and sealing door and window jambs, frames, and exterior trim

• US 9,273,480 B2
• Filed: 03/19/2014
• Issued: 03/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michel R. Larochelle
• Original Assignee: Michel R. Larochelle
• Inventors: Larochelle, Michel R.
• Primary Examiner(s): KATCHEVES, BASIL S
• Application Number:
  US14/219,264
• Publication Number:
  US 20150152659A1
• Time in Patent Office: 713 Days
• Field of Search: 525/14, 522/041, 527/451.5, 52/98
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E04G 23/0277 Repairing or restoring window or door frames door frames E06B1/00, window frames E06B3/00
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 1/34 Coverings, e.g. protecting against weather, for decorative purposes
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 1/342 Reveal covering members disposed alongside of a window frame

Abstract

A method and apparatus for the repair of door and window jambs or other exterior surface trim of a building and more specifically to the manufacturing of protective covers of a water and environmentally resistant material that are pre-dimensioned to fit all or a portion of standard and non-standard sized door or window jamb, frames or exterior trim using a unique preformed groove. The protective covers may further be included in a kit that provides for a homeowner to easily size the covers to the appropriate dimension and perform a repair.

Claims

1. A method of repairing a degraded jamb of a door or window comprising the steps of:

cleaning a degraded jamb;

sizing a protective cover having a base to a proper width by cutting along a preformed groove that provides a decorative element to the protective cover;

cutting a lower edge of the base at a 6 degree angle to provide for the lower edge of the base to be fitted to a door threshold,

snapping off excess material of the cover along the groove;

applying adhesive to the jamb;

applying adhesive to the lower edge of the base to seal the lower edge of the base to a door threshold to prevent precipitation from seeping behind the protective cover; and

permanently installing the protective cover over the degraded jamb.

2. The method of repairing a degraded jamb of a door or a window of claim 1 further comprising the steps of forming a rear edge, a flat surface extending from the rear edge and a right angle extension extending from a rounded edge of the flat surface;

dimensioning the protective cover to a length of a standard jamb and to a width of a standard jamb as measured from the right angle extension to the rear edge; and

aligning the right angle extension over a face of the degraded jamb.

3. The method of repairing a degraded jamb of a door or a window of claim 2 further comprising the steps of forming a left vertical protective cover by extending a right angle extension left from the flat surface;

forming a right vertical protective cover by extending a right angle extension right from the flat surface.

4. The method of repairing a degraded jamb of a door or a window of claim 3 further comprising the step of forming an upper edge of each of the left and right vertical protective covers at a 45 degree angle.

5. The method of repairing a degraded jamb of a door or a window of claim 4 further comprising the step of forming 45 degree angle at each end of the protective cover to form a horizontal protective cover;

and

mating the 45 degree angle of the left and right vertical protective covers to each end having a 45 degree angle of the horizontal protective cover.