Exterior trim pieces with weather stripping and colored protective layer

a technology of exterior trim and protective layer, applied in the field of exterior trim pieces, can solve the problems of difficult and time-consuming joining of the inner substrate to the outside layer, wood is subject to insect damage, wind damage, etc., and achieve the effect of less visible damag

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-02-12
TAPCO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATON
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[0007]The present invention provides exterior trim pieces for mounting to an exterior of a building to create an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the exterior. The trim piece includes a body defining a face for abutting against the exterior of the building. The body includes a flange with a concealing space defined beneath the flange. A flexible weather strip is disposed on the body in spaced relation to the flange. The weather strip extends outwardly from the body. The weather strip is configured for sealing to the exterior of the building to prevent the intrusion of water or other elements behind the trim piece.
[0008]The present invention also provides a trim piece having a protective layer for use on an exterior of a building to create an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the exterior. This trim piece includes a body formed of a color. The body defines at least one face for abutting against the exterior of the building. The body includes a flange with a concealing space defined beneath the flange. The protective layer is disposed on the body for providing weather resistance to the trim piece. The protective layer is formed in the same color as the body to match the body such that wear of the protective layer is less visibly noticeable.

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Unfortunately, wood is subject to degradation from insects, wind, rain, sun, and other environmental elements.
However, joining the inner substrate to the outside layer can be difficult and time consuming.

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[0020]Referring to the Figures, wherein like numerals indicate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, trim pieces for use on the exterior 10 of a building 12 are generally shown at 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100. The trim pieces 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the exterior 10 of the building 12. The trim pieces 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 are configured to hide ends of siding panels 14 arranged on the exterior 10 of the building 12. The trim pieces 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 include an outside corner trim piece 20, an alternative outside corner trim piece 40, an inside corner trim piece 60, a framing trim piece 80, and an alternative framing trim piece 100.

[0021]Referring to FIG. 2, the outside corner trim piece 20 is shown mounted to the exterior 10 of the building 12. The outside corner trim piece 20 comprises an elongated body 22 preferably formed of rigid cellular PVC. In one embodiment, the rigid cellular PVC is created by Celuka, a foaming extr...

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Exterior trim pieces for use on exteriors of buildings. The exterior trim pieces include outside corner trim pieces, inside corner trim pieces, and framing trim pieces for providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance to an exterior of a building. Each of the trim pieces include a body and at least one flange extending from the body to define a concealing space for hiding siding ends and the like. Each of the trim pieces also includes at least one weather strip to assist in sealing the trim pieces to the exterior to prevent the intrusion of water and other elements behind the trim pieces. Each body of the trim pieces is preferably formed from co-extruded rigid cellular PVC and an acrylic-based protective layer. The rigid cellular PVC and the protective layer are formed in matching colors to yield colored-through trim pieces.

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RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This patent application is a non-provisional and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 954,832, filed on Aug. 9, 2007, the advantages and disclosure of which are hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to exterior trim pieces used in decorating exteriors of buildings. More specifically, the present invention relates to exterior trim pieces formed from rigid cellular polyvinyl chloride (PVC) that are configured for concealing siding and providing an aesthetically pleasing finished appearance to an exterior of a building. The present invention also relates to exterior trim pieces having protective layers. Examples of such exterior trim pieces include trim pieces used on or around doors, garages, windows, inside wall corners, outside wall corners, and the like.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Exterior trim pieces are well known in the art for finishing exteriors of buildings to provid...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E04B2/00
CPCB29C47/0023B29C47/043B29C47/0038B29C47/0052B29C47/065B29C65/028B29C66/0242B29C66/4722B29K2027/06B29L2007/007B29L2031/003B29L2031/10E04F19/022E04F19/06B29C47/003B29C47/04B29C47/0066B29C47/0064B29C66/474B29C47/0047B29C47/0057B29C65/00B29C48/001B29C48/0014B29C48/0016B29C48/0018B29C48/0021B29C48/0022B29C48/09B29C48/12B29C48/16B29C48/17B29C48/21E04F19/064
Inventor TAYLOR, CHRISTOPHER M.HOFFMANN, STEPHEN O.
Owner TAPCO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATON
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