초록 ▼

Disclosed is a corner post (90, 100) and zipper trim (40, 50) for aluminum siding (28) which may be applied after the siding (28), thus permitting preassembly of the siding (28) to factory built wall components (14, 16, 18) while avoiding on site customizing of the zipper and corner post. The zipper

Disclosed is a corner post (90, 100) and zipper trim (40, 50) for aluminum siding (28) which may be applied after the siding (28), thus permitting preassembly of the siding (28) to factory built wall components (14, 16, 18) while avoiding on site customizing of the zipper and corner post. The zipper trim and the corner post trim are each made of two members, a supporting member (40, 90 respectively) and a finish zipper or corner trim member (50, 100 respectively). The support members (40, 90) are secured to the wall components (14, 16, 18) after the wall components (14, 16, 18) have been assembled at the site. The zipper trim (50) and corner post trim (100) members are then snapped into place in engagement with their respective underlying support members (40, 90).

대표청구항 ▼

In this method of finishing the exterior of factory prefabricated exterior building wall components, which wall components each have an assembled frame, sheathing and siding applied to the exterior of the wall component, and in which said siding includes a plurality of horizontally arranged elongate

In this method of finishing the exterior of factory prefabricated exterior building wall components, which wall components each have an assembled frame, sheathing and siding applied to the exterior of the wall component, and in which said siding includes a plurality of horizontally arranged elongated panels and a J-shaped channel member extending vertically of the wall component at each end of the horizontal panels with the ends of the panels positioned within the channel of the J-shaped channel member, and all of the above having been preassembled in a factory, the improvement comprising: (a) assembling a plurality of wall components at the building site with the vertical edge of one component adjacent to the vertical edge of an adjacent component, which vertical edges form a joint; (b) positioning a support member over said joint and between the J-shaped channel of one component and the adjacent J-shaped channel of the adjacent component; (c) securing said support member to at least one of said wall components; and (d) securing a finishing trim to said support member in a position such that said finishing trim overlies at least a portion of the short leg of each of said adjacent J-channels.