Patent ID: 9512665
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: E06B

Claim Text:
1. A method of installing a window or a door system including at least one of a frame and a sill in an opening formed in a structural wall, said wall having a first face opposite a second face and a thickness there-between defining a periphery of said opening, wherein the opening extends from the first face to the second face, the method comprising: placing a fenestration cap on at least substantially the entire periphery of said opening, the fenestration cap having a key extending beyond the first face in a first direction away from the first and second faces, a channel extending in a second direction opposite the first direction and toward the second face, and a first surface extending at least between the key and the channel; placing a first finish element along the first face, wherein the key provides a guide for receiving at least a portion of the first finish element; placing at least a portion of a second finish element within the channel in a direction transverse to said first and second faces; and mounting a window or door system including said at least one of a frame and a sill on said first surface after said fenestration cap is placed in the opening, wherein said window comprises a periphery adjacent to said periphery of said opening wherein said first surface is between said opening periphery and said window periphery.