Patent ID: 9739084
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: E04B,E06B

Claim:
1. A system for a new or replacement window or door access to a structure, said window or door access being mounted into a framed opening in the structure, said system comprising: (a) the framed opening in the structure for the new or replacement window or door access, said framed opening having along each side an outside face, an outside edge, an inside face, an inside edge and a substantially planar surface extending between the outside edge and the inside edge; and (b) an insert for installing against the outside face and the substantially planar surface of each side of the framed opening to serve as an insulation component when installing the new or replacement window or door access into the framed opening in the structure, said insert comprising: an L-shaped cross section with: (i) an elongated thin leg component having an interior surface designed for positioning against the substantially planar surface of the framed opening in the structure for the new or replacement window or door access; and (ii) a thick base component perpendicular to the elongated thin leg component, said thick base component sharing a planar surface with the elongated thin leg component and extending integrally therefrom, said shared planar surface extending at least partially into the framed opening in the structure, said thick base component having an interior surface designed for: (i) positioning against the outside face and the outside edge of the framed opening in the structure and (ii) extending substantially perpendicular to the substantially planar surface of the framed opening in the structure, said thick base component having an exterior surface designed for positioning against the new or replacement window or door when the new or replacement door is installed for reducing thermal bridging at the framed opening of the structure.