Patent ID: 9103127
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: E04B,E04F

Abstract:
1. A bracket system for securing trim to a corner of a building to obscure the edges of siding approaching from each side of the corner, the bracket system comprising: (a) at least one bracket that is attachable to a wall, the bracket further comprising: (i) joined together first and second orthogonally disposed panel elements each with an outboard end; (ii) a first flange extending outwardly from the first orthogonally disposed panel element, the first flange including at least one outwardly extending locking tooth; and (iii) a second flange with an outward edge, the second flange extending outwardly from the second orthogonally disposed panel element, the second flange further including a minor flange extending outwardly from the outward edge of the second flange; and (b) at least one trim piece that is attachable to the bracket, the trim piece including a first and second face surface, a first and second hidden surface facing the building, and a first and second side face wherein the first side face is overhung by the first face surface and the second side face is overhung by the second face surface; (i) at least one longitudinally extending sloped slot disposed within the first hidden surface for receiving the first flange and the outwardly extending locking tooth, wherein when at a bottom of the sloped slot the locking tooth locks into position atop a narrow ledge thereby unreleasably securing the trim in position; (ii) an undercut on the second side face for receiving the second flange of the bracket; and (iii) at least one longitudinally extending slot disposed within the second side face for receiving the minor flange of the bracket.