Patent ID: 6301840
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A protective liner for a fascia board, the fascia board having a front main surface, a rear main surface and a lower surface, said protective liner comprising:a) an elongate strip of bendable, cuttable, nonporous, weather and water resistant material, b) said elongate strip having opposite ends and a first and a second edge generally parallel to one another and extending between said opposite ends, a first face and a second face, and a first and a second parallel, spaced score line both generally parallel to said first and second edges;c) said elongate strip defining a pair of spaced parallel grooves extending longitudinally between the end faces defining:i) a first strip portion between one of said grooves and said first edge sized and configured to overlay the front main surface of the fascia board,ii) a second strip portion between the other of said groves and said second edge sized and configured to overlay a portion of the rear main surface of the fascia board along the second edge of the fascia board,iii) an intermediate strip portion between said grooves sized and configured to overlay the lower surface of the fascia board, andd) said strip material along said grooves comprising a hinge means for allowing swinging movement of said first and second strip portions from a planar attitude and into spaced parallel relation perpendicular to said intermediate portion to define a seat for receiving the lower surface of the fascia board, with said first and second strip portions confronting, respectively, the front main surface of the fascia board and at least a portion of the rear main surface of the fascia board surface generally adjacent the lower surface thereof.