Patent ID: 6647673
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: E04C,E06B

Abstract:
A standardized arched jamb assembly for framing a wall opening, comprising:(a) an arched jamb member having a pair of opposite ends and first angled cuts made on said opposite ends, said arched jamb member also having opposite front and rear faces facing in opposite directions from a wall opening when installed in said opening, a curved upper edge and a curved lower edge at predetermined curvature and radius of curvature, the arched jamb member being of predetermined thickness between said front and rear faces and being formed continuously along its length between said opposite ends; (b) a pair of opposite upright jamb members for installing on opposite sides of the wall opening, the upright jamb members having opposite front and rear faces and being of predetermined thickness substantially matching the thickness of the arched jamb member, and having upper end portions and second angled cuts made at said upper end portions which meet and interface with said first angled cuts on said opposite ends of said arched jamb member so as to assemble said arched jamb member with said upright jamb members to form an arched jamb assembly for framing a wall opening, such that the opposite faces of the arched jamb member are substantially flush with the opposite faces of the upright jamb members, said first and second angled cuts of said arched jamb member and upright jamb members being comprised of only two sides and having substantially identical standard angular configurations irrespective of variations in the radius of curvature of said arched jamb member provided to define wall openings of different widths between said upright jamb members.