Patent ID: 9157240
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for trimming interior surfaces of a building comprising: a plurality of fenestration jamb members including a first and a second jamb member arranged at right angles for surrounding a fenestration opening; each of the jamb members providing a front face located at an edge of one of the interior surfaces; a plurality of elongate facing boards; each facing board having a front face defining an attractive edge face and a rear face for fastening to the surface; each of the first and second jamb members having associated therewith a respective first and second facing boards of the elongate facing boards mounted on a respective one of the interior surfaces along the edge of the surface for forming the attractive edge face of the surface; each facing board having an inner edge facing inwardly along the surface and an outer edge located at the front face of the jamb member; each facing board having in said front face of the board at a position spaced from the front face of the jamb member a continuously longitudinally extending groove; the groove having a base recessed from the front face; the groove having a first side edge in said front face at a position spaced from said inner edge of the board and a second side edge on said front face at a position spaced from the outer edge of the board; the rear face of the board being fastened to the surface by a series of screws at spaced positions along the base of the groove of the board with the screws being recessed in the groove from the front face of the board; and an extruded plastic strip inserted into the groove along the length of the board and covering the groove and the screws therein; wherein the extruded plastic strip has a cap portion outside the groove and an insert portion extending into the groove; the groove having a first side wall extending from the base to the first side edge and a second side wall extending from the base to the second side edge; the first and second side walls being shaped to cooperate with a respective side edge of the insert portion of the extruded plastic strip to restrain the insert portion against movement out of the groove; the cap portion having first and second side edges and an outer surface therebetween; the first side edge of the cap portion being located on the front face of the board at a position spaced from the first side edge of the groove toward but spaced from said inner edge of the board; the second side edge of the cap portion being located on the front face of the board at a position spaced from the second side edge of the groove toward but spaced from said outer edge of the board; and a connection element, which is separate and spaced from the screws, connecting the board to the respective jamb member; wherein the connection element includes a first component on the rear face of the board and a second component on the jamb member; and wherein one of the first and second components comprises a receptacle and the other of the first and second components comprises an insert member for engagement into the receptacle.