Patent ID: 8322114
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: E04C,E04F

Abstract:
1. An aesthetic cladding assembly for cladding a post, comprising: a plurality of polymeric cladding panels, each cladding panel having top and bottom edges, a pair of opposite lateral edges and respective catches extending along the length of the lateral edges; a plurality of polymeric corner connection elements for connecting adjacent cladding panels together in cladding the post, wherein each corner connection element includes a pair of catches for mating with the catches of the cladding panels; and a decorative trim section for finishing an end of the cladding assembly, wherein a first end portion of each catch of the cladding panels is spaced from the bottom or top edge of the cladding panel, thereby providing space for installation of the decorative trim section at the end of the cladding assembly.