Patent ID: 8511018

Claim:
An outside corner mounting block comprising: a body; wherein the body includes a mounting support that is integral to the body; wherein the body includes at least two inner walls that are configured to have an angle that matches the angle of an outside corner of a structure, wherein the outside corner of the structure is received by the angle made by said at least two inner walls such that the inner walls abut the outer surface of the outside corner of the structure, wherein the mounting support of the body defines at least one aperture for receiving at least one fastener for securing the outside corner mounting block to the structure, wherein the body includes at least two side walls with each side wall being adjacent and contiguous to an edge of an inner wall, wherein the body includes at least two sealing walls that are integral to the body, wherein the inner walls, the side walls, and the sealing walls define and surround a hollow space adjacent to the inner walls, the side walls, and the sealing walls, wherein the mounting support extends across the hollow space defined and surrounded by the inner walls, the side walls, and the sealing walls, and wherein the outside corner mounting block has a one-piece configuration and is a one-piece component.