Patent ID: 8056290

Claim:
An exterior trim assembly for use in a surround of an opening in a building and comprising; a mantel ( 20 ) extending along a longitudinal axis between ends for disposition above the opening in the building, said mantel ( 20 ) defining a rear mounting plane and a decorative face ( 24 ) spaced forwardly from said plane by less than a decorative distance (X), an end cover ( 32 ) for disposition over an end of said mantel ( 20 ), and said end cover ( 32 ) having a top and a bottom and presenting a front corner ( 38 ) extending between said top and said bottom and being symmetrical from said front corner ( 38 ) whereby said end cover ( 32 ) may be disposed over either end of said mantel ( 20 ), said end cover ( 32 ) including two front surfaces ( 40 ) extending from said front corner ( 38 ) to a respective pair of side edges ( 42 ), the distance perpendicular to either of said front surfaces ( 40 ) from said corner to a position aligned with either of said side edges ( 42 ) being equal to said decorative distance (X), said end cover ( 32 ) including an upper wall ( 34 ) at said top extending between said front surfaces ( 40 ) and said side edges ( 42 ) and a lower wall ( 36 ) at said bottom extending between said front surfaces ( 40 ) and said side edges ( 42 ), each of said upper wall ( 34 ) and said lower wall ( 36 ) having the shape of a parallelogram having equal sides, said mantel ( 20 ) including a ledge ( 26 ) extending from the decorative face ( 24 ) rearwardly to an edge defining the rear mounting plane and said decorative face ( 24 ) extending downwardly from said ledge ( 26 ) in an irregular pattern having different distances from said mounting plane, said front surfaces ( 40 ) of said end cover ( 32 ) being defined by front walls ( 44 ) having interior surfaces complementary to said irregular pattern, said end cover ( 32 ) overlying said mantel ( 20 ) by a thickness of one of said front walls ( 44 ), said end cover ( 32 ) being disposed on one end of said mantel ( 20 ) and including a simulated cover ( 48 ) integrally formed with said mantel ( 20 ) at the other end thereof with said simulated cover ( 48 ) presenting a shoulder ( 50 ) simulating the thickness of said one of said front walls ( 44 ) of said end cover ( 32 ).