Patent ID: 7337543

Claim:
A method for manufacturing an article of composite construction, comprising: (a) forming a main component of an article of composite synthetic resin construction imitating the appearance of wood, said main component comprising a flange; (b) defining an opening extending through said main component in position to receive a panel; (c) defining a fastener receiving hole through an exterior skin of said main component in a predetermined location adjacent to said opening and surrounded by said flange; (d) providing a panel-retaining molding comprising a core material fitting against said flange; (e) mounting an elongate fastener securely in said molding in said predetermined location with said fastener extending from a mating face of said molding; (f) placing said panel within said opening through said main component of said article; and (g) placing said molding into a required position against said skin and said panel, with said elongate fastener extending into and securely engaging said fastener receiving hole and thereby retaining said molding in said required position with respect to said skin and said panel, wherein said flange is configured to exclude said core material from said opening.