Patent ID: 7823336

Claim:
A fascia and soffit system comprising a fascia component, a soffit component, and a soffit support structure; said fascia component comprising a first member and a second member, said first member having an upper section designed for securement to an upper surface of a roof member, a drip edge formed at an extremity of said upper section and extending outwardly away from said roof, a transition section extending inwardly and downwardly from said first section, and a lower section extending vertically downwardly from said transition section, said lower section having first cooperative locking means on an inner side thereof; said second member comprising a fascia member having second cooperative locking means extending outwardly from, an upper portion of said fascia member; an inwardly extending flange arrangement at the bottom end of said generally planar portion designed to abut an adjoining soffit; said soffit support structure comprising: a first member having a central vertical section, a support element extending outwardly from a lower portion of said central vertical section, a retaining structure located proximate an upper portion of said central vertical section; a second member, having a second member central section adapted to lie adjacent said central section of said first member, said second member having engaging means located at a lower portion of said central section, said engaging means being designed to engage said support element of said first member, said second member having a second portion extending upwardly and outwardly to abut a soffit; the arrangement being such that said second member central section is retained between said retaining structure of said first member and said support element of said first member.