Patent ID: 8079186

Claim:
A soffit system comprising: an elongate first soffit component consisting of a first support flange having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a first sidewall having a first end and a second end, the first end integrally connected to and extending from the first support flange at the inner surface thereof forming a lengthwise first joint and a first angle between the first support flange and the first sidewall, the first support flange attachable to a panel along the outer surface thereof, the first angle being greater than zero, and the second end of the first sidewall terminating in a first connector, and an elongate second soffit component consisting of a second support flange and a second sidewall having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second sidewall integrally connected to the second support flange forming a second joint and a second angle between the second support flange and the second sidewall, the second flange supporting a panel thereon, the second angle is greater than zero, the second end of the second sidewall terminating in a second connector, an elbow extending from the second sidewall, the elbow spaced from the second support flange and the second end of the second sidewall, and a second connector leg connected to the second connector via the elbow, the second connector leg spaced from and parallel to the second connector forming a gap, the gap for receiving the first connector, wherein the first connector and the second connector are pushed toward one another in a direction parallel to the first sidewall and to the second sidewall to join the first and second soffit components, and are pulled apart to separate the first and second soffit components.