Patent ID: 7827762

Claim:
An aesthetic cover assembly for a building structure, said aesthetic cover assembly comprising: a first segment including a first wall and a first joint element, said first wall extending between longitudinally-spaced first and second ends and including an interior surface at least partially defining an interior cavity of said first segment; and, a second segment including a second wall and a second joint element, said second wall extending between longitudinally-spaced first and second ends and including an interior surface at least partially defining an interior cavity of said second segment; said first and second joint elements having a common cross-sectional profile that includes opposing first and second profile sides and a midline disposed therebetween, each of said first and second joint elements including a first element surface extending lengthwise along said first profile side and a second element surface extending lengthwise along said second profile side, said first element surface including a recess surface disposed on said second profile side of said midline; said first joint element fixed to said interior surface of said first wall along said first end thereof with said first element surface of said first joint element disposed adjacent said interior surface of said first wall such that a lengthwise slot is at least partially defined between said interior surface of said first wall and said recess surface of said first joint element; said second joint element fixed to said interior surface of said second wall along said first end thereof with said second element surface of said second joint element disposed adjacent said interior surface of said second wall and with a lengthwise portion of said second joint element projecting beyond said first end of said second wall; and said first segment disposed in approximate alignment with said second segment such that said first end of said first segment and said first end of said second segment are adjacent one another and such that said lengthwise portion of said second joint element projecting beyond said first end of said second wall is at least partially received within said lengthwise slot.