Patent ID: 7743564

Claim:
An exterior trim assembly for construction of a building having an exterior surface, and which simulates conventional exterior solid trim, the exterior trim assembly comprising: an elongated base having a plurality of planar portions spaced apart by a plurality of reinforcement ribs extending laterally with respect to the base and projecting laterally outward from the plurality of planar portions, each rib having a first end surface and a second end surface spaced from the first end surface with the reinforcement rib extending from the first end surface to the second end surface, the end surfaces of each reinforcement rib extending from one planar portion to another planar portion of the elongated base; a decorative cover snap fitted over the base with the decorative cover abutting the end surfaces of the reinforcement ribs for concealment of the base; a plurality of notches and corresponding mating projections engaged with the notches for snap fitting the cover to the base; and wherein the notches and the mating projections are carried between the cover and the end surfaces of the reinforcement ribs.