Patent ID: 8220208

Claim:
An article of manufacture for trimming a building structure, comprising: a pultruded trim member comprising: a crown including: i. a first end; ii. a second end; and iii. a central portion extending at an angle between the first end and the second end and including a generally undulating outer surface for simulating an ornate crown molding; and a frieze attached to and located below the second end of the crown member, the frieze comprising: i. a generally vertical body portion integrally attached to and extending from the second end of the crown, the generally vertical body portion extending along a plane; ii. an end portion located opposite the connection with the crown, the end portion including: a. a wall that folds back upon itself in a generally serpentine manner that forms a nailing surface and b. a channel that receives a siding, a brick, or a stone veneering so that upon fastening the frieze to an underlying surface the nailing surface using a fastener, and upon insertion of the siding, the brick, or the stone veneering, the fastener is concealed from view iii. a protrusion located below the generally vertical body portion, and extending out from the plane of the generally vertical body portion in a direction away from the wall that folds back upon itself in a generally serpentine manner; and wherein the pultruded member is composed of resin bound fibers.