Patent ID: 7174691

Claim:
A system of metal profiles and flexible plastic end connectors for assembling doors, windows, or panels to edge faces of walls or to edge faces of fenestrations in walls, and for terminating edges of walls comprising: a) a longitudinal base having an H-shaped profile mounted to an edge face of a wall or of a door opening, or of a window opening in a wall, the profile of said base comprising two legs and a cross-member, wherein each has a first and second end and wherein the base further comprises mounting holes through the cross member; b) at least one longitudinal cover comprising a central segment, which further comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, and a pair of projections formed to snap onto the first and second ends of the legs of the base to form an assembly of the base and the cover, and a pair of extensions formed to overlap and thereby hide from view the edge face to which the base is mounted; and, c) at least one flexible plastic connector comprising projections formed to engage the assembly of the base and cover.