Patent ID: 8656681

Claim:
A method for securing a panel over a gap in an exterior portion of a building comprising: providing a bracket, a fastener receiving insert, and a panel, attaching the bracket to a frame member of the building, inserting the fastener receiving insert into the recess of the bracket, and attaching the panel to the fastener receiving insert so the panel covers, at least partially, the gap in the exterior portion of a building; wherein the gap is disposed below the frame member; wherein the bracket comprises: an anchoring plate having a frame-engaging face; an elongated body depending from the anchoring plate and defining a recess of generally uniform width, said elongated body having a panel-facing portion disposed outwardly of the recess, wherein the elongated body comprises a web portion and a pair of opposing side walls projecting from the web portion, said web portion and opposing side walls defining the recess; an opening into the elongated body adjacent to the panel-facing portion, said opening extending into the recess in said elongated body; and wherein the anchoring plate is wider than the side walls; wherein the elongated body has a long axis defined by the direction of its longest dimension, wherein the recess has a long axis defined by the direction of its longest dimension, wherein the web has a long axis defined by the direction of its longest dimension; wherein the plane of the frame-engaging face of the anchoring plate, the long axis of the elongated body, the long axis of the recess, and the long axis of the web portion are all parallel.