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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7424795 | Method for extruding and product of the method A horizontally mounted siding component for finishing of a top course of a vinyl siding installation while minimizing the lateral deformation of the vinyl siding. The invention additionally relates to the method for post-form extruding a thermoplastic dual undersill... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7406805 | Banding bead A step bead comprising: A) an elongated base having opposed front and back top and bottom longitudinal edges; B) a first rear vertical flange extending upwardly from the top rear longitudinal edge; C) a second rear vertical flange extending downwardly from the botto... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7228663 | Decorative trim assemblies An exterior trim assembly for use with a window or door surround in a building structure comprises at least one mantle for affixing above the window or door, and first and second pilaster assemblies for affixing on the sides of the window or door. The mantle compris... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222460 | Cover for a concrete construction A cover for a concrete construction has a pair of anchor-engaging members extending from a disk-shaped body. The anchor-engaging members include fins which are configured to engage an anchor formed into a recess of a concrete block or wall to cover the recess. The c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7174682 | Transition support for flooring material A transition support for flooring extending between a floor area of a high height and a floor area of a low height, said support being in the shape of a wedge which is generally unnoticeable by persons walking across the support and which does not jostle wheeled veh... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165373 | Drywall finishing system A non-slip, nocoat drywall finishing system for finishing inside and outside corners of any angle, the finishing system being a pre-formed, continuously extruded trim piece comprising a semi-rigid member that can be relatively thick in the center and tapers laterall... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7073230 | Plastic clip for the detachable connection of a trim plate to a support piece The invention relates to a plastic clip, for the detachable connection of a trim plate to a support piece, in particular, to the door frame of a motor vehicle. The clip comprises a head piece (1) and an anchoring foot (2), which may be inserted in an o... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051667 | Protection and finish structure for the hull contour of a boat The present invention relates to a protection and finish structure of the border of a boat hull with simplified assembly, of the type comprising a profile being extended in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of fixing means for fixing the profile to the hull, ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7028444 | Support device for orthogonal mounting of sheet material A sheet material support device that is attachable to studs, joist, beams or other suitable framing components and that facilitates mounting orthogonal junctions of sheet material pieces without need of multiple studs is described. The device includes a fastener-rec... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028510 | Knitted wire carrier with locking stitch for weather seal backing This provides a knitted wire carrier that incorporates a locking stitch that passes through the warp threads adjacent to the wire weft. In one embodiment, the locking stitch constructed from a “heat-activated yarn” consisting of an underlying material having exh... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6959948 | Gimp with a concealed slip zone A gimp made of flexible, compressible material attaches an edge of a trim piece to a panel. The gimp is bonded to the panel without visual gaps between the gimp and the panel. The gimp has a slip connection to the trim piece. The slip connection is provided by a slo... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945304 | Flexible-strip hanger for a strip door system and method of making A single-piece molded plastic hanger for flexible plastic strips of a strip door system having a backing-plate portion and a cover portion connected with a continuous hinge portion. The backing-plate portion is mountable to a header of an opening and supporting stud... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945006 | Countertop assembly and method of manufacture thereof A countertop assembly comprising a horizontal deck having an upper and a lower surface and an elongated vertical edge surface and an elongated molded strip superimposed on the vertical surface. A pattern formed from either ridges or recesses or a combination of ridg... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926787 | Method of manufacturing a reinforced flexible laminate sealing strip The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a laminate flexible strip for attachment to a vehicle in the form of a weather sealing strip. The strip includes a core member and a filler layer of elastomeric seal material disposed about and into the voids ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6922959 | Apparatus and method for correcting a misaligned door and door frame A vertical and horizontal member are designed to encase a portion of an installed doorframe assembly. In particular, the vertical and horizontal member encase a door stop section of a horizontal and vertical door frame section. Channels defined by the members are wi... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918977 | Architectural molding An architectural molding (10) includes an extruded flexible plastic foam member (16) having a front side (22), a rear side (20) and a cross sectional profile (18). Also included is a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive (24, 26 | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910307 | Architectural molding An architectural molding includes an extruded flexible plastic foam member having a front side, a rear side and a cross sectional profile. Also included is a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive affixed to at least a portion of the rear side and a release strip rele... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6898916 | Weather strip A elastic member of weatherstrip has a base portion with nearly U-shaped section, lips extending from ends of the base portion. An edge of a door glass is adapted to be accommodated in an accommodating portion provided in the elastic member. Each of the inner wall o... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6860539 | Two-color molding and molding method thereof A window 30 is a two-color molding comprising a transparent section 32 and a frame section 31 integrated with the transparent section 32, the frame section 31 and the transparent section 32 are formed with a first material a... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6837020 | Architectural trim product and method of mounting An architectural trim product formed of a metal sheet material that is bent to a selected profile shape by the interaction of mating contoured die surfaces. The product has a first end that engages first edge of a mounting member and a second end that engages the op... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6786016 | Baseboard and insect capturing assembly A baseboard and insect capturing assembly includes a base panel having a first side, a second side, a top edge, a bottom edge, and a pair of end edges. The base has a plurality of openings extending therethrough for receiving fasteners to be extended through a wall.... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6769214 | Strip for retaining storm door window elements A window retention system includes a door frame having an exterior panel, an interior panel, an opening therethrough defining an inner peripheral channel, the exterior panel includes an upright portion extending along the channel so as to be directed toward the inte... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6763637 | Transition support for flooring material A transition support for flooring material extending between a floor area of a high height and a floor area of a low height, said support being in the shape of a wedge with an attached flat section in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, the wedge having a thi... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6729087 | Two-part separable base molding A two-part base molding system includes mounting and molding portions. The mounting portion includes at least one mounting engaging element extending therefrom. The mounting portion has an outer surface, and the mounting engaging element has inner and outer surfaces... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729088 | Positioning jig for installing molding A jig adapted for easily positioning, properly orienting and installing a molding. The jig includes a body having a positioning portion configured to receive a molding. The body also includes a first positioning margin and a second positioning margin each emanating ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6725614 | Decorative trim assemblies An exterior trim assembly for use with a window or door surround in a building structure comprises at least one mantle for affixing above the window or door, and first and second pilaster assemblies for affixing on the sides of the window or door. The mantle compris... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6725620 | Sealing mold arrangement for door and window frames A sealing mold arrangement includes at least an elongated mold strip adapted for mounting to an attachment corner edge of a panel frame such as a door and window frame. The elongated mold strip has an elongated first and second attachment surfaces and an alignment c... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6688054 | Deck master A new and improved covering that can be used to cover any existing 2" by 6" decking of wood. The covering would be preferably made from vinyl and could also be used for picnic tables, docks, or any railing or wood surface that uses 2" by 6" pieces of wood... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6684597 | Edging strip An elongate edging strip for trimming the edges of building panels such as tiles comprises an extruded profile made from a vinylaromatic homopolymer or copolymer. The profile comprises a leg section (1), intended to locate under the building panel and an ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6662518 | Floor covering transition device The present invention provides a device for transitioning between a first floor covering and a second floor covering wherein the transition device includes an elongated core and a covering. The elongated core has a top, a bottom, opposing sides and opposi... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6631595 | Brickmold A brickmold assembly for application to a building defining an opening, the brickmold assembly comprising a brickmold comprising an interior face and an exterior face, cladding comprising an inner face provided over and in contact with at least a portion ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6625941 | Detachable lineal for doors and windows A removable lineal and finishing system for framing doors or windows. The removable lineal includes a cover portion and a channel portion. The channel portion includes a latch portion for detachably mounting the lineal to a J-channel. The latch portion of... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6625950 | Wall protection assemblies A wall protector includes a retainer that is adapted to be attached to a building wall and a cover of an impact resistant thermoplastic polymeric material in the form of a thin web of suitable cross-section attached to the retainer portion of the retainer... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6622434 | Safety enclosure shield panel support system A shield panel support, for providing a vertical side edge support for a shield panel, comprises a transparent shield panel support pillar.... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6584743 | Decorative skirting (base) board or crown molding A molded skirting board, crown molding, or other decorative moldings simulating natural wood millwork, and a method of molding a loose cellulosic mat, in a single pressing step, to provide one or more relatively high density, skirting boards without requi... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6557311 | Retromolding extender An extender piece is disclosed for use in connection with conventional wall molding. The conventional molding includes opposing legs that define a longitudinal channel for electrical cables and wires. The extender is positioned next to the outer edge of o... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6526707 | Trim strip for use around window and door openings and method of installing the same A trim strip for use around window and door opening and a method of installing the same. The trim strip includes a unitary body having an elongate first planar portion and an elongate second planar portion in parallel spaced relation. A second edge of the... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6482500 | Prefabricated plastic shed and components therefor A trim member is made from a single piece of trim material. The trim material has a plurality of spaced apart cut out regions which divide the trim member into a plurality of trim sections. These trim sections are connected to one another by thin strips o... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6481170 | System and method for attaching architectural moldings and insulation sheets to buildings A system for attaching architectural molding or insulation sheets to buildings or other structures which uses headed fasteners that bear against strips of substantially rigid material embedded in the molding or sheets that include a foam plastic core opti... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6463707 | Decorative trim assemblies A surround molding assembly for a doorway or window of a structure such as a residential home or a commercial building. In one embodiment, first and second pilaster bases receive first and second cover plates in recesses, wherein the recesses have a lip a... | 10/15/2002 |
