Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
052211000 | Architrave; i.e., finish strip on floor, ceiling, or wall opening | 29 |
20090064609 | Retrofit system for doors, windows and framed openings - By providing a plurality of supporting clips which are quickly and easily mounted to the existing molding of a doorway or window frame and are constructed for receiving and supportingly retaining elongated, longitudinally extending decorative panels which are formed from a wide variety of decorative and visually distinctive appearances, a retrofit decorative molding system is achieved which is capable of being quickly and easily installed to any desired existing frame assembly by any unskilled individual, without requiring the use of mitered corners, abutting junctures, nails, adhesives, and the like. In addition, corner forming elements are employed to complete the construction. Furthermore, disassembly or removal of the existing components is required. By employing the combination of the components of the present invention, any desired frame assembly can be quickly and easily retrofitted with a completely installed decorative molding system for enhancing the visual and aesthetic appeal of any room or building. | 03-12-2009 |
20090165406 | INTEGRAL SILL CORNER WITH UPSTAND - A sill corner for use in a sill assembly supported on a base surface, the sill assembly comprising a vertical jamb and a lineal base member. The sill corner comprises a vertical component with a top surface adapted to receive the vertical jamb and a bottom surface adapted to abut the base surface. A horizontal component extends transversely from the vertical component and the horizontal and the vertical components are a unitary element. The top and bottom surfaces of the vertical component are separated by a height, the height being between about 1.00 and about 3.00 inches. | 07-02-2009 |
20090173021 | ENTRYWAY PROTECTOR - The present invention is a entryway protector for use with elevator door jamb panels to protect the surfaces of the panels from sustaining damage from collisions with moving equipment, building materials and furniture. The entryway protector includes the main sections and an angled guide and a minor section which is attached at approximately a right angle. The entryway protector is constructed of a material that is sufficiently rigid to protect the elevator door jamb panel and also to remain in proper position. The preferred material is polycarbonate. The entryway protector may be attached to the elevator door jamb panel by suction cups. Preferably the entryway protector is made at a height of approximately forty inches so that two entryway protectors are need for each elevator door jamb panel. Two entryway protectors can be attached together by one or more H clamps. | 07-09-2009 |
20100107527 | Frame Device for Use in Building-in a Balcony - A frame device adapted to be mounted between a balcony slab and a roof slab ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100132280 | Door threshold - A door threshold may include upper and lower members for sandwiching carpet and/or carpet padding therebetween. The threshold may, in certain example embodiments, grip the carpet in order to prevent it from being pulled out from between the upper and lower threshold members. Thus, in certain example instances, the need for tacks (or carpet tack strip(s)) proximate the threshold can be reduced and/or eliminated. In certain example embodiments of this invention, the threshold structure may include a locating bracket that is provided proximate the door frame for frame alignment and security purposes, and/or one or more pans located under the threshold for locating and/or securing purposes. Levelers, shims and/or the like may be used in certain example embodiments in order to compensate for non-level flooring proximate the door. | 06-03-2010 |
20100242384 | Rapid install mantle - A prefabricated mantle unit has a base ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100287857 | DOOR FRAMING SYSTEM - A door framing system includes a header including a header jamb, first and second legs each including a leg jamb dimensioned to abut against and extend downwards from a respective end of the header jamb, and, for each leg jamb, at least one adjustable connector for establishing a connection between the leg jamb and the header jamb and permitting selective tightening or loosening of the connection. | 11-18-2010 |
20100325982 | Accessible Sill with Flexible Dam for Water Containment and Drainage - A handicap accessible doorway includes a frame having side jambs and a low profile sill extending between the bottom portions of the jambs. A flexible fin extends along the length of the sill and projects upwardly therefrom to form a water dam. The flexible fin is sealingly attached at each end to a jamb. During a blowing rainstorm, water is contained by the dam and directed to a contain-and-drain water management system, which directs the water away from the doorway to an exterior weep hole or other drain port. The fin, being flexible, yields to the weight of a footstep or a wheelchair thereby maintaining the handicap accessible designation of the sill and the doorway. | 12-30-2010 |
20100325983 | 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 comprises a mantle base and a corresponding mantle cover to affix to and cover the mantle base. Each pilaster assembly comprises a base and a cover element affixed to the base wherein each of the bases has a plurality of regularly repeating reinforced structural sections. At least two pilaster cover plates are provided, each pilaster cover plate is affixed to and covering one of the first and second pilaster bases. | 12-30-2010 |
20110047906 | MILCORE JAMB STRIP - An apparatus for installing a corner bead to a doorway is provided. The apparatus may comprise a flange and an attachment base which are integrally connected to each other. The attachment base is securable to a doorframe such that upon securement, the flange and the doorframe form a receiving channel for receiving the corner bead therein. Such configuration maintains the structural integrity of the doorframe, maintains the length of the exposed edge of the doorframe and reduces cost to install the corner bead to the doorway. | 03-03-2011 |
20110094172 | Building trim - A trim element such as a door pilaster or frieze board, for attachment to a building wall, having front and back longitudinal faces, first and second longitudinal edges, and a longitudinal groove in the first edge. A mounting bracket for the wall has a forward strip that extends laterally and is selectively friction fit into the groove, a back strip that extends laterally on the back face of the element, and a connecting web between the forward and back strip that is flush with the first edge when the forward strip is fully inserted in the groove. A mounting flange for the wall extends laterally from the back face of the element, beyond the second longitudinal edge, and has a longitudinal channel along the second edge with a width that is effective to receive an edge of wall siding. | 04-28-2011 |
20110107695 | Window and door assembly structures - A nosing and drip cap are mounted to each other by elements of the nosing and drip cap. A hook receptacle and/or a stud receptacle extend the length of the nosing. A cooperating hook and/or stud extend from the drip cap. The drip cap is secured to the nosing by engaging the hook in the hook receptacle and/or the stud in the stud receptacle, in a loose engagement combination. While nosing and drip cap are engaged, the assembly can be secured together by (i) installing fasteners spaced along the length of the assembly or, where hook and hook receptacle are used, (ii) bending the assembly into an arcuate configuration, with the inner flange of the nosing to the inside of the bend. While being bent, the hook and hook receptacle create a tightened locking-type engagement between themselves. Either way, the nosing and the drip cap are substantially permanently locked together. | 05-12-2011 |
20110138717 | WINDOW REMEDIATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A window remediation system includes a sill member having a portion coupled to an exterior sheathing of a building adjacent a through-opening between the exterior sheathing and a siding panel, and another portion extending into and being coupled to a lower region of the opening. The system further includes a plurality of corner members each having a body configured to be coupled to the exterior sheathing between the exterior sheathing and a siding panel. The corner members include a return flange extending into the through-opening. The system includes a pair of side jambs each having a body configured to be coupled to the exterior sheathing and between the exterior sheathing and a siding panel, and a return flange extending into the through-opening. First and second portions of the side jambs toward longitudinal ends thereof overlap a portion of opposing corner members, respectively. The return flange of each corner member is positioned contiguous the return flange of the corresponding corner member. The system includes a head flashing member having an awning element, a first securing tab, and a second securing tab, the first securing tab configured to be coupled to the exterior sheathing between the exterior sheathing and a siding panel toward an upper region of the opening. The second securing tab is coupled or bonded toward the upper region of the through-opening. | 06-16-2011 |
20120031023 | FRAME CONSTRUCTION FOR A FENESTRATION - A window frame assembly for a window opening in which the assembly comprises a casing facing that covers the casing with a J-channel secured to the casing facing and defining an outwardly facing channel to receive bordering edges of siding material, and a casing molding having one longitudinal edge continuous with the casing facing and a second longitudinal edge outwardly and non-planar with the one longitudinal edge and engaging the J-channel. The casing molding of a color contrasting with either or both of the J-channel and casing facing. | 02-09-2012 |
20120102859 | PLASTIC WINDOW FRAME TRIM FOR CORRUGATED BUILDING WALLS AND INSTALLATION METHOD - A plastic window frame trim is for installation of a window in a corrugated metal building wall having a cut opening with a top edge, bottom edge, and side edges, each of the edges being backed by framing members, the window having an accessory groove. The window frame trim includes: a frame header J-channel with a flange; a frame footer J-channel with a flange; a pair of nailing fins; and fasteners. The trim header J-channel, footer J-channel, and nailing fins are attached to the window at the accessory groove on the window frame. The window frame is lifted so frame header J-channel flange slides between the top edge of the metal building wall and a framing member at the top of the cut opening. The window is lowered so footer J-channel flange slides between the bottom edge of the metal building wall and a framing member at the bottom of the cut opening so that window frame rest on the window sill. Fasteners attach the window frame to the framing members through the metal building wall. Trim caps snap over the nailing fins to finish the trimmed window. | 05-03-2012 |
20120159882 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF INTERIOR WINDOW FRAMING - An interior window framing system comprising a standardized frame having predetermined dimensions proportionate to a standard window. | 06-28-2012 |
20120227338 | MILCORE JAMB STRIP - An apparatus for installing a corner bead to a doorway is provided. The apparatus may comprise a flange and an attachment base which are integrally connected to each other. The attachment base is securable to a doorframe such that upon securement, the flange and the doorframe form a receiving channel for receiving the corner bead therein. Such configuration maintains the structural integrity of the doorframe, maintains the length of the exposed edge of the doorframe and reduces cost to install the corner bead to the doorway. | 09-13-2012 |
20130219813 | HINGE REINFORCED FRAME ASSEMBLY - A frame assembly includes an elongate frame jamb and an elongate hinge reinforcement member, the elongate hinge reinforcement member being secured to the elongate frame jamb such that the elongate frame jamb may be vertically supportable by the elongate hinge reinforcement member at a reinforcement member base end. The elongate hinge reinforcement member is retained within a jamb longitudinal channel formed by the elongate frame jamb. The elongate hinge reinforcement may be configured to include mounting holes located substantially equidistant between side reinforcement walls of the elongate hinge reinforcement member. | 08-29-2013 |
20130263536 | ADJUSTABLE GARAGE DOOR JAMB TRIM - An adjustable garage door jamb trim system includes: an interior door jamb trim; and an exterior door jamb trim, wherein the interior door jamb trim and exterior door jamb trim form an adjustable mating configuration that seal the interface between the interior door jamb trim and the exterior door jamb trim when the interior door jamb trim and exterior door jamb trim are secured to a door jamb having a width between a first width and a second width. | 10-10-2013 |
20140013682 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF INTERIOR WINDOW FRAMING - An interior window framing system comprising a standardized frame having predetermined dimensions proportionate to a standard window. | 01-16-2014 |
20140215939 | TRIM CONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Implementations of the present invention provide systems, methods, and apparatus for securing trim to interior and/or exterior walls and wall portions. In particular, at least one implementation includes a system for connecting and securing trim elements without additional adjustments and/or fitting thereof. Moreover, the system for connecting and securing trim elements can improve accuracy and increase the speed of assembly, thereby reducing time and expense associated with installing trim to a building. | 08-07-2014 |
20140230351 | WINDOW AND DOOR FRAME ASSEMBLY APPARATUS AND METHOD - Pre-fabricated kits are provided for window/door trimming/casing that are designed and tailored for various window/door openings, architectural styles and/or manufacturers. According to one aspect, the kit is easy to assemble with everything in the box including prefabricated mutually engaging fasteners to allow all the pieces to be fastened together quickly and by hand. According to another aspect, the kit is prefabricated in a prepared and finished condition with all the pieces already painted, stained and finished, so no finishing such as painting required during or after installation. The kit can be manufactured to fit for any type of window/door and opening as long as the dimensions of openings are substantially known. The principles of the invention can also be extended to other types of molding such as crown molding and baseboards. | 08-21-2014 |
20140318052 | DOOR FRAME PROTECTION APPARATUS - A door frame protection apparatus includes a first upright bar having a first end and a second end, the first end being anchored to a surface at a first anchor point, a second upright bar having a third end and a fourth end, the third end being anchored to the surface at a second anchor point, an overhead crossbar coupled to the second end of the first upright bar and to the fourth end of the second upright bar, a first impact absorption member resting on the first anchor point and having the first upright bar extending therethrough, the first impact absorption member being rotatable about the first upright bar, and a second impact absorption member resting on the second anchor point and having the second upright bar extending therethrough, the second impact absorption member being rotatable about the second upright bar. | 10-30-2014 |
20150082717 | DOOR JAMB FOR FLUSH IN-SWING DOOR - A door jamb configured to provide a flush in-swing door when viewed in the direction of door in-swing. | 03-26-2015 |
20160002970 | WINDOW TREATMENT - A window covering is provided. The window covering may include a frame mountable within a window return. The frame includes up to four frame members. The four frame members include a first side member having a first light stop, a second side member having a second light stop, a top member having a top light stop, and a bottom member having a bottom light stop. The top member may be coupled between top ends of the first side member and the second side member and the bottom member may be coupled between bottom ends of the first side member and the second side member to form a rectilinear shaped frame. A window covering may be coupled within the frame, wherein the light stops reduce a light gap between the window covering and the frame. | 01-07-2016 |
20160376829 | Door Jamb Wrap for Exterior Door Jamb - A door jamb wrap for use on a door jamb of an exterior door. The door jamb wrap covers openings next to the door that are commonly found on door jambs edges open at the bottom. The door jamb wrap includes a bracket having an “L” shape that can be configured to cover the openings by fastening to the door jamb. | 12-29-2016 |
052212000 | Separable and lapped sections | 3 |
20080256881 | DOOR FRAME EDGE PROTECTOR - A guard for protecting a door frame is provided. The guard is a formed and cut paperboard tube comprising a longitudinal spine and two curvilinear, elongated, resilient side members attached to the spine. The side members terminate in free edges adapted to grip opposite sides of the door frame wall. Each side member further comprises a longitudinally disposed bead for enhanced impact resistance. | 10-23-2008 |
20110185654 | LOCK JOINT FOR WINDOW AND DOOR CASINGS - The invention provides a method for providing improved and locking joints in window and door casings. Complementary geometric shapes are provided on each adjacent joint member to provide locking engagement thereof. This locking engagement helps prevent the gaps that typically result in known 45 degree miter joints as a result of expansion and contraction due to water uptake and release. | 08-04-2011 |
20160032638 | EDGE CLADDING - A three-dimensional edge cladding for an architectural opening that includes a forward facing portion having a substantially constant first profile along a longitudinal axis. The forward facing portion includes a plurality of spaced apart nailing flanges, stepped surface topography projecting generally forward and away from the flanges. A longitudinally extending channel receives a side facing portion having a substantially constant second profile that include a portion that is generally orthogonal to the nailing flanges. A joint cover portion for covering the section where two or more edge cladding members meet. | 02-04-2016 |