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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2015
Ply Gem Industries, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
T. Daniel Hawk, Smithville, MO (US);
PLY GEM INDUSTRIES, INC., Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
A method for installing and securing a trim system adjacent an edge of a building penetration, the trim system including at least one bracket that is attachable to a wall. The bracket having a center channel having opposed first and second side walls, at least one locking wedge located along each opposed side wall, and at least one tab extending outwardly from a side wall for gauging bracket distance from the edge of the penetration. The trim system also including at least one trim piece that is attachable to the bracket, the trim including at least two longitudinally extending slots disposed within the hidden surface of the trim for receiving the at least one locking wedge located along each opposed side wall of the bracket.