Fascia sections with interfitting parts for building walls

Claim 1

A fascia comprising: a support attached to a building wall and extending horizontally, the support having upper and lower flanges arranged generally vertically and spaced apart with respective upper and lower edges of the flanges in generally parallel relationship; a pair of outwardly projecting first elements and a flat second element positioned between the first elements, the elements including upper and lower lips engaged relatively loosely about respective upper and lower support flanges whereby the elements are located vertically and are free to expand both vertically and horizontally; each of the first elements comprising: a pair of upright panels extending outwardly and away from the support and means connecting their outer edges to each other; a first flap extending from a first of the panels away from the other of the panels and attached to the support; a curved portion attaching the first flap to the said first of the panels and defining a recess which extends inwardly from said first panel and towards said other panel; a second flap extending from said other panel towards said first panel in substantially co-planar relationship with the first flap; the second element having a first end engaged in a said recess of a corresponding one of the first elements with a space between the first end of the second element and bottom of the recess sufficient to permit horizontal expansion of the second element, the second element further comprising a third flap spaced outwardly from the front surface of the second element, the second flap of the other of the first elements being located between the front surface of the second element and the third flap with sufficient clearance longitudinally to permit expansion of the said other first element.