US4408432A
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Trim strip assembly
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1982-08-16
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Granted: 1983-10-11
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Expires: 2002-08-16
Abstract
Abstract A trim strip assembly attached to a substrate body including an elongated rigid member fastened to the substrate body and having a terminal end with upturned spaced tabs. A trim strip is secured to the rigid member and has two parallel longitudinal downwardly curved elongated areas and a terminal end. An end cap is attached to the rigid member and trim strip and has a forward terminal end, a top wall, and a rear wall the bottom edge of which abuts the end of the rigid member. The end cap has two spaced flat resilient legs projecting from the rear wall and their forward ends extending beyond the forward terminal end and each leg is in contact with a respective longitudinal downwardly curved elongated area of the trim strip. The legs are spaced from the top wall of the end cap to allow insertion under the terminal end of the trim strip and each leg lies in a plane that bisects the other and at the same acute angle relative to the horizontal plane. Each leg has a cutout portion at the rear to receive the respective upturned tabs of the rigid member when the end cap is secured to the rigid member and trim strip.
Inventors
- 👤 Gordon V. Carter
- 👤 Ralph D. Tromble
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 11:03
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05B; E05B1/00; E05B1/0015; E05B15/00; E05B15/02; F; F25; F25D; F25D23/00; F25D23/02; F25D23/028; F25D2500/00; F25D2500/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/19; Y10T428/192; Y10T428/197
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
A trim strip assembly attached to a substrate body comprising: an elongated, rigid member fastened to the substrate body, said rigid member having a terminal end with spaced upturned tabs; a trim strip secured to the rigid member, said trim strip having two parallel longitudinal downwardly curved elongated areas and a terminal end; and an end cap secured to the rigid member and trim strip having a forward terminal end, a top wall, and a rear wall, the bottom edge of which abuts the end of the rigid member, said end cap having two spaced flat resilient legs projecting from the rear wall and their forward ends extending beyond the forward terminal end and each leg in contact with a respective longitudinal downwardly curved elongated area of the trim strip, each leg being spaced from the top wall to allow insertion under the terminal end of the trim strip and each leg lies in a plane that bisects the other and at the same acute angle relative to the horizontal plane, said legs each having a cutout portion at the rear to receive the respective upturned tabs of the rigid member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
A trim strip assembly attached to a substrate body comprising: an elongated, rigid member fastened to the substrate body, said rigid member having a terminal end with spaced upturned tabs; a trim strip secured to the rigid member, said trim strip having two parallel longitudinal downwardly curved elongated areas and a terminal end; and an end cap secured to the rigid member and trim strip having a forward terminal end, a top wall, and a rear wall, the bottom edge of which abuts the end of the rigid member, said end cap having two spaced flat resilient legs projecting from the rear wall and their forward ends extending beyond the forward terminal end and each leg in contact with a respective longitudinal downwardly curved elongated area of the trim strip, each leg being spaced from the top wall to allow insertion under the terminal end of the trim strip and each leg lies in a plane that bisects the other and at the same acute angle relative to the horizontal plane, said legs each having a cutout portion at the rear to receive the respective upturned tabs of the rigid member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
The trim strip assembly of claim 1 wherein each of said legs has a forward portion of the outer edge tapered toward the forward end and said outer edges each have a beveled surface in a plane parallel to the horizontal plane between the forward end of the leg and the cutout portion at the rear of each leg, each said beveled surface being adjacent and forward of the respective cutout portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The trim strip assembly of claim 1 wherein the acute angle of the plane in which each leg lies relative to the horizontal plane is between 15° and 35°.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The trim strip assembly of claim 1 wherein the bottom edge of the rear wall of the end cap has at the center thereof a shallow cutout area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The trim strip assembly of claim 1 wherein the top wall of the end cap is shaped the same as the trim strip.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
81 words
The trim strip assembly of claim 1 wherein the rigid member has a flat portion abutting the substrate body and a portion of each of the longitudinal edges are formed to diverge away from the central flat portion and the trim strip has reverse inwardly turned edges along its longitudinal length, said edges receive the respective portion of the longitudinal edge of the rigid member diverging away from the central flat portion to secure the trim strip to the rigid member.
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