Window trim apparatus
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1. A polymeric window trim apparatus comprising:
- a substantially flat, elongated, extruded, polymeric window trim element having a front surface and an opposing back surface and at least one blade-formed, approximately V-shaped longitudinally extending groove on at least one such surface formed by a stationary blade after extrusion, wherein the shallowest depth of said at least one groove is about ⅓
the thickness of the trim strip, and wherein the polymeric window trim apparatus is structured to be reduced by tearing the window trim along at least one longitudinally extending groove without using a blade.
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Abstract
Window trim apparatuses are provided that include scored grooves made by methods other than extrusion. Also provided are methods and apparatuses for manufacturing and using same.
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1. A polymeric window trim apparatus comprising:
- a substantially flat, elongated, extruded, polymeric window trim element having a front surface and an opposing back surface and at least one blade-formed, approximately V-shaped longitudinally extending groove on at least one such surface formed by a stationary blade after extrusion, wherein the shallowest depth of said at least one groove is about ⅓
the thickness of the trim strip, and wherein the polymeric window trim apparatus is structured to be reduced by tearing the window trim along at least one longitudinally extending groove without using a blade. - View Dependent Claims (2)
- a substantially flat, elongated, extruded, polymeric window trim element having a front surface and an opposing back surface and at least one blade-formed, approximately V-shaped longitudinally extending groove on at least one such surface formed by a stationary blade after extrusion, wherein the shallowest depth of said at least one groove is about ⅓
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3. A polymeric window trim apparatus comprising:
- a substantially flat, elongated, extruded, polymeric window trim element having a front surface and an opposing back surface and a plurality of blade formed, approximately V-shaped longitudinally extending grooves on at least one such surface formed by a stationary blade after extrusion, wherein each of the longitudinally extending grooves has a different depth, with the groove closest to a substantially parallel proximal edge having the greatest depth, and each groove successively further away from said edge being of progressively shallower depth, and with the shallowest depth being about ⅓
the thickness of the trim strip, and wherein the polymeric window trim apparatus is structured to be reduced by tearing the window trim along at least one longitudinally extending groove without using a blade. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- a substantially flat, elongated, extruded, polymeric window trim element having a front surface and an opposing back surface and a plurality of blade formed, approximately V-shaped longitudinally extending grooves on at least one such surface formed by a stationary blade after extrusion, wherein each of the longitudinally extending grooves has a different depth, with the groove closest to a substantially parallel proximal edge having the greatest depth, and each groove successively further away from said edge being of progressively shallower depth, and with the shallowest depth being about ⅓
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