Cedar impression siding corner

Abstract

A corner piece for covering the corner of a structure with mating walls having siding panels containing multiple shingle impression courses attached thereto includes a first wall having an exterior face with first and second lateral edges and a second wall having an exterior face with first and second lateral edges. The exterior faces of the first and second walls include an ornamental appearance containing a plurality of vertically stacked shingle impressions. The shingle impressions of the exterior faces are staggered at least along the second lateral edges. These staggered shingle portions overlap at least a portion of the siding panels when the siding panels and corner piece are attached to the structure. The staggered shingle portions and multiple shingle impression courses of the siding panels cooperate to give the appearance that the corner piece substantially blends into the siding panels.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A corner piece for covering a corner of a structure defined by two mating walls of said structure and for use in conjunction with siding panels containing multiple shingle impression courses fastened to said mating walls, said corner piece comprising: 
 first and second walls, each wall having an exterior face, an interior face, and first and second lateral edges, said second wall meeting said first wall at a corner defined by said first lateral edges, said exterior faces of said first and second walls including an ornamental appearance containing a plurality of vertically stacked shingle impressions,    said shingle impressions of said exterior faces being staggered at least along said second lateral edges, said staggered shingle portion overlapping at least a portion of said siding panels when said siding panels and said corner piece are fastened to said structure, whereby said staggered shingle portion and said multiple shingle impression courses of said siding panels cooperate to give the appearance that said corner piece substantially blends into said siding panels.    
     
     
         2 . The corner piece of  claim 1 , further comprising fastening means for attaching said corner piece to said structure, said fastening means disposed such that said corner piece is detachable from said corner of said structure without removing said siding panels from said walls of said structure when said siding panels and said corner piece are fastened to said structure.  
     
     
         3 . The corner piece of  claim 2 , wherein said fastening means is a nailing flange disposed at a top end of at least one of said first and second walls of said corner piece.  
     
     
         4 . The corner piece of  claim 1 , further comprising cooperable catch means for securing a pair of said corner pieces to each other along said corner of said structure, said cooperable catch means disposed to secure a bottom end of a first one of said pair to a top end of a second one of said pair.  
     
     
         5 . The corner piece of  claim 1 , wherein said corner piece is injection molded.  
     
     
         6 . The corner piece of  claim 5 , wherein said corner piece is formed from polyvinyl chloride or polypropylene.  
     
     
         7 . The corner piece of  claim 1 , wherein said corner piece is an inside corner piece.  
     
     
         8 . The corner piece of  claim 1 , wherein said corner piece is an outside corner piece.  
     
     
         9 . The corner piece of  claim 1 , wherein a bottom edge of a first one of said vertically stacked shingle impressions is offset from a top edge of a second one of said vertically stacked shingle impressions disposed below said first one to give the appearance that said bottom edge overlaps said top edge.  
     
     
         10 . A molded corner piece for covering a corner of a structure defined by two mating walls of said structure and for use in conjunction with siding panels containing multiple shingle impression courses fastened to said mating walls, said corner piece comprising: 
 first and second walls, each wall having an exterior face, an interior face, and first and second lateral edges, said second wall meeting said first wall at a corner defined by said first lateral edges, said exterior faces of said first and second walls including an ornamental appearance containing a plurality of vertically stacked shingle impressions,    said shingle impressions of said exterior faces being staggered at least along said second lateral edges, said staggered shingle portion overlapping at least a portion of said siding panels when said siding panels and said corner piece are fastened to said structure, whereby said staggered shingle portion and said multiple shingle impression courses of said siding panels cooperate to give the appearance that said corner piece substantially blends into said siding panels; and    fastening means for attaching said corner piece to said structure, said fastening means disposed such that said corner piece is detachable from said corner of said structure without removing said siding panels from said walls of said structure when said siding panels and said corner piece are fastened to said structure.    
     
     
         11 . The corner piece of  claim 10 , further comprising cooperable catch means for securing a pair of said corner pieces to each other, said cooperable catch means disposed to secure a bottom end of a first one of said pair to a top end of a second one of said pair.  
     
     
         12 . The corner piece of  claim 16 , wherein said fastening means is a nailing flange disposed at a top end of at least one of said first and second walls.  
     
     
         13 . The corner piece of  claim 10 , wherein said corner piece is formed from polyvinyl chloride or polypropylene.  
     
     
         14 . The corner piece of  claim 10 , wherein said corner piece is an inside corner piece.  
     
     
         15 . The corner piece of  claim 10 , wherein said corner piece is an outside corner piece.  
     
     
         16 . The corner piece of  claim 10 , wherein a bottom edge of a first one of said vertically stacked shingle impressions is offset from a top edge of a second one of said vertically stacked shingle impressions disposed below said first one to give the appearance that said bottom edge overlaps said top edge.  
     
     
         17 . An injection molded corner piece for covering a corner of a structure defined by two mating walls of said structure and for use in conjunction with siding panels containing multiple shingle impression courses fastened to said mating walls, said corner piece comprising: 
 first and second walls, each wall having an exterior face, an interior face, and first and second lateral edges, said second wall meeting said first wall at a corner defined by said first lateral edges, said exterior faces of said first and second walls including an ornamental appearance containing a plurality of vertically stacked shingle impressions,    said shingle impressions of said exterior faces being staggered at least along said second lateral edges, said staggered shingle portion overlapping at least a portion of said siding panels when said siding panels and said corner piece are fastened to said structure, whereby said staggered shingle portion and said multiple shingle impression courses of said siding panels cooperate to give the appearance that said corner piece substantially blends into said siding panels;    a nailing flange for securing said corner piece to said structure disposed such that said corner piece is detachable from said corner of said structure without removing said siding panels from said walls of said structure when said siding panels and said corner piece are fastened to said structure; and    a cooperable catch means for securing a pair of said corner pieces to each other, said cooperable catch means disposed to secure a bottom end of a first one of said pair to a top end of a second one of said pair.    
     
     
         18 . The corner piece of  claim 17 , wherein said corner piece is an inside corner piece.  
     
     
         19 . The corner piece of  claim 17 , wherein said corner piece is an outside corner piece.  
     
     
         20 . The corner piece of  claim 17 , wherein said corner piece is formed from polyvinyl chloride or polypropylene.  
     
     
         21 . The corner piece of  claim 17 , wherein a bottom edge of a first one of said vertically stacked shingle impressions is offset from a top edge of a second one of said vertically stacked shingle impressions disposed below said first one to give the appearance that said bottom edge overlaps said top edge.