AU765293B2 - A soffit lining installation - Google Patents
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Patents Act 1990 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION STANDARD PATENT *see so 0 of Applicant(s): BHP STEEL (JLA) Y LTD A.C.N. 000 011 058 Invention Title: A SOFFIT LINING INSTALLATION The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to me/us: 2 A SOFFIT LINING INSTALLATION The present invention relates generally to a support member and a support assembly for a soffit lining. The invention further relates to a soffit lining assembly and a method of installing a soffit lining.
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of installing a soffit lining comprising the steps of: providing a support member adapted to support an edge portion of the soffit lining, wherein the support member comprises an elongate support element including a longitudinally extending recess, a portion of which is adapted to slidably receive the soffit lining, the support member being coupled to a structural building member; sliding the edge portion of the soffit lining into the longitudinally extending recess; and raising the soffit and sliding an opposing edge portion into a groove of a fascia.
According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a support member for a soffit lining, the support member being adapted to support an edge portion of the soffit 25 lining, the support member also being adapted to couple to a structural building member so as to suspend the edge portion of the soffit lining from said building member, wherein the support member comprises an elongate support element including a longitudinally extending recess a portion of which is adapted to slidably receive the soffit lining, and V 0 wherein the longitudinally extending recess is sufficiently deep to enable the edge portion to be slidably received into :oeeo 0.00 the recess and an opposing edge of the soffit lining to be brought into register with a building element, by means of 35 transverse movement of the soffit lining, such that the o opposed edge engages said building element and the edge portion is supported in the longitudinally extending recess.
\\ghsydnt2\users\Speci\300 399\350 399\35831.doc 16/07/03 3 According to a further aspect of the present invention there is provided a support assembly for a soffit lining, the support assembly comprising: a support member being adapted to support an edge portion of the soffit lining wherein the support member comprises an elongate support element including a longitudinally extending recess a portion of which is adapted to slidably receive the soffit lining and wherein the longitudinally extending recess is sufficiently deep to enable the edge portion to be slidably receiving into the recess and an opposing edge of the soffit lining to be brought into register with a building element, by means of transverse movement of the soffit lining, such that the opposed edge engages said building element and the edge portion is supported in the longitudinally extending recess; and a hanger member connected to a structural building member so as to suspend the edge portion of the soffit lining form said building member.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention there is provided a soffit lining assembly comprising: a soffit lining supported at an edge portion with a support member and adapted to be supported at an opposing edge portion with a building element wherein the support member comprises an elongate support element including a longitudinally extending recess a portion of which is adapted to slidably receive the soffit lining and wherein the longitudinally extending recess is sufficiently deep to enable the edge portion to be slidably received into the recess and an opposing edge of the soffit lining to be brought into register with a building element, by means of transverse movement of the soffit lining, such that the opposed edge engages said building element and the edge 35 portion is supported in the longitudinally extending recess; and •o* o go.
oo oe oo \\ghsydnt2\users\Speci\300 399\350 399\35831.doc 16/07/03 3aa hanger member connected to the support member and adapted to be connected to a structural building member so as to suspend the edge portion of the soffit lining and thus support the soffit lining.
Preferably the elongate support element is cold roll formed from light gauge steel strip.
Preferably at least a portion of the longitudinally extending recess is a slot adapted to slidably receive the edge portion of the soffit lining. More preferably the support element is in cross-section shaped generally triangular.
Preferably the elongate slot is defined by a space provided between opposing longitudinal edge portions of the steel strip. More preferably one of said opposing edge portions forms a shelf on which the edge portion of the soffit lining rests.
Preferably the soffit lining assembly further comprises a hanger tie member being elongate and connected at opposing ends to the hanger member and the structural building member or the building element, respectively. More preferably the soffit lining assembly also comprises one or more fasteners S 25 each engaging and thus fixing the soffit lining to the hanger :tie member.
r r \\ghsydnt2\users\Speci\300 399\350 399\35831.doc 16/07/03 Preferably the support member, the support assembly or the soffit lining assembly also comprise one or more coupling elements configured to engage and thus interconnect adjacent ends of a plurality of the support members. More preferably each of the coupling elements includes a pair of spigot connections each designed to frictionally engage an end portion of the recess of adjacent support members.
Preferably the soffit lining is an eaves lining of a roof.
In this embodiment the soffit or the eaves lining is held in a substantially horizontal plane.
o• Preferably the building element is a fascia member ooooo including a longitudinally extending groove into which the ooeoo 15 opposing edge portion is slidably received.
Preferably the building member to which the support member *is connected is a rafter or roof truss.
S• 20 In order to facilitate an understanding of the nature of the present invention a preferred embodiment of a support member and a support assembly for a soffit lining together oeogo: with a soffit lining assembly and a method of installing a soffit lining will now be described, by way of example o• :25 only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is an end elevational view together with an upper perspective view of a soffit lining assembly; Figure 2 is an end elevational view of a support element taken from the soffit lining assembly of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a plan, elevational, and sectional view of coupling elements of the soffit lining assembly of Figure 1; and Figure 4 is an elevational and sectional view of alternative coupling elements.
As shown in Figure 1 there is a soffit lining assembly shown generally as 10 comprising a support member 12, a J:\Speci\300 399\350 399\3583 I.doc 20/10/99 hanger member 14, a soffit lining 16, and a hanger tie member 18. The soffit lining assembly also comprises one or more coupling elements such as 20 for interconnecting adjacent support members such as 12A and 12B.
The support member 12 of this embodiment is an elongate support element having been cold roll formed from light gauge steel strip. The elongate support element 12 is in cross-section shaped generally triangular with a longitudinally extending recess 22. An edge portion of the soffit lining 16 is slidably received within the recess 22.
As b.est shown in Figure 2 the triangular-shaped support element 12 includes a longitudinal slot 24 formed in a 15 hypotenuse side of the support element 12. The slot 24 is defined by a space provided between opposing longitudinal edge portions of the steel strip from which the support element 12 is formed. One of the edge portions is partially folded back toward itself so as to form a shelf 20 26 on which the edge portion of the soffit lining 16 can rest.
S"As shown in Figure 1 the opposing edge portion of the soffit lining 16 is slidably received within a 25 longitudinally extending groove 28 formed in an inner facing surface of a fascia member 30. The support member or support element 12 is suspended from a rafter or roof truss 32 via the hanger member 14. In this embodiment the hanger tie member 18 is at opposing ends connected to an outer portion of the rafter or roof truss 32 and a lower end of the hanger member 14, respectively. The hanger member 14 and hanger tie member 18 are in this example arranged substantially perpendicular to each other and oriented vertically and horizontally, respectively. The support element 12 is fastened to an underside of the hanger tie member 18 and is thus supported by the hanger member 14 and hanger tie member 18. Fastening of the i:\Speci\300- 399\350 399\3583 I.doc 20/10/99 support element 12 to the hanger tie member 18 is effected via a fastener such as a rivet 34 which passes through the support element 12 and hanger tie member 18.
The soffit lining 16 is thus suspended from the rafter or roof truss 32 at an inner edge portion whilst being supported by the fascia member 30 at its outer edge portion. In this embodiment of the soffit lining assembly the soffit lining 16 is supported without any connection to an outer wall such as 36. Further, unlike conventional soffit lining installations, the soffit lining 16 does not rest on an upper level (in this example the Supper course of bricks) of the wall 36. Therefore, the line or level of the upper surface of the wall 36 does not ooooo dictate the height of the inner edge of the soffit lining 16.
As indicated in the elevational view of Figure 1 a bracket 38 is secured alongside the rafter or roof truss 32 so as to provide additional support for the supporting groove 28 of the fascia 30. Roof guttering 40 is fitted to the fascia 30 according to known methods of construction.
*Ooor o Figure 3 illustrates an external and internal 900 coupling o• 25 element or corner moulding 40 and 40', respectively. Like numerals together with a are used to designate similar components of the external and internal corner mouldings and 40'. In plan the corner mouldings 40 and 40' include a generally square-shaped body section 42 and a pair of spigots 44A and 44B extending perpendicularly from the housing 42. The spigots 44A and 44B are in cross-section shaped triangular and complementary to an internal profile of the support element 12. Thus, the corner mouldings and 40' are designed to press-fit within the end of adjacent support elements such as 12A and 12B so as to connect the support elements.
J:\SpccA300 39913S0 399\3583 J.doc 20/10/99 Figure 4 depicts an alternative example of corner mouldings for external and internal corner mouldings 50 and respectively, and a but joint moulding 60. The 450 corner mouldings 50 and 50' are similar in construction to the 900 corner moulding except that the housing 52 is in plan triangular so that the adjacent support elements 12 are oriented at the required angle relative to each other. The butt joint moulding 60 includes a body portion 62 being triangular in cross-section together with a pair of triangular spigots 64A and 64B extending therefrom. The spigots 64A and 64B are aligned with one another so as to provide a butt joint for adjacent support elements 12.
In this embodiment the support element 12, hanger member 15 14, and hanger tie member 18 together constitute a support Sassembly. The support assembly in conjunction with the soffit lining 16 is considered to be a soffit lining assembly.
20 The support element and soffit lining 16 of this embodiment are constructed of a relatively light gauge cold roll formed steel such as that commercially available in oe o: S"Australia under the trade marks ZINCALUME and COLORBOND, respectively. The support element 12 and soffit lining 16 25 are constructed of strip steel of a thickness of S"approximately 0.35 mm. The coupling elements 20, 40 and are cast or moulded in a plastics material such as a high density polyethylene (HDPE) In order to assist in further understanding the invention the general steps involved in installing a soffit lining such as that described will now be outlined: the hanger member 14 and hanger tie member 18 are secured to the rafter or roof truss 32 so that an underside of the hanger tie member 18 is at the required height/level; i:\Speci300 399350 399\35831 doc 20/10/99 (ii) the support element 12 is fastened, for example riveted, to the underside of the hanger tie member 18 with one of its right angle walls pressed against the wall 36; (iii) the soffit lining 16 is installed by sliding it into the slot 24 of the support element 12 and then back into the grove 28 of the fascia 30; and (iv) the soffit lining 16 is fixed to the support element 12 and/or the hanger tie member 18.
The spacing between adjacent hanger members 14 will depend largely upon the longitudinal rigidity of the soffit lining 16 and support element 12. Additional fastenings may be o oo provided in fixing the soffit lining 16 to the hanger tie member 18 depending on the transverse rigidity of the soffit lining 16 and the span for which it is unsupported.
The general steps involved in installing the soffit lining S" 20 16 may vary in sequence and procedure from that described.
For example, the support element 12 and soffit lining 16 may together be fixed to the hanger tie member 18 rather than independently securing the support element 12 to the hanger tie member 18. In addition to the general steps e 25 outlined above coupling elements such as those described e.
e and illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 may be used to extend the support element 12 and/or to arrange the soffit lining 16 around building corners.
A person or team of persons skilled in the relevant art(s) will appreciate that the invention described herein is open to variations and modifications other than those specifically described. For example, the support assembly and support member described are applicable to soffit linings of various constructions including conventional plasterboard or the like. The elongate support member may differ in configuration to that described. For example, J:\Speci\300 399\350 399\3583 .doc 20/10/99 the support member may consist merely of an elongate anglesection member where the soffit lining rests on an upper surface of the angle member which is suspended from a structural building member such as a rafter or roof truss.
It will also be appreciated that the hanger tie member need not be included in the support assembly for the soffit lining although it is beneficial for ease of installation and assists in fixing of the soffit lining.
All such variations and modifications are to be considered within the ambit of the present invention the nature of which is to be determined from the foregoing description.
In the preceding summary of the invention, except where the context requires otherwise due to express language or necessary implication, the word "comprising" is used in the sense of "including", that is the features specified may be associated with further features in various embodiments of the invention.
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1. A method of installing a soffit lining comprising the steps of: providing a support member adapted to support an edge portion of the soffit lining, wherein the support member comprises an elongate support element including a longitudinally extending recess, a portion of which is adapted to slidably receive the soffit lining, the support member being coupled to a structural building member; sliding the edge portion of the soffit lining into the longitudinally extending recess; and raising the soffit and sliding an opposing edge portion into a groove of a fascia.
2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: providing a hanger member connected to the support member and connected to a structural building member so as to suspend the edge portion of the soffit lining from said building member.
3. A method as defined in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the elongate support element is cold roll formed from S 25 light gauge steel strip.
4. A method as defined in any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least a portion of the longitudinally extending recess is a slot adapted to slidably receive the edge portion of the soffit lining. A method as defined in any one of the preceding claims, I wherein the support element is in cross-section shaped generally triangular. S
6. A method as defined in claim 3 wherein the elongate slot is defined by a space provided between opposing longitudinal edge portions of the steel strip. \\ghsydnt2\users\Speci\300 399\350 399\35831.doc 16/07/03 11
7. A method as defined in claim 6 wherein one of said opposing edge portions forms a shelf on which the edge portion of the soffit lining rests.
8. A method as defined in claim 2 further comprising the step of providing a hanger tie member being elongate and connected at opposing ends to the hanger member and the structural building member or the building element, respectively.
9. A method as defined in claim 8 further comprising the step of providing one or more fasteners each engaging and thus fixing the soffit lining to the hanger tie member. A method as defined in any one of the preceding claims also comprising the step of proving one or more coupling elements configured to engage and thus interconnect adjacent ends of a plurality of the support members.
11. A method as defined in claim 10 wherein each of the coupling elements includes a pair of spigot connections each designed to frictionally engage an end portion of the recess of adjacent support members.
12. A method as defined in any one of the preceding claims wherein the soffit lining is an eaves lining of a roof.
13. A method as defined in claim 12 wherein the soffit or the eaves lining is held in a substantially horizontal plane. S.. S S
14. A method defined in any one of the preceding claims wherein the building element is a fascia member including a longitudinally extending groove into which the opposing edge portion is slidably received. \\ghsydnt2\users\speci\300 399\350 399\35831.doc 16/07/03 12 A method as defined in any one of the preceding claims wherein the building member to which the support member is connected is a rafter or roof truss.
16. A method of installing a soffit lining substantially as herein described.
17. A support member for a soffit lining, the support member being adapted to support an edge portion of the soffit lining, the support member also being adapted to couple to a structural building member so as to suspend the edge portion of the soffit lining from said building member, wherein the support member comprises an elongate support element including a longitudinally extending recess a portion of which is adapted to slidably receive the soffit lining, and wherein the longitudinally extending recess is sufficiently deep to enable the edge portion to be slidably received into the recess and an opposing edge of the soffit lining to be brought into register with a building element, by means of transverse movement of the soffit lining, such that the opposed edge engages said building element and the edge portion is supported in the longitudinally extending recess. 25 18. A support assembly for a soffit lining, the support assembly comprising: a support member being adapted to support an edge portion of the soffit lining wherein the support member comprises an elongate support element including a longitudinally extending recess a portion of which is adapted S•to slidably receive the soffit lining and wherein the longitudinally extending recess is sufficiently deep to enable the edge portion to be slidably receiving into the recess and an opposing edge of the soffit lining to be brought into register with a building element, by means of transverse movement of the soffit lining, such that the opposed edge engages \\ghsydnt2\users\Speci\300 399\350 399\35831.doc 16/07/03 13 said building element and the edge portion is supported in the longitudinally extending recess; and a hanger member connected to a structural building member so as to suspend the edge portion of the soffit lining form said building member.
19. A soffit lining assembly comprising: a soffit lining supported at an edge portion with a support member and adapted to be supported at an opposing edge portion with a building element wherein the support member comprises an elongate support element including a longitudinally extending recess a portion of which is adapted to slidably receive the soffit lining and wherein the longitudinally extending recess is sufficiently deep to enable the edge portion to be slidably received into the recess and an opposing edge of the soffit lining to be brought into register with a building element, by means of transverse movement of the soffit lining, such that the opposed edge engages said building element and the edge portion is supported in the longitudinally extending recess; and a hanger member connected to the support member and adapted to be connected to a structural building member so as 25 to suspend the edge portion of the soffit lining and thus :support the soffit lining. A support member, a support assembly for a soffit lining, or a soffit lining assembly substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Dated this 16th day of July 2003. o999 BHP STEEL LTD By their Patent Attorneys GRIFFITH HACK Fellows Institute of Patent Attorneys of Australia \\ghsydnt2\users\Speci\300 399\350 399\35831.doc 16/07/03
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