Column cover and methods of manufacture and installation

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to a column cover comprising a first portion comprising a first side panel having a first edge and a second edge, a second side panel having a first edge and a second edge, a front panel extending between the second edge of the first side panel and the second edge of the second side panel, and an outer surface having at least one textured contour that replicates a natural building material. The cover further comprises a second portion comprising a first side panel having a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first side panel of the second portion is substantially coplanar with the first side panel of the first portion, wherein the first edge of the first side panel of the first portion is spaced apart from the first edge of the first side panel of the second portion.

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         20 . A column cover comprising:
 an outer wall including a front panel, first side panel, and second side panel;   an inner wall including a front panel, first side panel, and second side panel;   at least a first back panel coupling the outer wall and the inner wall such that the inner wall is at least partially nested within the outer wall; and   an attachment structure provided on the front panel of the inner wall, the attachment structure configured to couple the column cover to an adjacent structure.   
     
     
         21 . The column cover of  claim 20 , wherein the adjacent structure is a post or a second column cover. 
     
     
         22 . The column cover of  claim 20 , wherein the adjacent structure is a second column cover. 
     
     
         23 . The column cover of  claim 22 , wherein the second column cover is configured with a corresponding attachment structure configured to interlock at least a portion of the column cover to the second column cover. 
     
     
         24 . The column cover of  claim 20 , wherein the attachment structure further comprises at least one protrusion and at least one recess. 
     
     
         25 . The column cover of  claim 24 , wherein the at least one protrusion and at least one recess are disposed adjacent to each other. 
     
     
         26 . The column cover of  claim 25 , wherein the at least one protrusion includes two protrusions and the at least one recess includes two recesses, wherein the two recesses and two protrusions alternate with each other. 
     
     
         27 . The column cover of  claim 24 , wherein the attachment structure is provided at a first end of the front panel of the inner wall, the column cover further comprising a second attachment structure at a second end of the front panel of the inner wall. 
     
     
         28 . The column cover of  claim 24 , wherein the column cover is a first column cover, the attachment structure is a first attachment structure, and further comprising a second column cover comprising a second attachment structure, wherein the second attachment structure is configured to receive at least one protrusion of the first attachment structure in a corresponding recess in the second attachment structure. 
     
     
         29 . The column cover of  claim 28 , wherein the at least one protrusion of the first attachment structure is configured to interlock with at least one corresponding recess of the second attachment structure. 
     
     
         30 . The column cover of  claim 20 , wherein the attachment structure is a first attachment structure, the column cover further comprising a second attachment structure. 
     
     
         31 . The column cover of  claim 30 , wherein the first attachment structure is provided at a first end of the column cover and the second attachment structure is provided at a second end of the column cover, the second end opposite the first end. 
     
     
         32 . The column cover of  claim 20 , wherein at least a portion of the column cover is formed of a polymeric material. 
     
     
         33 . The column cover of  claim 20 , wherein at least a portion of an outer surface of the outer wall comprises a plurality of cosmetic features. 
     
     
         34 . The column cover of  claim 20 , wherein the inner wall and/or the outer wall are a square channel shaped inner wall and/or a square channel shaped outer wall. 
     
     
         35 . A method of assembling the column cover of  claim 20 , the method comprising:
 receiving a first side of an adjacent structure at least partially with the inner wall of a first column cover; and   securing the first column cover to the adjacent structure.   
     
     
         36 . The method of assembling the column cover according to  claim 35 , wherein the securing the column cover to the adjacent structure further comprises attaching, using at least one fastener, the column cover to the adjacent structure; and
 wherein the at least one fastener is configured to secure the attachment structure of the first column cover to the adjacent structure.   
     
     
         37 . The method of assembling the column cover according to  claim 36 , wherein the attachment structure further comprises at least one protrusion and at least one recess, wherein the fastener is configured to secure the at least one protrusion to the adjacent structure. 
     
     
         38 . The method of assembling the column cover according to  claim 35 , further comprising positioning a second column cover proximal to the adjacent structure, wherein the second column cover comprises a second attachment structure configured to interlock with the attachment structure of the first column cover. 
     
     
         39 . The method of assembling the column cover according to  claim 38 , wherein the attachment structure of the first column cover further includes at least one protrusion and the second attachment structure of the second column cover includes at least one corresponding recess, the method further comprises receiving the at least one protrusion in the at least one corresponding recess to interlock the at least one protrusion with the corresponding recess.