Mobile home skirting

Claim 2

Mobile home skirting comprising, horizontally elongated upper panel means, horizontally elongated lower panel means disposed in side-by-side relation with said upper panel means and adapted to extend below a lower marginal edge thereof, said lower panel means being laterally coextensive with said upper panel means, said lower panel means having vertical guide means formed therein, fastener means having shank means extending through said upper panel and said lower panel guide means for guiding said lower panel means up and down relative to said upper panel means, first L-shaped bracket means connected to an upper marginal edge of said upper panel means adapted to be secured to an underside of a mobile home, second L-shaped bracket means connected to a lower marginal edge of said lower panel means and adapted to be connected to the ground, upper panel guide strip means coextensive with a lateral marginal edge of said upper panel means in overlaping side-by-side relation and extending beyond said marginal edge of said upper panel means, and lower panel guide strip means coextensive with a marginal edge of said lower panel means in overlaping side-by-side relation parallel to and spaced from said upper panel guide strip means, and said lower panel guide strip means extending beyond said lateral marginal edge of sAid lower panel means.

Claim 3

Mobile home skirting as set forth in claim 1, wherein said fastener means comprise, a bolt extending through said upper panel means and through said lower panel guide means, a first washer, and helical spring, and a second washer each disposed over said bolt, and a nut threaded onto said bolt a sufficient distance to place the desired amount of tension on said helical spring for frictionally biasing said lower panel means against said upper panel means.

Claim 4

Mobile home skirting as set forth in claim 1, wherein said second L-shaped bracket means is formed with a centrally located opening therein, and further comprising securing rod means having an elongated rod portion adapted to extend through said centrally located opening in said second L-shaped bracket means and into the ground for securing said lower panel means to the ground, and said securing rod means has an enlarged eyelet at the upper end thereof for bearing against said second L-shaped bracket means and for ease of removing said securing means from the ground.

Claim 5

Mobile home skirting comprising, upper panel means, lower panel means disposed in side-by-side relation with said upper panel means and adapted to extend below a lower marginal edge thereof, said lower panel means being laterally coextensive with said upper panel means, said lower panel means having vertical guide slot means formed therein, fastener means having means extending through said lower panel guide slot means and said upper panel means for guiding said lower panel means up and down relative to said upper panel means, first bracket means connected to an upper marginal edge of said upper panel means adapted to be secured to an underside of a mobile home, upper panel guide strip means coextensive with a lateral marginal edge of said upper panel means in overlaping side-by-side relationship and extending beyond said lateral marginal edge of said upper panel means, and lower panel guide strip means coextensive with a marginal edge of said lower panel means in overlaping side-by-side relationship parallel to and spaced from said upper panel guide strip means, and said lower panel guide strip means extending beyond said lateral marginal edge of said lower panel means.

Claim 6

Mobile home skirting comprising, upper panel means, lower panel means disposed in side-by-side relation with said upper panel means and adapted to extend below a lower marginal edge thereof, said lower panel means being laterally coextensive with said upper panel means, said lower panel means having vertical guide slot means formed therein, fastener means having means extending through said lower panel guide slot means and said upper panel means for guiding said lower panel means up and down relative to said upper panel means, first bracket means connected to an upper marginal edge of said upper panel means adapted to be secured to an underside of a mobile home, upper panel guide strip means coextensive with a lateral marginal edge of said upper panel means in overlaping side-by-side relationship and extending beyond said lateral marginal edge of said upper panel means, and lower panel guide strip means coextensive with a marginal edge of said lower panel means in overlaping side-by-side relationship parallel to and spaced from said upper panel guide strip means, and said lower panel guide strip means extending beyond said lateral marginal edge of said lower panel means.

Claim 7

Mobile home skirting as set forth in claim 4, further comprising second bracket means connected to a lower marginal edge of said lower panel means and adapted to be connected to the ground.

Claim 8

Mobile home skirting comprising, a plurality of panel sections adapted to be arranged end-to-end, each panel section including an upper panel and a lower panel arranged in vertically adjustable overlapping relationship, means for detachably securing said upper panel to a mobile home, vertical adjustment means for permitting vertical adjustment of said lower panel relative to said upper panel and for securing the same together, and alignment means for aligning adjacent ends of adjacent panel sections with each other and permitting vertical adjustment of said lower panel relative to said upper panel for enclosing space beneath the mobile home, said alignment means comprising an upper vertically elongated rectangular panel strip secured in overlapping coextensive relationship to said upper panel along one lateral edge thereof, said upper panel strip being connected to said upper panel in such manner as to extend over an adjacent upper panel disposed in end-to-end relation with said upper panel, and a lower vertically elongated rectangular panel strip secured in overlapping coextensive relationship with said lower panel along one lateral marginal edge on a side opposite to the side adjacent to said upper panel and at one end thereof adjacent said upper strip, and said lower panel strip being connected to said lower panel in such a manner as to extend over an adjacent lower panel in end-to-end relation with said lower panel.

Claim 9

Mobile home skirting comprising, a plurality of panel sections adapted to be arranged end-to-end, each panel section including an upper panel and a lower panel arranged in vertically adjustable overlapping relationship, means for detachably securing said upper panel to a mobile home, vertical adjustment means for permitting vertical adjustment of said lower panel relative to said upper panel and for securing the same together, and alignment means for aligning adjacent ends of adjacent panel sections with each other and permitting vertical adjustment of said lower panel relative to said upper panel for enclosing space beneath the mobile home, said alignment means comprising an upper vertically elongated rectangular panel strip secured in overlapping coextensive relationship to said upper panel along one lateral edge thereof, said upper panel strip being connected to said upper panel in such manner as to extend over an adjacent upper panel disposed in end-to-end relation with said upper panel, and a lower vertically elongated rectangular panel strip secured in overlapping coextensive relationship with said lower panel along one lateral marginal edge on a side opposite to the side adjacent to said upper panel and at one end thereof adjacent said upper strip, and said lower panel strip being connected to said lower panel in such a manner as to extend over an adjacent lower panel in end-to-end relation with said lower panel.

Claim 10

Mobile home skirting comprising, a plurality of panel sections adapted to be arranged end-to-end, each panel section including aN upper panel and a lower panel arranged in vertically adjustable overlapping relationship, means detachably securing said upper panel to a mobile home, vertical adjustment means for permitting vertical adjustment of said lower panel relative to said upper panel and for securing the same together, said vertical adjustment means comprising vertical slot means formed in said lower panel, and fastener means having a portion extending transversely through said upper panel and through said slot means in said lower panel for releaseably securing the same together, said fastener means resiliently biasing said lower panel into frictional engagement with said upper panel, and alignment means for aligning adjacent ends of adjacent panel sections with each other and permitting vertical adjustment of said lower panel relative to said upper panel for enclosing space beneath the mobile home, wherein said fastener means comprise, a bolt extending through said upper panel and through said slot means in said lower panel, a first washer, an helical spring, and a second washer each disposed over said bolt, and a nut threaded onto said bolt a sufficient distance to place the desired amount of tension on said helical spring for frictionally biasing said lower panel against said upper panel.

Claim 11

Mobile home skirting comprising, a plurality of panel sections adapted to be arranged end-to-end, each panel section including aN upper panel and a lower panel arranged in vertically adjustable overlapping relationship, means detachably securing said upper panel to a mobile home, vertical adjustment means for permitting vertical adjustment of said lower panel relative to said upper panel and for securing the same together, said vertical adjustment means comprising vertical slot means formed in said lower panel, and fastener means having a portion extending transversely through said upper panel and through said slot means in said lower panel for releaseably securing the same together, said fastener means resiliently biasing said lower panel into frictional engagement with said upper panel, and alignment means for aligning adjacent ends of adjacent panel sections with each other and permitting vertical adjustment of said lower panel relative to said upper panel for enclosing space beneath the mobile home, wherein said fastener means comprise, a bolt extending through said upper panel and through said slot means in said lower panel, a first washer, an helical spring, and a second washer each disposed over said bolt, and a nut threaded onto said bolt a sufficient distance to place the desired amount of tension on said helical spring for frictionally biasing said lower panel against said upper panel.

Claim 12

Mobile home skirting for a mobile home comprising, a plurality of panel sections adapted to overlap and to be connected together at the lateral edges thereof to form a skirt for the mobile home, each panel section including an upper panel and a lower panel in overlapping relationship along the lower edge portion of said upper panel and along the upper edge portion of said lower panel, horizontal flange means connected to an upper edge portion of said upper panel for securing the same to the mobile home, said lower panel being laterally coextensive with said upper panel and having vertical slot means formed therein, means connecting said lower panel to said upper panel and extending through said vertical slot means in said lower panel for allowing the vertical adjustment of said lower panel relative to said upper panel, and horizontal flange means connected to a lower edge portion of said lower panel for anchoring said lower panel to the ground wherein said anchoring means comprise an L-shaped clip having one flange connected to and carried by said lower panel and having another flange with an opening formed therein, and a rod enlarged at one end thereof, and said rod being inserted through said another flange and into the ground for fastening said clip and said lower panel to the ground.

Claim 13

Mobile home skirting for a mobile home comprising, a plurality of panel sections adapted to overlap and to be connected together at the lateral edges thereof to form a skirt for the mobile home, each panel section including an upper panel and a lower panel in overlapping relationship along the lower edge portion of said upper panel and along the upper edge portion of said lower panel, horizontal flange means connected to an upper edge portion of said upper panel for securing the same to the mobile home, said lower panel being laterally coextensive with said upper panel and having vertical slot means formed therein, means connecting said lower panel to said upper panel and extending through said vertical slot means in said lower panel for allowing the vertical adjustment of said lower panel relative to said upper panel, and horizontal flange means connected to a lower edge portion of said lower panel for anchoring said lower panel to the ground wherein said anchoring means comprise an L-shaped clip having one flange connected to and carried by said lower panel and having another flange with an opening formed therein, and a rod enlarged at one end thereof, and said rod being inserted through said another flange and into the ground for fastening said clip and said lower panel to the ground.