Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
249 words
Construction siding for attachment to an underlying surface, said siding comprising a plurality of generally planar elongated boards having top and bottom edges and a front and rear face, said boards being disposed in spaced-apart parallel relationship to one another over the underlying surface to which said boards are attached; elongated depending strips secured to said rear face of each said board in positions respectively adjacent the top and bottom board edges, each said strip having that side nearest said respective board edge cut to form a beveled surface having an outer and an inner edge which run lengthwise of said strip, so that when said strip is secured to said board an angular groove is formed by the intersection of said rear face of said board with said inner edge of said beveled surface, and said outer edge of said strip runs substantially level with said board edge and offset therefrom, and said inner edge of said strip being substantially parallel to said board edge, said strip thus being obscured from view when viewing the front face of said board; fastening means for securing each said board to said underlying surface disposed through said beveled surface of each said strip so that said fastening means together with each said strip, is also obscured from view when viewing said front face of each said board, the front faces of said boards being distressed to provide a rustic appearance, and wherein the space between each board is filled with mortar.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
249 words
Construction siding for attachment to an underlying surface, said siding comprising a plurality of generally planar elongated boards having top and bottom edges and a front and rear face, said boards being disposed in spaced-apart parallel relationship to one another over the underlying surface to which said boards are attached; elongated depending strips secured to said rear face of each said board in positions respectively adjacent the top and bottom board edges, each said strip having that side nearest said respective board edge cut to form a beveled surface having an outer and an inner edge which run lengthwise of said strip, so that when said strip is secured to said board an angular groove is formed by the intersection of said rear face of said board with said inner edge of said beveled surface, and said outer edge of said strip runs substantially level with said board edge and offset therefrom, and said inner edge of said strip being substantially parallel to said board edge, said strip thus being obscured from view when viewing the front face of said board; fastening means for securing each said board to said underlying surface disposed through said beveled surface of each said strip so that said fastening means together with each said strip, is also obscured from view when viewing said front face of each said board, the front faces of said boards being distressed to provide a rustic appearance, and wherein the space between each board is filled with mortar.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A siding member as defined in claim 1, wherein each elongated strip substantially defines a parallelogram in cross-section having two sides disposed at an acute angle with respect to the other two sides.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A siding member as defined in claim 2, wherein the angle of said angular groove is approximately 30*.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
The arrangement of claim 1, further including metal lathe disposed in the spaces between said boards and forced against said angular grooves formed by the intersection of said beveled surface of said depending strips with said rear face of said boards into a concave shape, said mortar being disposed over Said metal lathe.