US3886704A
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Building siding unit with interlocking backing board and outer panel
Assignee: Alcoa Corp
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Filing: 1973-08-03
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Granted: 1975-06-03
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Expires: 1993-08-03
Abstract
Abstract A siding unit for a building or like structure which includes an outer panel and a backing board. The outer panel of the siding unit includes a hook-shaped longitudinal edge portion which is adapted to interlock with the siding unit in the adjacent siding course. The outer panel also includes a rearwardly extending inturned hook part at its opposite longitudinal edge portion which is fitted over and interlocks with a lip formed in the longitudinal marginal portion of the backing board secured to the structure and located at the back of the outer panel.
Inventors
- 👤 Lee H Mattes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 16:24
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F13/00; E04F13/07; E04F13/08; E04F13/0875; E04F13/0876
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
394 words
A siding unit for a building or like structure comprising an outer panel and a backing board, said outer panel including spaced longitudinal edge portions and a face portion extending between said edge portions, one of said edge portion including a web extending rearwardly of said face portion and terminating in an inturned lip spaced from said face portion to define hook means, retainer means extending along said one edge portion, the other of said edge portion extending rearwardly and terminating in an inturned lip, said retainer means receiving in slidable interlocking cooperating the lip of said other edge portion of an outer panel in the adjacent siding course, said backing board having spaced side edges and front and rear faces extending between said side edges, the rear face of said backing board terminating spacedly from one of said side edges to define a lip portion of reduced thickness at said one side edge, said backing board having its rear face positioned against said structure with the other of its side edges extending adjacently along and lapping the web of said one edge portion of an outer panel in another adjacent siding course and having its front face located in substantially the same plane as the front face of the backing board in said another adjacent siding course, the lip portion of said first mentioned backing board being spaced from said structure, means securing said first mentioned backing board only to said structure, said first mentioned backing board lapping the outer panel in said another adjacent siding course only at its said web, said first mentioned outer panel having the lip of its other edge portion interlocking with the retainer means of the outer panel in said anothEr adjacent siding course, the hook means of said first mentioned outer panel being fitted over and behind the lip portion of said first mentioned backing board with the web of said first mentioned outer panel overlying the one side edge of said first mentioned backing board, whereby said first mentioned outer panel is retained in position against said structure by the outer panel in said another adjacent siding course and said first mentioned backing board, said outer panels having lower end edges, a horizontally extending retainer bracket, means securing said retainer bracket to said structure, said outer panels abutting said retainer bracket at said end edges.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
394 words
A siding unit for a building or like structure comprising an outer panel and a backing board, said outer panel including spaced longitudinal edge portions and a face portion extending between said edge portions, one of said edge portion including a web extending rearwardly of said face portion and terminating in an inturned lip spaced from said face portion to define hook means, retainer means extending along said one edge portion, the other of said edge portion extending rearwardly and terminating in an inturned lip, said retainer means receiving in slidable interlocking cooperating the lip of said other edge portion of an outer panel in the adjacent siding course, said backing board having spaced side edges and front and rear faces extending between said side edges, the rear face of said backing board terminating spacedly from one of said side edges to define a lip portion of reduced thickness at said one side edge, said backing board having its rear face positioned against said structure with the other of its side edges extending adjacently along and lapping the web of said one edge portion of an outer panel in another adjacent siding course and having its front face located in substantially the same plane as the front face of the backing board in said another adjacent siding course, the lip portion of said first mentioned backing board being spaced from said structure, means securing said first mentioned backing board only to said structure, said first mentioned backing board lapping the outer panel in said another adjacent siding course only at its said web, said first mentioned outer panel having the lip of its other edge portion interlocking with the retainer means of the outer panel in said anothEr adjacent siding course, the hook means of said first mentioned outer panel being fitted over and behind the lip portion of said first mentioned backing board with the web of said first mentioned outer panel overlying the one side edge of said first mentioned backing board, whereby said first mentioned outer panel is retained in position against said structure by the outer panel in said another adjacent siding course and said first mentioned backing board, said outer panels having lower end edges, a horizontally extending retainer bracket, means securing said retainer bracket to said structure, said outer panels abutting said retainer bracket at said end edges.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
394 words
A siding unit for a building or like structure comprising an outer panel and a backing board, said outer panel including spaced longitudinal edge portions and a face portion extending between said edge portions, one of said edge portion including a web extending rearwardly of said face portion and terminating in an inturned lip spaced from said face portion to define hook means, retainer means extending along said one edge portion, the other of said edge portion extending rearwardly and terminating in an inturned lip, said retainer means receiving in slidable interlocking cooperating the lip of said other edge portion of an outer panel in the adjacent siding course, said backing board having spaced side edges and front and rear faces extending between said side edges, the rear face of said backing board terminating spacedly from one of said side edges to define a lip portion of reduced thickness at said one side edge, said backing board having its rear face positioned against said structure with the other of its side edges extending adjacently along and lapping the web of said one edge portion of an outer panel in another adjacent siding course and having its front face located in substantially the same plane as the front face of the backing board in said another adjacent siding course, the lip portion of said first mentioned backing board being spaced from said structure, means securing said first mentioned backing board only to said structure, said first mentioned backing board lapping the outer panel in said another adjacent siding course only at its said web, said first mentioned outer panel having the lip of its other edge portion interlocking with the retainer means of the outer panel in said anothEr adjacent siding course, the hook means of said first mentioned outer panel being fitted over and behind the lip portion of said first mentioned backing board with the web of said first mentioned outer panel overlying the one side edge of said first mentioned backing board, whereby said first mentioned outer panel is retained in position against said structure by the outer panel in said another adjacent siding course and said first mentioned backing board, said outer panels having lower end edges, a horizontally extending retainer bracket, means securing said retainer bracket to said structure, said outer panels abutting said retainer bracket at said end edges.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
394 words
A siding unit for a building or like structure comprising an outer panel and a backing board, said outer panel including spaced longitudinal edge portions and a face portion extending between said edge portions, one of said edge portion including a web extending rearwardly of said face portion and terminating in an inturned lip spaced from said face portion to define hook means, retainer means extending along said one edge portion, the other of said edge portion extending rearwardly and terminating in an inturned lip, said retainer means receiving in slidable interlocking cooperating the lip of said other edge portion of an outer panel in the adjacent siding course, said backing board having spaced side edges and front and rear faces extending between said side edges, the rear face of said backing board terminating spacedly from one of said side edges to define a lip portion of reduced thickness at said one side edge, said backing board having its rear face positioned against said structure with the other of its side edges extending adjacently along and lapping the web of said one edge portion of an outer panel in another adjacent siding course and having its front face located in substantially the same plane as the front face of the backing board in said another adjacent siding course, the lip portion of said first mentioned backing board being spaced from said structure, means securing said first mentioned backing board only to said structure, said first mentioned backing board lapping the outer panel in said another adjacent siding course only at its said web, said first mentioned outer panel having the lip of its other edge portion interlocking with the retainer means of the outer panel in said anothEr adjacent siding course, the hook means of said first mentioned outer panel being fitted over and behind the lip portion of said first mentioned backing board with the web of said first mentioned outer panel overlying the one side edge of said first mentioned backing board, whereby said first mentioned outer panel is retained in position against said structure by the outer panel in said another adjacent siding course and said first mentioned backing board, said outer panels having lower end edges, a horizontally extending retainer bracket, means securing said retainer bracket to said structure, said outer panels abutting said retainer bracket at said end edges.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-06-02 | 1978-12-02 | 1979-06-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-06-02 | 1982-12-02 | 1983-06-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-06-02 | 1986-12-02 | 1987-06-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |