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High stiffness cellular plastic siding
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-08-28
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Granted: 1981-06-23
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Expires: 1998-08-28
Abstract
Abstract A high stiffness siding for use on the exterior surfaces of buildings, particularly houses, in an overlapping pattern, is formed of unitary structural foam plastic, preferably polyvinyl chloride, with integral reinforcing ribs on its internal surface. The thickness of the siding is about 55-85 mils, with the ribs being about 25-65 mils thick; the density of the foam is about 0.85 to 1.15, except in the vicinity of the ribs, the ribs having a density of about 0.75.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald Kessler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 15:59
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F13/00; E04F13/07; E04F13/08; E04F13/18; B; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/02; B29C44/04; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/02; E04C2/10; E04C2/20; E04C2/205; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24496; Y10T428/24504; Y10T428/2457; Y10T428/24595
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
An insulated, stiff and tear-resistant siding panel of integral and unitary extruded foam plastic construction comprising a main body portion having an upper end and a lower end and a back and a front, a hook-like flange projecting outwardly from the front of said main body portion near the upper end thereof, and a second flange projecting outwardly from the back of said main body substantially at the lower end thereof, said siding panel having a backing skin surface and a facing skin surface, said main body portion having a thickness of about 55-85 mils, a plurality of integral crossing ribs extending from said backing surface and unitary therewith, said ribs having a thickness of about 25-65 mils, said facing surface being substantially flat, said foam plastic of said main body portion being on the order of about 1/3 by volume cells, and said foam plastic of said ribs being on the order of about 1/2 by volume cells.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
An insulated, stiff and tear-resistant siding panel of integral and unitary extruded foam plastic construction comprising a main body portion having an upper end and a lower end and a back and a front, a hook-like flange projecting outwardly from the front of said main body portion near the upper end thereof, and a second flange projecting outwardly from the back of said main body substantially at the lower end thereof, said siding panel having a backing skin surface and a facing skin surface, said main body portion having a thickness of about 55-85 mils, a plurality of integral crossing ribs extending from said backing surface and unitary therewith, said ribs having a thickness of about 25-65 mils, said facing surface being substantially flat, said foam plastic of said main body portion being on the order of about 1/3 by volume cells, and said foam plastic of said ribs being on the order of about 1/2 by volume cells.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
An insulated siding in accordance with claim 1 of polyvinyl chloride having a specific gravity of about 1.5, wherein the density of said main body portion is about 0.85 to 1.15 and the density of said ribs is about 0.45 to 0.85.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
An insulated siding in accordance with claim 2 wherein said ribs cross at substantially right angles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An insulated siding in accordance with claim 3 wherein some of said ribs extend longitudinally of said siding and others extend laterally thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
An insulated siding in accordance with claim 2 wherein the substantially flat facing is embossed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
An insulated siding panel in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a third flange projecting upwardly from approximately the end of said second flange, said third flange being generally parallel to said main body portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
127 words
An insulated, stiff and tear-resistant siding panel of integral and unitary extruded foam plastic construction comprising a main body portion having a backing skin surface and a facing skin surface, said main body portion having a thickness of about 55-85 mils, a plurality of integral crossing ribs extending from said backing surface and unitary therewith, said ribs having a thickness of about 25-65 mils, said facing surface being substantially flat, said foam plastic of said main body portion being on the order of about 1/3 by volume cells, and said foam plastic of said ribs being on the order of about 1/2 by volume cells, wherein some of said ribs extend longitudinally of said siding and are of a density greater than the ribs not extending longitudinally.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
127 words
An insulated, stiff and tear-resistant siding panel of integral and unitary extruded foam plastic construction comprising a main body portion having a backing skin surface and a facing skin surface, said main body portion having a thickness of about 55-85 mils, a plurality of integral crossing ribs extending from said backing surface and unitary therewith, said ribs having a thickness of about 25-65 mils, said facing surface being substantially flat, said foam plastic of said main body portion being on the order of about 1/3 by volume cells, and said foam plastic of said ribs being on the order of about 1/2 by volume cells, wherein some of said ribs extend longitudinally of said siding and are of a density greater than the ribs not extending longitudinally.
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