Siding and overhang attachment system

• US 20030029097A1
• Filed: 06/11/2001
• Published: 02/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gregory P. Albracht
• Original Assignee: Gregory P. Albracht
• Inventors: Albracht, Gregory P.
• Granted Patent: US 6,725,618 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/27
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 13/158 covering the overhang at the eave side, e.g. soffits, or the verge of saddle roofs
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/0864 composed of superposed elements which overlap each other and of which the flat outer surface includes an acute angle with the surface to cover
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 19/02 Borders; Finishing strips, e.g. beadings; Light coves for protecting edges of plaster E04F13/06

Abstract

A siding attachment strip and method are provided for retaining a plurality of siding panels to a building structure. The siding attachment strip includes an elongate body, one or more mounting holes, and a plurality of siding top edge clips spaced along the elongate body according to a predetermined siding panel size. A siding top edge clip of the plurality of siding top edge clips is capable of engaging a nailing slot in a siding panel. The siding top edge clip includes a plurality of prongs extending therefrom. A prong of the plurality of prongs includes a substantially right-angled bend in a middle region of the prong. The siding attachment strip further includes a plurality of prong slots formed in the elongate body and spaced from and corresponding to the plurality of siding top edge clips. A prong slot is positioned to correspond to the plurality of prongs of the siding top edge clip when the siding top edge clip is in a normal position with respect to the elongate body and one or more of the plurality of prongs is received in the prong slot.

Claims

1. A siding attachment strip adapted to retain a plurality of siding panels to a building structure, comprising:

an elongate body;

one or more mounting holes spaced along said elongate body;

a plurality of siding top edge clips spaced along said elongate body according to a predetermined siding panel size, with a siding top edge clip of said plurality of siding top edge clips being capable of engaging a nailing slot in a siding panel, with said siding top edge clip including a plurality of prongs extending therefrom, with a prong of said plurality of prongs including a substantially right-angled bend in a middle region of said prong; and

a plurality of prong slots formed in said elongate body and spaced from and corresponding to said plurality of siding top edge clips, with a prong slot being positioned to correspond to said plurality of prongs of said siding top edge clip when said siding top edge clip is in a normal position with respect to said elongate body and one or more of said plurality of prongs is received in said prong slot.

2. The siding attachment strip of claim 1, wherein said siding top edge clip is deformable with respect to said siding attachment strip in order to engage said siding top edge clip with said nailing slot.

3. The siding attachment strip of claim 1, wherein said siding top edge clip is resiliently attached to said siding attachment strip and is capable of being momentarily displaced away from said prong slot.

4. The siding attachment strip of claim 1, wherein said siding top edge clip is punched out of said elongate body of said siding attachment strip.

5. The siding attachment strip of claim 1, wherein said siding top edge clip is partially punched out of said elongate body of said siding attachment strip and a connecting portion bendably retains said siding top edge clip to said elongate body.

6. The siding attachment strip of claim 1, wherein said siding top edge clip is capable of being retained on said elongate body by a fastener.

7. The siding attachment strip of claim 1, wherein said siding top edge clip is capable of being rotatably retained on said elongate body by a fastener.

8. The siding attachment strip of claim 1, wherein said prong of said plurality of prongs is tapered.

9. The siding attachment strip of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of siding fold clips formed in said elongate body and spaced from and corresponding to said plurality of siding top edge clips, with a siding fold clip of said plurality of siding fold clips including a substantially orthogonal first portion extending from said elongate body and a substantially parallel second portion that is substantially parallel with said elongate body and is substantially orthogonal to said first portion, with said siding fold clip being capable of engaging in a siding fold of said siding panel.

10. The siding attachment strip of claim 9, wherein said siding fold clip further comprises a curved lip edge that curves away from said body of said siding attachment strip.

11. The siding attachment strip of claim 9, wherein said siding fold clip of said plurality of siding fold clips is partially punched out of said elongate body and a connecting portion retains said siding fold clip to said elongate body.

12. The siding attachment strip of claim 1, wherein said siding attachment strip is formed of a u-shaped sheet material and includes a front face and two side portions.

13. The siding attachment strip of claim 1, wherein said siding attachment strip is formed of a u-shaped sheet material and includes a front face and two hemmed side portions.

14. The siding attachment strip of claim 1, wherein said one or more mounting holes are recessed into said elongate body.

15. The siding attachment strip of claim 1, wherein said one or more mounting holes are threaded.

16. The siding attachment strip of claim 1, further comprising one or more lateral scoring marks on said elongate body, with said one or more lateral scoring marks enabling said siding attachment strip to be broken off at predetermined locations.

17. A siding attachment strip adapted to retain a plurality of siding panels to a building structure, comprising:

an elongate body;

one or more mounting holes spaced along said elongate body; and

a plurality of siding fold clips formed in said elongate body and spaced from and corresponding to said plurality of siding top edge clips, with a siding fold clip of said plurality of siding fold clips including a substantially orthogonal first portion extending from said elongate body and a substantially parallel second portion that is substantially parallel with said elongate body and is substantially orthogonal to said first portion, with said siding fold clip being capable of engaging in a siding fold of a siding panel.

18. The siding attachment strip of claim 17, wherein said siding fold clip of said plurality of siding fold clips is partially punched out of said elongate body and a connecting portion retains said siding fold clip to said elongate body.

19. The siding attachment strip of claim 17, wherein said siding fold clip further comprises a curved lip edge that curves away from said body of said siding attachment strip.

20. The siding attachment stip of claim 17, further comprising:

a plurality of siding top edge clips spaced along said elongate body according to a predetermined siding panel size, with a siding top edge clip of said plurality of siding top edge clips being capable of engaging a nailing slot in a siding panel, with said siding top edge clip including a plurality of prongs extending therefrom, with a prong of said plurality of prongs including a substantially right-angled bend in a middle region of said prong; and

a plurality of prong slots formed in said elongate body and spaced from and corresponding to said plurality of siding top edge clips, with a prong slot being positioned to correspond to said plurality of prongs of said siding top edge clip when said siding top edge clip is in a normal position with respect to said elongate body and one or more of said plurality of prongs is received in said prong slot.

21. The siding attachment strip of claim 20, wherein said siding top edge clip is deformable with respect to said siding attachment strip in order to engage said siding top edge clip with said nailing slot.

22. The siding attachment strip of claim 20, wherein said siding top edge clip is resiliently attached to said siding attachment strip and is capable of being momentarily displaced away from said prong slot.

23. The siding attachment strip of claim 20, wherein said siding top edge clip is punched out of said elongate body of said siding attachment strip.

24. The siding attachment strip of claim 20, wherein said siding top edge clip is partially punched out of said elongate body of said siding attachment strip and a connecting portion bendably retains said siding top edge clip to said elongate body.

25. The siding attachment strip of claim 20, wherein said siding top edge clip is capable of being retained on said elongate body by a fastener.

26. The siding attachment strip of claim 20, wherein said siding top edge clip is capable of being rotatably retained on said elongate body by a fastener.

27. The siding attachment strip of claim 20, wherein said prong of said plurality of prongs is tapered.

28. The siding attachment strip of claim 17, wherein said siding attachment strip is formed of a u-shaped sheet material and includes a front face and two side portions.

29. The siding attachment strip of claim 17, wherein said siding attachment strip is formed of a u-shaped sheet material and includes a front face and two hemmed side portions.

30. The siding attachment strip of claim 17, wherein said one or more mounting holes are recessed into said elongate body.

31. The siding attachment strip of claim 17, wherein said one or more mounting holes are threaded.

32. The siding attachment strip of claim 17, further comprising one or more lateral scoring marks on said elongate body, with said one or more lateral scoring marks enabling said siding attachment strip to be broken off at predetermined locations.

33. A siding attachment strip adapted to retain a plurality of siding panels to a building structure, comprising:

an elongate body;

one or more mounting holes spaced along said elongate body;

a plurality of siding top edge clips spaced along said elongate body according to a predetermined siding panel size, with a siding top edge clip of said plurality of siding top edge clips being capable of engaging a nailing slot in a siding panel, with said siding top edge clip including a plurality of prongs extending therefrom, with a prong of said plurality of said plurality of prongs including a substantially right-angled bend in a middle region of said prong;

a plurality of prong slots formed in said elongate body and spaced from and corresponding to said plurality of siding top edge clips, with a prong slot being positioned to correspond to said plurality of prongs of said siding top edge clip when said siding top edge clip is in a normal position with respect to said elongate body and one or more of said plurality of prongs is received in said prong slot;

a plurality of siding fold clips formed in said elongate body and spaced from and corresponding to said plurality of siding top edge clips, with a siding fold clip of said plurality of siding fold clips including a substantially orthogonal first portion extending from said elongate body and a substantially parallel second portion that is substantially parallel with said elongate body and is substantially orthogonal to said first portion, with said siding fold clip being capable of engaging in a siding fold of said siding panel.

34. The siding attachment strip of claim 33, wherein said siding top edge clip is deformable with respect to said siding attachment strip in order to engage said siding top edge clip with said nailing slot.

35. The siding attachment strip of claim 33, wherein said siding top edge clip is resiliently attached to said siding attachment strip and is capable of being momentarily displaced away from said prong slot.

36. A method of forming a siding attachment strip for retaining a plurality of siding panels to a building structure, comprising the steps of:

forming an elongate body of said siding attachment strip;

forming one or more mounting holes on said elongate body, with said one or more mounting holes being spaced along said elongate body;

forming a plurality of siding top edge clips on said elongate body, with said plurality of siding top edge clips being regularly spaced along said elongate body according to a predetermined siding panel size;

forming a plurality of prong slots in said elongate body spaced from and corresponding to said plurality of siding top edge clips, with a prong slot of said plurality of prong slots corresponding to a siding top edge clip and with said prong slot being capable of receiving said siding top edge clip;

forming a plurality of siding fold clips on said elongate body spaced from and corresponding to said plurality of siding top edge clips, with a siding fold clip of said plurality of siding fold clips including a substantially orthogonal first portion extending from said elongate body and a substantially parallel second portion that is substantially parallel with said elongate body and is substantially orthogonal to said first portion, with said siding fold clip being capable of engaging a siding fold of said siding panel.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the step of forming an elongate body further comprises the step of bending a strip into a u-shaped strip including two side portions and a front face.

38. The method of claim 36, wherein the step of forming one or more mounting holes includes recessing said mounting holes into said elongate body.

39. The method of claim 36, wherein the step of forming one or more mounting holes includes threading said mounting holes.

40. The method of claim 36, wherein the step of forming the plurality of siding top edge clips further comprises punching said plurality of top edge clips out of said elongate body of said siding attachment strip.

41. The method of claim 36, wherein the step of forming the plurality of siding top edge clips further comprises partially punching said plurality of top edge clips out of said elongate body of said siding attachment strip and leaving a connecting portion that bendably retains said siding top edge clip to said elongate body.

42. The method of claim 36, further including the step of retaining said siding top edge clip to said elongate body by a fastener.

43. The method of claim 36, wherein the step of forming a plurality of siding top edge clips further includes forming a plurality of prongs on a siding top edge clip.

44. The method of claim 36, wherein the step of forming a plurality of siding top edge clips further includes forming a plurality of tapered prongs on a siding top edge clip.

45. The method of claim 36, wherein the step of forming a plurality of siding fold clips further comprises partially punching said plurality of siding fold clips out of said elongate body of said siding attachment strip and leaving a connecting portion that retains said siding fold clip to said elongate body.

46. A method of installing siding onto a building structure, comprising the steps of:

fastening a plurality of siding attachment strips to said building structure;

inserting a plurality of siding fold clips of said plurality of siding attachment strips into a siding fold of a siding panel; and

positioning a plurality of siding top edge clips of said plurality of siding attachment strips into a corresponding plurality of nailing slots in said siding panel, wherein one or more prongs of a siding top edge clip extends through a corresponding nailing slot.

47. An insulation sheet adapted for use beneath a plurality of siding panels installed on a wall of a building structure, comprising:

an insulation sheet possessing a thickness, a wall face, and a siding face; and

a plurality of parallel channels formed in said siding face, with a channel of said plurality of channels being substantially vertical and of a size to accommodate a siding attachment strip.

48. The insulation sheet of claim 47, further comprising:

a plurality of tabs formed on a first edge of said insulation sheet; and

a plurality of slots formed on an opposite second edge;

wherein said plurality of tabs are capable of interlocking with a plurality of slots of an adjacent insulation sheet when said adjacent insulation sheet is brought into abutment with said insulation sheet.

49. The insulation sheet of claim 47, further comprising a plurality of contours formed in said siding face, with a contour of said plurality of contours being substantially horizontal and substantially matching a contour of an inner surface of a predetermined siding panel.

50. The insulation sheet of claim 47, wherein said insulation sheet comprises a fan-fold insulation sheet.

51. The insulation sheet of claim 47, further comprising a plurality of horizontal, substantially parallel lines printed on said siding face of said insulation sheet for use in alignment.

52. The insulation sheet of claim 47, further comprising a plurality of vertical, substantially parallel lines printed on said siding face of said insulation sheet for use in alignment.

53. A method of forming an insulation sheet for use beneath a plurality of siding panels comprising the steps of:

providing an insulation sheet possessing a thickness, a wall face, and a siding face; and

forming a plurality of parallel channels in said siding face, with a channel of said plurality of channels being substantially vertical and of a size to accommodate a siding attachment strip.

54. The method of claim 53, further comprising the steps of:

forming a plurality of tabs on a first edge of said insulation sheet; and

forming a plurality of slots on an opposite second edge;

wherein said plurality of tabs are capable of interlocking with a plurality of slots of an adjacent insulation sheet when said adjacent insulation sheet is brought into abutment with said insulation sheet.

55. The method of claim 53, further comprising the step of forming a plurality of contours in said siding face, with a contour of said plurality of contours being substantially horizontal and substantially matching a contour of an inner surface of a predetermined siding panel.

56. The method of claim 53, wherein the providing step comprises providing a fan-fold insulation sheet.

57. The method of claim 53, further including the step of forming a plurality of horizontal, substantially parallel lines on said siding face of said insulation sheet for use in alignment.

58. The method of claim 53, further including the step of forming a plurality of vertical, substantially parallel lines on said siding face of said insulation sheet for use in alignment.