Siding panel tab and slot joint
First Claim
1. A siding panel for facing a structural surface substantially defining a plane, wherein:
- a plurality of such panels are mountable on the structural surface parallel to one another along a direction of elongation, in lapped courses;
at least certain of the building panels comprise butt joint structures joining said certain building panels with other such panels end to end in the direction of elongation, and wherein the panels have first and second ends of which the first end of one of the panels mates with the second end of another of the panels;
wherein the complementary joint structures comprise at least one of edges and slots by which the first and second ends are engageable by end to end insertion in the direction of elongation; and
, wherein the panels and said edges and slots are structured to enable the first and second ends to be engaged by relative movement in a direction perpendicular to the direction of elongation.
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Abstract
A panel for polypropylene injection molded siding, and for similar materials and/or uses, is mounted in lapped courses with panels attached at butt joints in a direction of elongation. Complementary tabs and slots at the panel ends can be engaged by end-to-end approach of the abutting panels. Additionally, openings for the tabs permit engagement from a position in which the panel ends are already overlapped, which reduces or eliminates the need for endwise assembly space. The slots can be discontinuous on one or both sides, openings permitting lateral insertion of the tabs at gaps, whereupon movement of the tabs along the slots engages the joint. The panels can simulate wood siding and include a step between simulated courses. A gap is provided in the edge of the panel at the step, thus forming an opening for the tab to enter and move along the slot.
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21 Claims
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1. A siding panel for facing a structural surface substantially defining a plane, wherein:
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a plurality of such panels are mountable on the structural surface parallel to one another along a direction of elongation, in lapped courses;
at least certain of the building panels comprise butt joint structures joining said certain building panels with other such panels end to end in the direction of elongation, and wherein the panels have first and second ends of which the first end of one of the panels mates with the second end of another of the panels;
wherein the complementary joint structures comprise at least one of edges and slots by which the first and second ends are engageable by end to end insertion in the direction of elongation; and
,wherein the panels and said edges and slots are structured to enable the first and second ends to be engaged by relative movement in a direction perpendicular to the direction of elongation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A siding panel comprising:
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a panel body structured for mounting in horizontally elongated courses having a vertical overlap at which a lower edge of an upper panel overlies an upper edge of a lower panel;
at least one upwardly opening hook adjacent to the lower edge of the upperpanel;
at least one downwardly opening hook adjacent to the upper edge of the lower panel;
wherein the upwardly opening hook and the downwardly opening hook engage with a frictional interference fit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for joining abutting ends of panels covering a surface in courses, comprising:
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providing a panel structure having a sawtooth cross section with at least two sloping parts joined by a step at a lower edge of an upper one of the sloping parts, and complementary joint structures facing in opposite directions along an elongation of the panels, whereof a first end of one such panel joins to a second end of another such panel;
providing a tab raised from a back side surface of one of the first and second end, placed to capture an edge of the other of the first and second end between the tab and the back side surface, at a position above the step on said other of the first and second end;
providing an opening clearance in the step at the lower edge of the upper one of the sloping parts; and
,passing the tab through the opening clearance in the step when affixing the complementary joint structures. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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