INSULATED SIDING SYSTEM

• US 20100064611A1
• Filed: 02/09/2009
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Progressive Foam Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Progressive Foam Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Culpepper, Patrick M., Holt, John Timothy
• Granted Patent: US 7,954,292 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/309.400
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/243 one at least of the material being insulating
• 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 13/0878 the basic insulating layer comprising mutual alignment or interlocking means

Abstract

An insulated siding panel comprises a foam insulation layer, an attachment member, and optionally a veneer layer. The foam insulation layer comprises a front face, a rear face, a tongue along a first end edge, a groove along a second end edge, and a slot defined in the rear face. The attachment member comprises an attachment rail and a member extending transversely from the attachment rail. The member of the attachment member is inserted into the slot of the foam insulation layer. When present, the veneer layer is attached to the front face of the foam insulation layer. When joined with other insulated siding panels, the interlocking occurs along the foam insulation layers to form an unbroken layer of insulation.

Claims

1. An insulated siding panel comprising:

a foam insulation layer comprising a front face, a rear face, a first joining element defined in a first end edge, and a second joining element defined in a second end edge; and

an attachment member mounted to the rear face and extending beyond the first end edge;

wherein the first and second joining elements are substantially complementary in shape so that adjacent panels can engage each other, and optionally wherein adjacent panels form a seal.

2. The insulated siding panel of claim 1, wherein one of the joining elements is a tongue and the other joining element is a groove.

3. The insulated siding panel of claim 1, wherein the attachment member comprises a main portion and a male connecting member extending approximately transversely from the main portion.

4. The insulated siding panel of claim 3, wherein the main portion comprises one or more fastener receptacles.

5. The insulated siding panel of claim 3, wherein the attachment member comprises a plurality of male connecting members, the foam insulation layer comprises a plurality of female connecting members, and each male connecting member extends into a female connecting member.

6. The insulated siding panel of claim 3, wherein the male connecting member extends substantially perpendicularly from the main portion.

7. The insulated siding panel of claim 1, wherein the foam insulation layer is formed from a polystyrene, polyurethane, polyisocyanurate, polyethylene, polypropylene, or combinations thereof.

8. The insulated siding panel of claim 1, wherein the insulated siding panel further comprises a veneer layer attached to the front face of the foam insulation layer.

9. The insulated siding panel of claim 8, wherein the veneer layer further comprises a channel cooperating with a lip of the front face of the foam insulation layer.

10. The insulated siding panel of claim 8, wherein a first end edge of the veneer layer does not extend beyond the first end edge of the foam insulation layer.

11. The insulated siding panel of claim 8, wherein a second end edge of the veneer layer extends beyond the second end edge of the foam insulation layer.

12. The insulated siding panel of claim 8, wherein the veneer layer comprises a flexible seal extending downwards and outwards from a first front end edge of the veneer layer.

13. The insulated siding panel of claim 8, wherein the veneer layer is formed from vinyl, polypropylene, a fiber-cement material, aluminum, steel, a wood-plastic composite, a cementitious coating, wood, or combinations thereof.

14. The insulated siding panel of claim 1, wherein the foam insulation layer further comprises a recess in the rear face along the second end edge.

15. The insulated siding panel of claim 1, wherein the foam insulation layer is denser at both the first end edge and the second end edge than at a center of the foam insulation layer.

16. An insulated siding panel comprising an foam insulation layer and an attachment member;

the foam insulation layer comprising a front face, a rear face, a tongue extending from a first end edge, a groove extending into a second end edge, and at least one slot defined in the rear face; and

the attachment member comprising a main portion and a flange extending approximately transversely from the attachment rail;

wherein the flange of the attachment member is inserted into the at least one slot of the foam insulation layer so that the attachment member extends beyond the first end edge.

17. The insulated siding panel of claim 16, wherein the foam insulation layer is formed from a polystyrene, polyurethane, polyisocyanurate, polyethylene, polypropylene, or combinations thereof.

18. The insulated siding panel of claim 16, wherein the insulated siding panel further comprises a veneer layer attached to the front face of the foam insulation layer.

19. The insulated siding panel of claim 18, wherein the veneer layer comprises a flexible seal extending downwards and outwards from a first front end edge of the veneer layer.

20. The insulated siding panel of claim 18, wherein the veneer layer is formed from vinyl, polypropylene, a fiber-cement material, aluminum, steel, a wood-plastic composite, a cementitious coating, wood, or combinations thereof.

21. An insulated siding panel comprising an foam insulation layer, an attachment member, and a veneer layer;

the foam insulation layer comprising a front face, a rear face, a tongue extending from an upper edge, a groove extending into a lower edge, and at least one slot defined in the rear face;

the attachment member comprising a main portion, an attachment rail, and a flange extending approximately transversely from the main portion;

wherein the flange of the attachment member is inserted into the at least one slot of the foam insulation layer so the attachment rail extends beyond the upper edge of the foam insulation layer; and

the veneer layer is attached to the front face of the foam insulation layer, and an upper edge of the veneer layer does not extend beyond the upper edge of the foam insulation layer.