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Reinforced exterior siding

  • US 5,461,839 A
  • Filed: 12/22/1993
  • Issued: 10/31/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An exterior finishing panel, comprising an elongated thermoplastic sheet including an outwardly-facing surface having an aesthetic appearance and an inwardly-facing surface;

  • a relatively rigid rod disposed along a portion of a length of said thermoplastic sheet, said rod having a flexural modulus substantially greater than a flexural modulus of said thermoplastic sheet;

    said elongated thermoplastic sheet comprising a plurality of rectangular sheathing sections having lateral marginal flanges;

    wherein said rod comprises an extruded reinforced thermoplastic.

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