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Push tab for siding

  • US 5,564,246 A
  • Filed: 08/03/1994
  • Issued: 10/15/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A mounting clip for siding comprisinga continuous metal strip having a first face and a second face, said continuous metal strip having a portion of a generally J-shaped configuration with a first upright leg having a first end and a second end, a second upright leg having a first end and a second end, and a generally U-shaped bight having a first end and a second end connecting the first upright leg with the second upright leg, wherein the second end of the first upright leg is connected to the first end of the generally U-shaped bight, and the second end of the U-shaped bight is connected to the first end of the second upright leg, said continuous metal strip further defining at least one outwardly facing barb protruding from the second face of the second upright leg, said at least one outwardly facing barb pointing away from the U-shaped bight;

  • wherein the first face of the first upright leg faces the first face of the second upright leg;

    wherein the at least one outwardly facing barb comprises a first triangular barb positioned adjacent to a first side edge of the second upright leg and a second triangular barb positioned adjacent to a second side edge of the second upright leg;

    wherein the first upright leg comprises a first generally straight section having a first end and a second end and a second generally straight section having a first end and a second end and a bent section connecting the second end of the first generally straight section with the first end of the second generally straight section each section having a first face and an oppositely facing second face corresponding to the first face and the second face of the continuous metal strip, wherein the second end of the second generally straight section is connected to the first end of the U-shaped bight;

    wherein the bent section curves away from the U-shaped bight so that the first generally straight section forms an angle in the range of from about 120 degrees to about 160 degrees with the second generally straight section;

    said mounting clip for siding further comprising a short horizontal leg having a first end and a second end, with the second end of the short horizontal leg being connected to the first end of the first generally straight section at an angle in the range of about 45 degrees to about 90 degrees, said short horizontal leg extending toward the second upright leg.

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