Building siding panels and assemblies
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1. An elongated siding panel to be attached to a building substrate comprising:
- an elongated body having an inner face and an outer face, said body having a hem attaching portion near an upper end of said body, said hem attaching portion being adapted to be positioned generally parallel to the substrate and having a plurality of slots adapted to receive fasteners for securing the panel to the substrate; and
a C-shaped portion at the upper end of the body extending above said hem attaching portion, said C-shaped portion having a recess and being adapted to act as a guide for a fastening device which drives the fasteners through the slots and into the substrate, said C-shaped portion preventing the fastening device from driving the fasteners flush with said hem attaching portion.
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Abstract
A building siding panel and assembly each assembly having a plurality of interconnecting siding panels that are attached to the building using fasteners that are driven into the building through a plurality of aligned and spaced apart slot pairs in a uniform manner that reduces the distortion that accompanies thermal expansion and/or contraction of the siding material.
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1. An elongated siding panel to be attached to a building substrate comprising:
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an elongated body having an inner face and an outer face, said body having a hem attaching portion near an upper end of said body, said hem attaching portion being adapted to be positioned generally parallel to the substrate and having a plurality of slots adapted to receive fasteners for securing the panel to the substrate; and a C-shaped portion at the upper end of the body extending above said hem attaching portion, said C-shaped portion having a recess and being adapted to act as a guide for a fastening device which drives the fasteners through the slots and into the substrate, said C-shaped portion preventing the fastening device from driving the fasteners flush with said hem attaching portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An elongated siding panel to be attached to a building substrate comprising:
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an elongated body having an inner face and an outer face, said body having a hem attaching portion near an upper end of said body, said hem attaching portion being adapted to be positioned generally parallel to the substrate and having a plurality of slots adapted to receive fasteners for securing the panel to the substrate, said body further including a U-shaped portion below said hem attaching portion and including first and second recesses, said first recess being accessible from said inner face and said second recess being accessible from said outer face; and an extending portion at the upper end of the body extending above said hem attaching portion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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