Siding having double thick nail hem

• US 6,363,676 B1
• Filed: 02/03/2000
• Issued: 04/02/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Provia Products, LLC
• Original Assignee: Jancor, Inc.
• Inventors: Martion, William Frederick III
• Primary Examiner(s): Stephan, Beth A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SLACK, NAOKO N
• Application Number:
  US09/497,398
• Time in Patent Office: 789 Days
• Field of Search: 525/78, 525/881, 525/19, 525/20, 525/21, 525/43, 525/45, 525/47, 525/48, 523/64, 524/78
• US Class Current: 52/519
• 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

Abstract

A siding panel for installation on walls, soffits or other exposed surfaces of a structure, having a nailing hem folded back upon itself to form a double thick lateral edge of the siding panel. A plurality of elongated apertures are defined in the nailing hem, which apertures are surrounded by longitudinally extended protrusions or bumps. The protrusions or bumps are spaced apart less than the width of the head of a carpenter'"'"'s hammer, such that a nail or other fastener cannot be fully set flush against the surface of the nailing hem. The double thick nailing hem provides increased strength and the provision of the bumps permits relatively longitudinal movement of the siding relative to the head of the fastener. A novel interlocking reverse S configuration is provided adjacent the nailing hem so as to interlock with a corresponding portion on the opposing longitudinal edge of the siding.

Claims

1. A siding panel adapted to be installed in an overlapping relationship and an interlocking manner with other adjacent siding panels comprising:

(a) a nailing hem adjacent a lateral edge of said siding panel;

(b) said nailing hem comprising a face portion and a rear portion to define a double thick nailing hem and a reverse S configuration, as viewed from the right side of said panel when installed, adjacent said nail hem designed to receive a lateral edge of an adjacent panel;

(c) said rear portion being formed by folding the face portion rearward onto itself;

(d) said nailing hem defining a plurality of apertures extending through said double thick nailing hem; and

(e) two longitudinally extending protrusions, one on either side of said apertures so as to prevent the face of a tool, driving a fastener through the apertures, from driving the head of the fastener tight against the nail hem.

2. The siding panel of claim 1, wherein the apertures are elongated slots.

3. The siding panel of claim 1, wherein said lateral edge includes a protrusion designed to interlock into said reverse S configuration.

4. The siding panel of claim 1, wherein said panel is made of polymeric material.

5. The siding panel of claim 4, wherein said polymeric material on the face of said siding panel is provided with a surface texture.

6. A method of installing a siding panel, said method comprising:

(a) providing a siding panel having a nailing hem adjacent a lateral edge;

(b) providing elongated slots in said nailing hem;

(c) providing two longitudinally extending bumps;

one on either side of said slots;

(d) driving a fastener through said slots, whereby the bumps prevent the fastener from flushly contacting the nailing hem; and

(e) inserting a projection on a lateral edge of the siding panel into a reverse S configuration on a similar, previously installed, adjacent panel.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the nail hem is double thickness and the fastener is driven through said double thickness.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the double thickness is formed by bending the nail hem backwards on itself to form said double thickness.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of inserting said projection on a lateral edge of the siding panel into said reverse S configuration includes pulling towards a nailing hem of a previously installed adjacent panel.