Moisture diverting insulated siding panel
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1. A siding panel product comprising:
- a first polymeric siding panel comprising a butt end and a top end, a front surface comprising a plurality of front faces defined between said top and butt ends and separated by at least one shoulder surface to define a stepped contour, and a rear surface; and
an insulation backing system coupled to the rear surface of the siding panel, said insulation backing system comprising at least first and second discrete insulation members coupled to the rear surface of said siding panel, said first discrete insulation member disposed above said second discrete insulation member, said first discrete insulation member having a bottom surface thereof seated in part on said shoulder surface and extending laterally to be seated in part on a top surface of said second discrete insulation member, wherein the first and second discrete insulation members have rear surfaces that are coplanar with one another.
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Abstract
A siding panel product is provided comprising a first polymeric siding panel having a butt end and a top end, a front surface comprising a plurality of front faces defined between the top and butt ends and separated by at least one shoulder surface to define a stepped contour, and a rear surface. An insulation backing is coupled to the rear surface of the siding panel. The insulation backing comprises at least first and second insulation members coupled to the rear surface of said siding panel. The first insulation member has a bottom edge thereof coupled proximate to the stepped contour and the second insulation member has a top edge thereof coupled proximate to the stepped contour.
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1. A siding panel product comprising:
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a first polymeric siding panel comprising a butt end and a top end, a front surface comprising a plurality of front faces defined between said top and butt ends and separated by at least one shoulder surface to define a stepped contour, and a rear surface; and an insulation backing system coupled to the rear surface of the siding panel, said insulation backing system comprising at least first and second discrete insulation members coupled to the rear surface of said siding panel, said first discrete insulation member disposed above said second discrete insulation member, said first discrete insulation member having a bottom surface thereof seated in part on said shoulder surface and extending laterally to be seated in part on a top surface of said second discrete insulation member, wherein the first and second discrete insulation members have rear surfaces that are coplanar with one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18)
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11. A siding panel product comprising:
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a first siding panel comprising a butt end and a top end, a front surface, and a rear surface, wherein the first siding panel comprises a locking means for interlocking said first polymeric siding panel with siding panels disposed above and below said first polymeric siding panel, and wherein said locking means comprises a male portion disposed at the butt end and a female portion disposed at said top end; and an insulation backing system comprising a pair of discrete insulation members having front major surfaces coupled to the rear surface of the siding panel, a first one of said pair of discrete insulation members disposed above a second one of said discrete insulation members, said pair of discrete insulation members having rear major surfaces that are coplanar with one another, said pair of discrete insulation members comprising a plurality of spacing elements on at least one of their front and rear major surfaces thereof forming at least one channel, wherein said at least one channel is oriented to direct moisture from behind said first siding panel toward said butt end, wherein said first siding panel comprises one or more weep holes or openings formed at the male portion of the locking means of said butt end thereof. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A siding panel product comprising:
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a first polymeric siding panel comprising a butt end and a top end, a front surface comprising a plurality of front faces defined between said top and butt ends and separated by at least one shoulder surface to define a stepped contour, and a rear surface; and an insulation backing system coupled at least in part by an adhesive to the rear surface of the siding panel, said insulation backing system comprising at least first and second discrete insulation members coupled to the rear surface of said siding panel, said first discrete insulation member disposed above said second discrete insulation member, said first discrete insulation member having a bottom surface thereof seated in part on said shoulder surface and extending laterally to be seated in part on a top surface of said second discrete insulation member, said discrete insulation members cooperating to form a substantially continuous front major surface in contact with the rear surface of said siding panel for said insulation backing, said discrete insulation members having rear major surfaces coplanar with one another cooperating to form a planar rear major surface for said insulation backing system, said insulation backing system comprising a plurality of channel-forming spacing elements disposed on at least one of the front major surface, the rear major surface, and a bottom end of said insulation backing system to form a plurality of channels.
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