US 12,031,335 B2
Siding lock repair clip and method of installation
Stephen W. Steffes, McPherson, KS (US); Robert D. Shaw, Parma, MI (US); Gregory F. Jacbos, Oreland, PA (US); and Michael J. Lembo, Souderton, PA (US)
Assigned to CertainTeed LLC, Malvern, PA (US)
Filed by CertainTeed LLC, Malvern, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/239,930.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/015,301, filed on Apr. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0332594 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. E04F 13/08 (2006.01); E04B 1/38 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 13/0848 (2013.01) [E04B 1/388 (2023.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A siding repair clip for use with a replacement siding panel, the replacement siding panel having a fastening strip disposed along a top edge thereof, the replacement siding panel having a recess formed therein, the siding repair clip comprising:
a hub configured to be secured to the replacement siding panel toward the top edge thereof so as to be rotatable with respect to the replacement siding panel;
a leg extending from the hub in a first radial direction and having a distal end configured to engage with a lip of a bottom lock of an upper siding panel;
a positioning member extending from the hub in a second radial direction and including
a first detent configured to impede rotation of the hub with respect to the replacement siding panel and to maintain the siding repair clip in a locked position by the first detent being disposed in the recess, in which the distal end of the leg is disposed distal the fastening strip, and
a second detent configured to impede rotation of the hub with respect to the replacement siding panel and to maintain the leg in a primed position by the second detent being disposed in the recess, in which the distal end of the leg is disposed proximal the fastening strip; and
a rotating member configured to rotate the siding repair clip about the hub in a first circumferential direction with respect to the replacement siding panel, configured to allow rotation of the siding repair clip from the primed position to the locked position.