| CPC E04F 13/0894 (2013.01) [E04F 13/18 (2013.01); E04F 2201/0107 (2013.01); E04F 2201/023 (2013.01); E04F 2201/043 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
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1. A building surface siding system comprising:
a substantially vertically-disposed support structure;
a first siding panel and a second siding panel each of the first siding panel and the second siding panel comprising:
a panel body having a length extending from a first end to a second end and a height extending from a top edge to a bottom edge, the panel body comprising:
a front wall extending across the length and height of the panel body and including a front surface and a rear surface,
an upper wall extending rearward from the front wall across the top edge, the upper wall having a continuously linear rear surface extending from the first end of the panel body to adjacent the second end of the panel body, with a setback at the second end of the panel body,
a lower wall extending rearward from the front wall across the bottom edge, the lower wall having a continuously linear rear surface extending from the first end to adjacent the second end, with a setback at the second end of the panel body,
a first side wall extending rearward from the front wall along the first end, the first side wall having a continuously linear rear surface extending from the top edge of the panel body to adjacent the bottom edge of the panel body, with a setback at the bottom edge of the panel body,
a second side wall extending rearward from the front wall along the second end, the second side wall having a continuously linear rear surface extending from the setback of the upper wall at the second end of the panel body to the setback of the lower wall at the second end of the panel body,
each of the first and second side walls being connected to the upper wall and the lower wall so as to form a continuous wall structure that surrounds a hollow space behind the front wall of the panel body, the hollow space being exposed at a back side of the panel body and
a support projection disposed between the upper wall, lower wall, first side wall, and second wall and extending rearward from the rear surface of the front wall and being exposed at the back side of the panel body, the support projection including a grid formed by a plurality of first flanges extending at least partially in a horizontal direction across the length of the panel body from the first side wall to the second side wall, and wherein each of the first flanges includes a passage selected from a notch, a through hole, and an undulation in an outer edge, configured to allow water to flow under the support projection in a vertical direction, the passages of the first flanges being horizontally aligned with one another, and a plurality of second flanges extending across the rear surface of the front wall at least partially in the vertical direction,
wherein the depth of the upper wall is greater than the depth of the lower wall, such that a lower portion of the panel body is configured to overlap a fastening strip of a neighboring siding panel;
a fastening strip coupled to the upper wall of the panel body;
an upper lock disposed along the top edge of the panel body; and
a lower lock disposed along the bottom edge of the panel body,
wherein
the first siding panel is attached to the support structure such that the front wall of the panel body of the first siding panel is disposed substantially vertically,
the second siding panel is attached to the support structure such that the front wall of the panel body of the second siding panel is disposed substantially vertically, the lower lock of the first siding panel being coupled to the upper lock of the second siding panel,
wherein the lower portion of the panel body of the first siding panel overlaps the fastening strip of the second siding panel, and
the support projection of the first siding panel and the support projection of the second siding panel rest against the support structure.
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