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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2019
Certainteed Corporation, Malvern, PA (US);
Stephen W. Steffes, McPherson, KS (US);
Brian W. Kirn, Hatboro, PA (US);
David J. Stucky, Grass Lake, MI (US);
CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A method of making a siding product is disclosed and includes molding a panel, wherein the panel comprises a substantially rectangular structure having a simulated pattern on a front face thereof and a hollow back, and the panel comprises a single shake configuration that does not simulate more than one shake or more than one course of siding, wherein the panel comprises a plurality of recesses and fastener locations on the front face thereof, and the hollow back comprises a pad opposite each recess and fastener location, each recess and pad having a thickness in a depth direction, wherein the hollow back comprises a plurality of short ribs extending in the longitudinal direction, each short rib having a longitudinal length that is less than a length of the hollow back.