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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2022
Certainteed Llc, Malvern, PA (US);
James M. Smith, Jackson, MI (US);
Christopher Michael Colyn, Jackson, MI (US);
David J. Stucky, Grass Lake, MI (US);
CertainTeed LLC, Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to siding, for example, suitable for covering a wall surface. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a frame for a wall panel. The frame includes a support strip extending in a lateral direction across the width of the wall panel and has first and second ends. The frame also includes a row of columns extending in a first direction from the support strip. Each column includes a proximal end attached to the support strip and a free distal end. The row of columns includes a first column disposed at a first end of the row of columns and laterally offset from the first end of the support strip, and a second column disposed at a second end of the row of columns and laterally offset from the second end of the support strip.