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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric B. Dickey, Gladstone, MO (US);
L. F. Huebner, Liberty, MO (US);
Assignee:
Variform, Inc., Kearney, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 2/30 ; E04F 1/308 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 2/30 ; E04F 1/308 ;
Abstract
A siding panel is provided having a front side and a rear side. The siding panel includes a nail hem for securing the siding panel to a support structure. The nail hem has a proximal member for mounting adjacent to the supports structure and a distal member spaced from the proximal member and the support structure. The distal member terminates in a free end. The siding panel further includes a catch projecting outwardly from the panel. The catch forming an impediment for the free end of the distal member thereby preventing further outward movement of the free end of the distal member.