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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2000
Eric B. Dickey, Overland Park, KS (US);
Essi Salamatbakhsh, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Lewis F. Huebner, Kearney, MO (US);
Dan Parks, Blue Springs, MO (US);
Variform, Inc., Kearney, MO (US);
Abstract
A siding panel is provided for attachment to a structure and connection to a similar overlapping siding panel in interlocking relationship. The panel includes a strip for attachment, such as by nailing, to a supporting structure, a receiver formed by outer and inner bends, at least one stretch extending away from the strip and presenting a gap between the outer bend and the stretch, a base and a projection, all extending the length of the panel. The projection is configured to interfit with a receiver of an adjacent panel, with the projection including a flange, a return bend and a cantilever leg. The projection snap fits into the receiver, with the cantilever leg deflecting as the return bend flexes to permit passage of the projection into the receiver.