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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerald C. Vandewater, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
MonierLifetile, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 1/00 ; E04D 1/300 ; E04D 1/200 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 1/00 ; E04D 1/300 ; E04D 1/200 ;
Abstract
An elevated batten system according to the present is designed to eliminate the need to install the vertical and horizontal battens in separate steps. By attaching pads or blocks to the underside of the horizontal battens during assembly, the function of the vertical strips is contained in the resulting batten assembly itself.