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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
May. 19, 2004
Michael Putti Benjamin, Colton, CA (US);
Andrew John Black, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
December Rose Cowen, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Tony Michael Craig, Jr., Lake Elsinore, CA (US);
Avril Mary Egan, Etiwanda, CA (US);
Weiling Peng, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Michael Putti Benjamin, Colton, CA (US);
Andrew John Black, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
December Rose Cowen, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Tony Michael Craig, Jr., Lake Elsinore, CA (US);
Avril Mary Egan, Etiwanda, CA (US);
Weiling Peng, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
James Hardie International Finance B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
The building material, in one embodiment, has a jointing system that is uniquely configured to cover the frame of a structure. This building material, in one embodiment, is a building board with a conforming flange that is embossed onto the board and adapted to engage or mate with an end of an adjacent board. In another embodiment, the building material is an engineered panel joint comprised of a building board and a flexible or hinged article attached to the back surface of the building board. The article is preferably attached to the building board by an adhesive and extends beyond the edge and away from the building board for receiving a fastener to fix the building board to the structure. The fastener is preferably a nail. Components of the building material are preferably attached to the frame of the structure through the use of a single row of nails while maintaining or enhancing the shear strength performance of the building board system.