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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2013
Tapco International Corporation, Wixom, MI (US);
Mark C. Wagner, Dryden, MI (US);
Doug Williams, Middletown, OH (US);
Daniel W. King, Copley, OH (US);
Richard A. Wagner, Pinckney, MI (US);
Matthew Jason Michalski, Sylvan Lake, MI (US);
Jonathan Wierengo, Novi, MI (US);
Daniel B. Franklin, Monroe, OH (US);
Michael W. Maurer, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Clyde G. Allen, Columbiaville, MI (US);
Tapco International Corporation, Wixom, MI (US);
Abstract
A panel for attachment to a mounting surface includes a fastener edge defined along one edge of the panel and a butt edge defined opposite the fastener edge. The fastener edge contacts the mounting surface. The panel includes a plurality of raised faces formed between the fastener edge and the butt edge. The raised faces are oriented at a first angle to the mounting surface, such that the raised faces are further from the mounting surface toward the butt edge. The panel also includes a tapered keyway linking each of the raised faces. The tapered keyway extends from the raised faces toward the mounting surface and is at a second angle to the raised faces. An offset hem is formed on the fastener edge and extends away from the mounting surface.