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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2014
Ply Gem Industries, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
L. Rex Baxter, Excelsior Springs, MO (US);
John M. Wade, Pleasant Hill, MO (US);
Brent A. Dilonardo, Liberty, MO (US);
Ply Gem Industries, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
An interlocking siding panel comprising an upper lock portion, wherein the upper lock portion further comprises a riser segment contiguous with the back face of the panel. The riser segment transitions to a bend fully reversing direction to form a nail hem segment. The nail hem segment terminating at a first bend leading to a first riser leg transitioning to a planar segment through a second bend. The planar segment terminating at a third bend leading to a second riser leg that terminates at a fourth bend forming the proximal end of a locking leg; a front face; a back face; and a lower lock portion disposed laterally opposite the upper lock portion. The lower lock portion further comprising a lower flange and a return leg, wherein in operation the return leg of the lower portion of a first panel is inserted beneath the proximal end of the locking leg.