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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2016
Tapco International Corporation, Wixom, MI (US);
Jeffrey B. Martin, Newton, CT (US);
James C. Parks, Carlisle, OH (US);
Matthew M. Jackson, Saline, MI (US);
Richard C. Kruyer, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Michael W. Maurer, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Daniel B. Franklin, Monroe, OH (US);
Tapco International Corporation, Wixom, MI (US);
Abstract
A panel for attachment to a mounting surface includes a plurality of raised faces formed and extending between an upper edge and a lower edge of the panel, and a plurality of recessed keyways defined between each of the raised faces. The panel may have a recessed base at the lower edge of the keyways defining a fold lip adjacent the mounting surface, and a full base formed at the lower edge of the raised faces and extending beyond the recessed base. The fold lip provides a reaction point for an under lap extending from the lower edge toward the upper edge. The panel may include a lock flange formed at the upper edge. The lock flange defines a lock slot between layers of the panel, and closes the lock slot to substantially zero depth at a first touch point and a second touch point.