Shingle or shake panel
US5040348A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04F13/0864
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A shingle or shake panel having a plywood backing and a facing composed of two single-layer courses of shingles or shakes bonded to the backing sheet, the upper edge of the panel being formed as a standing bevel facing away from the front face of the panel and forming an acute angle withthe panel's front face and the lower edge of the panel has an acute-angled groove complemental to the tongue of the upper panel edge, which groove is formed by an under bevel making an acute angle with the back of the panel substantially equal to the acute angle between the standing bevel and the front face of the panel, and the under bevel is recessed to provide an overhang for extending a substantial distance below the standing bevel of a next lower panel with which such panel lower edge portion is assembled to cover a line of nails securing the upper edge portion of such next lower panel to wall structure.
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