Splicing member for siding panels
US6050041A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04F13/18
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A splicing member for joining horizontally adjacent and abutting siding panels installed on a structure has a declination being substantially planar and extending downwardly and slightly outwardly. In certain preferred embodiments, a flange is connected to an upper edge of the declination forming a downwardly opening U-shaped channel which receives a portion of horizontally adjacent siding panels to which the splicing member is attached. A shoulder extends inwardly and substantially horizontally from a lower edge of the declination. When installed, the splicing member is positioned behind two horizontally adjacent and abutting siding panels and a fastener rigidly secures the siding panels and the splicing member to one another. A splicing member having multiple declinations to fixedly secure horizontally adjacent siding panels to one another and having multiple declinations is also disclosed.
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