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Metal fixture assembly for installation of vertical sidings, construction and method of installation

US6289646A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 25, 2000
Grant dateSep 18, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04F13/083
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A metal fixture assembly for installation of vertical sidings to fix the siding to a furring, which is capable of providing a construction of the installation having excellent appearance and weathering, and a method using the metal fixture assembly to facilitate the installation. A metal fixture assembly for installation of a vertical lower siding and a vertical upper siding vertically adjacent to each other on a furring is positioned therebetween. The metal fixture assembly includes a fastening metal fixture to be fixed to the furring, an upper metal fitting provided between the fastening metal fixture and the upper siding and fittingly fixed on a bottom portion thereof, and a lower metal fitting provided between the fastening metal fixture and the lower siding and fittingly fixed on a top portion thereof. The fastening metal fixture has a fixing part to be fixed to the furring, a supporting part projecting from the fixing part to support the lower and upper sidings, an upper locking part provided between the fixing part and the supporting part and locking the upper metal fitting thereto, and a lower locking part provided between the fixing part and the supporting part and locking…

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