20140174015 | SIDING AND ROOFING PANELS AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SAME - A wall or roof covering for mounting to a support surface, comprising: a plurality of panels securable to the support surface, each of the panels having a front surface comprising a covering section with simulated building elements, an opposed rear surface facing the support surface when secured thereto, a first marginal edge region and an opposed second marginal edge region, the first marginal edge region having an elongated receiving groove with an elongated aperture oriented one of substantially upwardly and substantially downwardly, the second marginal edge region being at least partially insertable in the first elongated receiving groove of a vertically-adjacent panel and being at least partially covered by a first section of the covering section of the vertically-adjacent panel when inserted therein. | 06-26-2014 |
20100088988 | POLYMER BUILDING PRODUCTS - In polymer building products, such as polymer siding, polymer roofing, j-blocks, gable vents, etc., characterized by fastener apertures each comprising an elongate slot bounded by a peripheral wall defining the slot, the peripheral wall having a height, a fastener centering-guide comprising a layer of material extending into the elongate slot from the peripheral wall thereof, the layer of material having defined therein (a) an elongate opening that is generally parallel to, but of smaller transverse dimensions than, the elongate slot, and (b) a predetermined location, defined intermediate the length of the elongate opening, for receiving a fastener therethrough, and wherein further the layer of material is characterized by a thickness that is less than the height of the peripheral wall and sufficiently thin so as to permit relative movement between a fastener extending through the centering guide and the polymer building product. | 04-15-2010 |