Patent ID: 6725618
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: E04D,E04F

Abstract:
A siding attachment strip adapted to retain a plurality of siding panels on a building structure, comprising:an elongate body; a plurality of siding top edge clips spaced along said elongate body according to a predetermined siding panel size, each siding top edge clip of said plurality of siding top edge clips having a main surface and having a prong section extending from said main surface at a predefined angle to said main surface, said prong section engaging a nailing slot in a siding panel; and a plurality of prong slots formed in said elongate body and spaced from and corresponding to said plurality of siding top edge clips, each of said prong slots receiving a corresponding prong section when said corresponding prong section engages said nailing slot in a siding panel; said siding attachment strip further comprising a plurality of siding fold clips formed in said elongate body and spaced from and corresponding to said plurality of siding top edge clips, each siding fold clip of said plurality of siding fold clips including a substantially orthogonal first portion extending from said elongate body and a substantially parallel second portion that is substantially parallel with said elongate body and is substantially orthogonal to said first portion, each siding fold clip being engageable in a siding fold of a siding panel.