Patent ID: 7748190
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: E04F,F16B

Abstract:
1. An interconnected clapboard system comprising: a first clapboard and a second clapboard, wherein each of the first clapboard and the second clapboard comprises: a front side opposite to a back side, wherein the front side comprises a groove formed at a border between an overhang strip of the clapboard and a base of the clapboard, wherein the overhang strip comprises a top edge which defines an uppermost portion of the clapboard, and wherein the base defines a lowermost portion of the clapboard, and further wherein the back side of the base comprises a tongue; and a cleat comprising: wherein the protrusions on the first half of the plate are sunk into the back side of the base of the first clapboard, and wherein the hooked portion of the first flange is positioned over the top edge of the overhang strip of the second clapboard such that the top edge of the overhang strip of the second clapboard fits within the groove of the cleat which is formed between the hooked portion of the first flange and the back side of the plate, and the back side of the plate faces the front side of the overhang strip of the second clapboard, and further wherein the tongue of the first clapboard is disposed within the groove of the second clapboard.