Patent ID: 6279286
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
A fastening member for vertical siding boards, comprising:a flat substrate constituting a mounting surface to a building frame;a first upright portion formed at an upper end portion of said flat substrate and extending in a lateral direction of said flat substrate;a second upright portion formed at a lower end portion of said flat substrate and extending in the lateral direction of said flat substrate;a third upright portion formed transverse said first and second upright portions;a locking portion formed along a distal end of said third upright portion, said locking portion including first and second locking strips which are bent in substantially opposite lateral directions to each other and which are adapted to grip a side edge of a siding board; anda slot formed in said substrate and extending laterally from one side to another side of said substrate;wherein the locking strips, the third upright portion and the first and second upright portions of the flat substrate together define spaces to receive the side edge of the siding board.