Patent ID: 8302355
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: B28B,E04B,E04F,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A molded horizontally elongated siding member for use on a structure to simulate log construction, the siding member comprising: a first edge and a second edge defining a width of the member, the member comprising an exterior convex surface and an interior concave surface the first edge and the second edge; a first end and a second end defining a length of the member; the exterior convex surface cast in a reverse mold of a structural log and pressed into the mold to replicate the texture of a structural log; and at least one flange along at least one of the edges to attach the member to the structure; wherein the siding member is cast of engineered cementitious composite and is a self-supporting open trough having no internal bracing and wherein the siding member contacts the structure only along the first edge, the second edge, and the at least one flange.