Patent ID: 8516765
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: B32B,E04F

Abstract:
1. A building panel comprising: a body of a panel extending between a lower bottom edge or drip edge and an upper edge, wherein the upper edge is adapted for fastening to a wall of a building, and the bottom edge or drip edge is adapted to overlap and cover an upper edge of a lower panel of similar construction; the body of the panel having a unitary foamed core; a unitary cover layer of resinous polymeric material covering at least exposed visible portions of the core, the bottom edge or drip edge and the upper edge; and a vertical clip receiving groove in said body of the panel, wherein the vertical clip receiving groove has a length which extends for a substantial vertical length of the panel, the vertical clip receiving groove adapted to receive a vertical edge of a corresponding clip for vertical sliding movement in the vertical clip receiving groove, while the clip is adapted to connect to an adjacent panel of similar construction.