Patent ID: 6266937
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: E04F,Y10T

Abstract:
A fastened structure of a lower end portion of a vertical siding board, comprisinga plurality of posts located adjacent to each other;a main metal fitting comprising a flat substrate constituting a mounting surface to a building frame, a first upright portion and a second upright portion formed at upper and lower end portions of said flat substrate, respectively, and extending in a lateral direction of said flat substrate, a third upright portion formed along a longitudinal direction of said flat substrate, and an engaging portion formed at a distal end of said third upright portion, said main metal fitting is fixed to a portion of one of the posts where the lower end portion of the siding board is to be fastened; andan auxiliary metal fitting detachably engaged with said main metal fitting so that a first horizontal portion of said auxiliary metal fitting rests on said second upright portion of said main metal fitting;wherein said siding board is fastened to the main metal fitting while rendering the lower end portion of said siding board to be received by a second horizontal portion of said auxiliary metal fitting.