Patent ID: 8176701
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: B32B,E04F

Abstract:
1. An insulative siding panel system for installation upon a surface of a building structure through use of at least one fastener, said panel system comprising: a starter section, said starter section having a tongue portion and a wall flange, said wall flange attaching to said building structure through use of said at least one fastener, said tongue portion spaced apart from said wall flange, thereby defining a channel there-between; a first horizontal row of panels, said first row of panels comprising: a first panel having a panel body and a decorative element, said panel body having a top side, a bottom side, a first end, a second end, a face side, and a back side, said panel body having a top tongue extending from said top side and a side tongue extending from said second end side, with said top and side tongue's having a front and a back side, with said front side of said tongue being a straight side, and with said back side of said tongue having a curve, said panel body having a bottom groove with a shape complimentary to said tongue, with a straight side and a curved side, defined in said bottom side and a side groove with a shape complimentary to said tongue, with a straight side and a curved side, defined in said first end side, said bottom groove slid onto said starter section tongue portion, said panel body consisting of foam, said first panel having an upper fastener receiving portion adjacent said top tongue and a side fastener receiving portion adjacent said side tongue, wherein at least one fastener can be inserted through said first panel at least one of said fastener receiving portions and into said building surface thereby attaching said first panel to said surface with said back side adjacent said building structure surface, said decorative element comprising synthetic stone, said decorative element fixed to said panel body face side via an adhesive; and a second panel having a panel body and a decorative element, said panel body having a top side, a bottom side, a first end, a second end, a face side, and a back side, said panel body having a top tongue extending from said top side and a side tongue extending from said second end side, with said top and side tongue's having a front and a back side, with said front side of said tongue being a straight side, and with said back side of said tongue having a curve, said panel body having a bottom groove with a shape complimentary to said tongue, with a straight side and a curved side, defined in said bottom side and a second panel side groove with a shape complimentary to said tongue, with a straight side and a curved side, defined in said first end side, said bottom groove slid onto said starter section tongue portion, said second panel side groove slid onto said first panel side tongue after said first panel is fastened to said building surface thereby covering said first panel fastener receiving portion, said panel body consisting of foam, said second panel having an upper fastener receiving portion adjacent said top tongue and a side fastener receiving portion adjacent said side tongue, wherein at least one fastener can be inserted through said second panel at least one of said fastener receiving portions and into said building surface thereby attaching said second panel to said surface with said back side adjacent said building structure surface, said decorative element comprising synthetic stone, said decorative element fixed to said panel body face side via an adhesive.