Patent ID: 8590235

Claim:
A system for connecting roof or siding panels to a substructure comprising: a) first and second panels, each of said panels having a channel section and a pair of opposed side flanges; b) an anchoring clip system including an anchoring clip and a side flange securing arrangement; said anchoring clip having a base flange, a vertical wall member and a top flange portion; said base flange adapted to be connected to a substructure; said vertical wall member connected between said base flange and said top flange portion; said top flange portion including two flanges spaced from one another; said side flange securing arrangement designed to secure said side flanges of said first and second panels to said top flange portion of said anchoring clip; said side flange securing arrangement including a locking crown, a cap member, or combinations thereof; and, c) a fluid channel arrangement designed to enable fluid to controllably flow through said anchoring clip system, said fluid channel arrangement preventing fluid flow between said first and second panels and to said substructure as fluid flows through said fluid channel arrangement, said fluid channel arrangement at least partially secured to or at least partially formed by said cap member, said fluid channel arrangement including i) a fluid channel fully formed on a top surface of a top portion of said cap member and extending a majority of a longitudinal length of said top portion, ii) a fluid channel fully formed on a bottom surface of said top portion of said cap member and at least partially positioned between two side legs, said fluid channel extending a majority of a longitudinal length of said top portion, iii) a fluid channel at least partially positioned in a cavity of said cap member, said cavity formed by a bottom surface of said top portion, an inner surface of said two side legs and a sealant, said fluid channel extending a majority of a longitudinal length of said top portion, iv) a fluid tube connected to a fluid tube connector at least partially positioned on a top surface of said top portion of said cap member, or v) a fluid tube connected to a fluid tube connector at least partially positioned in a cavity of said cap member, said cavity formed by a bottom surface of said top portion and an inner surface of said two side legs.