Patent ID: 7194844

Claim:
A connector for connecting together first and second cement composite panels, comprising: a first prototype connector having a section in the general shape of the letter “C”, resulting in said first prototype connector having an outer convex surface, ends of said first prototype connector forming lips that are respectively connected through flanges to ends of a web; a second prototype connector, similar to said first prototype connector, that has its outer surface connected to the outer surface of said first prototype connector, said first and second panels each having a coupling region with a pair of slots, lips of said first and second prototype connectors being adapted for sliding into said slots of said first and second panels, respectively, webs of said first and second prototypes being connected together in a back to back arrangement with outer surfaces of the flanges substantially coplanar, thereby providing first and second coplanar surfaces; first and second screws that pass through a flange of said first prototype connector into said first panel and through a flange of said second prototype connector into said second panel, respectively; and a cement board for protecting said coplanar surfaces from an inclement environment.