Patent ID: 8915036

Claim:
An interlocking panel system for installation on an underlying structure, comprising: a plurality of panels defining an uphill course of panels and a downhill course of panels, wherein each of the panels includes a generally rectangular panel body with an uphill edge and an opposing downhill edge; an interlocking member disposed along the uphill edge of each panel body and a receiving member disposed along the downhill edge of each panel body, wherein each of the receiving members is adapted to receive the interlocking member of at least one of the panels in the downhill course of panels, and wherein each of the receiving members has a span which permits positional adjustment with respect to the downhill course of panels; and a clip having a bracket and a joining flange, wherein the bracket of the clip is engageable with the downhill edge of each of the panel bodies, to be positionable between the panel body and the underlying structure, and wherein the joining flange extends below the downhill edge of the panel body when the clip is engaged with the downhill edge of the panel body.