Patent ID: 7188454

Claim:
A siding panel assembly comprising, in combination: a siding panel comprising a nailing hem folded outwardly and downwardly, forming a lateral edge of the siding panel; a first upwardly opening channel connected to the nailing hem; a first downwardly opening channel connected to the first upwardly opening channel; an upper course having an upper edge and a lower edge, an upper portion of the upper course forming a portion of the first downwardly opening channel; a lower course having an upper edge and a lower edge; an upper shoulder extending inwardly and upwardly from the lower edge of the upper course to the upper edge of the lower course; a lower shoulder extending inwardly and upwardly from the lower edge of the lower course; a second upwardly opening channel connected to the lower edge of the lower course, the lower shoulder forming a portion of the second upwardly opening channel; and a second downwardly opening channel connected to the second upwardly opening channel; and an insulating panel having a projection extending along a front lower edge thereof, the projection being received in the second upwardly opening channel, and a shoulder positioned above the upper shoulder of the siding panel.