Patent ID: 8069629

Claim:
An exterior siding panel assembly for connection to another such siding panel assembly, comprising: an ornamental facing and a resilient, compressible insulation layer; a first end of the ornamental facing having a tongue to mate with a groove of another such siding panel assembly, and a groove in a second end of the ornamental facing to mate with a tongue of an ornamental facing of another such siding panel assembly; the resilient, compressible insulation layer being contoured with a profile engaging a contoured rear face of the ornamental facing; a projecting insulation extension is at one end of the resilient, compressible insulation layer and a recess in the resilient, compressible insulation layer adjacent the groove in the second end of the ornamental facing; the projecting insulation extension at the one end of the resilient, compressible insulation layer projecting from the ornamental facing to mate in a compressed manner with another recess in a resilient, compressible insulation layer of another such siding panel assembly, and wherein the projecting insulation extension and the resilient, compressible insulation layer are compressible to eliminate air gaps; the recess is in the resilient, compressible insulation layer to mate in a compressed manner with a projecting insulation extension that projects from an ornamental facing of another such siding panel assembly, wherein the projecting insulation extension and the resilient, compressible insulation layer are compressible to eliminate air gaps; and the resilient, compressible insulation layer comprising fibrous insulation material with polymer binder fibers having a profile of approximately 1.905 cm thickness to correspond to the width of J-channel on housing products, and a compressive strength of between about 14 and 220 pounds of force as measured by ASTM C 165-00 and a wet and dry recovery of at least 98% as measured by ASTM C 165-00 for resisting breakage to compress and accommodate variations in a surface being covered by the siding panel assembly.