Patent ID: 7658038

Claim:
A portion of a shed comprising: a first panel forming an outer portion of the shed and being constructed from blow-molded plastic, the first panel including an inner surface, an outer surface, a hollow interior portion and a first connecting portion that are integrally formed during the blow-molding process as part of a unitary, one-piece structure, the first connecting portion comprising: an engaging member including an inner surface and an outer surface that do not extend beyond a plane generally aligned with the inner surface or the outer surface of the first panel; and a connecting member including a first end connected to the first panel and a second end connected to the engaging member, the connecting member including an inner surface and an outer surface that do not extend beyond a plane generally aligned with the inner surface or the outer surface of the first panel; a second panel forming another outer portion of the shed and being constructed from blow-molded plastic, the second panel including an inner surface, an outer surface, a hollow interior portion and a second connecting portion that are integrally formed during the blow-molding process as a unitary, one-piece structure, the second connecting portion comprising: an engaging member including an inner surface and an outer surface that do not extend beyond a plane generally aligned with the inner surface or the outer surface of the second panel; and a connecting member including a first end connected to the second panel and a second end connected to the engaging member, the connecting member including an inner surface and an outer surface that do not extend beyond a plane generally aligned with the inner surface or the outer surface of the second panel; and a first reinforcing member including an elongated body with a generally planar outer surface encapsulated within the hollow interior portion of the first panel, the elongated body disposed proximate the first connecting portion of the first panel, the planar outer surface of the elongated body aligned with a plane that is at an oblique angle relative to the outer surface of the first panel, the elongated body extending between the outer and inner surfaces of the first panel, the elongated body abutting the outer and inner surfaces of the first panel, the first reinforcing member being sized and configured to reinforce at least a portion of the first panel; wherein the first connecting portion of the first panel and the second connecting portion of the second panel are sized and configured to overlap and interlock each other to retain the first panel adjacent to the second panel with the inner surface of the first panel generally aligned with the inner surface of the second panel in the same plane and the outer surface of the first panel generally aligned with the outer surface of the second panel.