Patent ID: 6883288

Claim:
A J-channel connection for use with an inserted siding panel comprising: a J-channel member having an inner face, a bridge, and an outer face, said bridge connecting the inner face to the outer face, said inner face and said outer face being substantially parallel to one another and spaced apart by a channel, said outer face having a cantilevered end spaced from the bridge; a retainer having a wall member resiliently connected to an engagement tab terminating at an end, said wall member fixedly secured relative to the inner face of the J-channel member, said engagement tab biased toward the cantilevered end of the outer face of the J-channel member; a siding panel having an inserted end, whereby the engagement tab and the cantilevered end of outer face cooperate to capture the end of the inserted siding panel intermediate the engagement tab and the outer face in an inserted configuration with the siding panel separating the end of the engagement tab from the outer face in the inserted configuration.