Patent ID: 8387326

Claim:
An insulating siding system comprising a sheathing panel and a siding panel; the siding panel comprising a front face and a rear face, the rear face comprising at least one receptacle; the receptacle having a receptacle entry height and extending into the siding panel to form a cavity having a cavity height, the cavity height being greater than the receptacle entry height; the sheathing panel comprising a front face and a rear face, a connecting wall extending from the front face, and a front wall extending transversely from the connecting wall; and a veneer panel attached to the front face of the siding panel and extending below a lower edge of the siding panel; wherein the front wall has a height that is greater than the receptacle entry height, the height corresponding to a physical extent of the front wall in a direction parallel to the front face of the sheathing panel, and wherein the receptacle and the front wall have a complementary shape such that the front wall contacts the receptacle along its length when received in the receptacle.