Patent ID: 8661751

Claim:
An alignment spacer system comprising: a siding outside corner; and an alignment spacer, wherein the alignment spacer includes a body; wherein the body includes a rib member, wherein the body includes at least two inner walls and at least two end walls wherein each end wall is perpendicular to one of the inner walls, wherein the rib member projects from each end wall and is located between the at least two end walls, wherein the rib member is adjacent to and spans an entire length of the at least two inner walls and between the at least two end walls, wherein the rib member and the at least two inner walls are configured to have a first angle that matches a second angle of an outside corner of a structure, wherein the outside corner of the structure is received by the first angle made by said at least two inner walls such that the inner walls abut an outer surface of the outside corner of the structure, wherein each of the at least two end walls and a portion of the rib member define at least one aperture for receiving at least one fastener for securing the alignment spacer to the structure, wherein the at least two inner walls have a height and a width and the height of the at least two inner walls is less than the width of the at least two inner walls, and wherein the siding outside corner is snapped over the body and comes into direct contact with each end wall such that the siding outside corner is engaged by the alignment spacer while allowing the siding outside corner to be shifted vertically along the outside corner of the structure.