Patent ID: 7260920

Claim:
A mounting structure for attachment to a building, comprising: a substantially planar front panel having an inner surface, side edges and top and bottom flanges at opposed ends of the panel, each flange including a central embossed portion, a boss on each side of the central embossed portion and spaced therefrom, said bosses spaced inward from the side edges of the panel; a central protrusion extending inwardly from said inner surface of said panel, and a side protrusion at each side edge of the panel extending inwardly from said inner surface, the central and side protrusions in lateral alignment and substantially equal distant from said top and bottom flanges; an inclined portion at each side of said panel at said top flange, said inclined portions extending inwardly from said inner surface to the top flange; the arrangement such that the panel straddles a siding shingle and engages with the profile of the shingle.