Patent ID: 7383667

Claim:
Exterior facing panel system for outer walls of buildings, each of the panels comprising: a top face; at least one side face connected to said top face and bent downwardly from the edge of the top face, said side face including engaging holes extending laterally across some parts of the side face in a manner that the adjacent engaging holes of an adjacent side face of an adjacent panel do not face oppositely with each other; and at least one inward-bent end portion connected to said side face and bent inwardly from said side face and extending only partially coextensive with said top face to form a terminal edge separated by an empty space from said top face, said inward-bent end portion extending at a substantially right angle with respect to said side faces; and a clip having a claw for engaging with said engaging hole, a holding portion for engaging with said inward-bent end portion of the panel and surrounding said terminal edge to project into the empty space between said top face and said inward-bent end portion, and a connecting portion for connecting the clip with a frame which are used for structurally holding and supporting the exterior facing panels.