Patent ID: 7665260

Claim:
A fastening member for fastening a siding board to a framework of a building, comprising: a long fixing plate portion configured to be fixed to at least one of vertical members of the framework, a first fastening portion provided on a front surface of the long fixing plate portion for engaging an upper end portion in a lateral joint portion of the siding board and supporting and engaging a lower end portion of the siding board above the upper end portion, a vertical rising portion provided on the front surface of the long fixing plate portion configured to be arranged in the lateral joint portion in a lower side of the first fastening portion, and a second fastening portion provided on the front surface of the long fixing plate portion for engaging the upper end portion of the siding board in portions other than the lateral joint portion so as to support and engage the lower end portion of the siding board, wherein the lateral joint portion of the siding board is arranged in a portion where the at least one vertical members of the framework is not arranged in, the fastening member is formed by fixing a fastening fitting with a stopper to the front surface of the long fixing plate portion, and the fastening member with the stopper is formed by unifying the first fastening portion with the vertical rising portion.