Patent ID: 6976342

Claim:
An interlocking rectangular sheet of simulated shakes for lock-up assembly upon a structure in an upwardly directed fashion, the sheet having a top and a bottom location, the top location at a level higher than the bottom location, comprising: (a) a thermo-formed base sheet having an exposure surface; (b) a cross-sectionally “U” shaped, clipping member configured substantially along the bottom location of the sheet and below said exposure surface; (c) a plurality of punched key portions displaced along the top location of the sheet and above said exposure surface; (d) a plurality of apertured, flanged, assemblies located about less than all of said punched key portions, such that all of said apertures on said flanged assemblies and all of said punched key portions that lack said flanged assemblies, provide locations for receiving securing members for attachment of the sheet to the structure; (e) such that said apertured flanged assemblies and said clipping member cooperate positively to interconnect in the upwardly directed fashion to provide, when secured to the structure by the securing members, a substantial inability to be removed or displaced by weather conditions; and (f) wherein said base sheet further comprises a front portion and a back portion that are substantially perpendicular to the top and bottom locations, and said front portion has a top notch proximate to the top location, and said back portion has a bottom notch proximate to the bottom location, such that said sheet is capable of secured, interlocking, longitudinal attachment to a second identical sheet by said top notch of said sheet overlapping the top surface and slidably engaging one of said flanged assemblies of said second sheet, and said bottom notch of said sheet underlapping said “U” shaped clipping member of said second sheet for slidable engagement into the “U” portion thereof.