Patent ID: 7040067

Claim:
A siding panel assembly comprising, in combination: a siding panel comprising a nailing hem folded outwardly and back upon itself, forming a lateral edge of the siding panel; a first upwardly opening channel connected to the nailing hem; a first downwardly opening channel connected to the first upwardly opening channel; an upper course having an upper edge and a lower edge, an upper portion of the upper course forming a portion of the first downwardly opening channel; a lower course having an upper edge and a lower edge; an upper shoulder extending inwardly and upwardly from the lower edge of the upper course to the upper edge of the lower course; a lower shoulder extending inwardly and upwardly from the lower edge of the lower course; a planar member extending upwardly from a rear edge of the lower shoulder, the planar member, lower shoulder and a portion of the lower course forming a second upwardly opening channel; and a second downwardly opening channel connected to the second upwardly opening channel; and an insulating panel having a rib extending along an upper edge thereof, the rib being received in the first downwardly opening channel, a projection extending along a lower edge thereof, the projection being received in the second upwardly opening channel, and a shoulder, the shoulder positioned above and abutting the upper shoulder of the siding panel.