Patent ID: 6880299

Claim:
A construction material for attachment to a plurality of evenly spaced apart wall supports, said construction material comprising: a panel having a generally rectangular configuration with a pair of opposed side walls and upper and lower walls extending longitudinally between said side walls, said panel having front and rear surfaces with a thickness therebetween; a sheet of paper secured to and substantially covering said front surface of said panel; wherein said rear surface includes a circumference greater than a circumference of said front surface; wherein each said side wall includes a first portion immediately adjacent and perpendicular to said rear surface and an angled second portion connecting said first portion to said front surface, whereby said side walls are sloped substantially between said front and rear surfaces so as to form side butt joints; wherein said upper and lower walls each include a first portion immediately adjacent and perpendicular to said rear surface and an angled second portion connecting the respective first portion to said front surface, whereby said upper and lower walls are sloped substantially between said front and rear surfaces so as to form upper and lower butt joints; a first set of indicia imprinted in a continuously extending fashion upon said sheet of paper and arranged in a first set of substantially parallel lines, said first set of lines extending between said upper and lower walls and having a first predetermined distance therebetween; a second set of indicia imprinted in a continuously extending fashion upon said sheet of paper and arranged in a second set of substantially parallel lines, said second set of lines extending between said upper and lower walls and having a second predetermined distance therebetween; wherein said second predetermined distance is different than said first predetermined distance; and wherein said second set of indicia is different than said first set of indicia.