Siding with integrated rainscreen for concrete wall or block construction
AssigneeLouisiana-Pacific Corp.
InventorGareth Paul Merrick
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Abstract
A wood or manufactured wood-composite based siding used on concrete wall or concrete masonry unit (CMU, or block) construction (including, but not limited to, insulated concrete form construction) with an integrated rainscreen feature. The rainscreen feature or component is applied to, or integrated into or with, the back of the siding (i.e., the inner surface) during the manufacturing process, or in a secondary process thereafter. The features may include raised elements, strips, ridges, or wedges, with one or more channels or spaces. No job-site assembly is required, thereby reducing time and cost.
Claims9
A siding product for installation on a concrete wall or concrete masonry unit, comprising:
- a piece of siding with a front face, a back face with a length and a height, a top edge, and a bottom edge, configured for installation on a concrete wall or concrete masonry unit;
- one or more rainscreen wedges, each with an outer face and an inner face and a thin end and a thick end, disposed across the back face proximate the top edge, the one or more rainscreen wedges configured to contact the concrete wall or concrete masonry and prevent the piece of siding from coming into contact with the concrete wall or concrete masonry unit when installed thereon;
- wherein each of the one or more rainscreen wedges does not extend the length and height of the back face;
- wherein the inner face is flat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.