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US 12,571,216 B1Granted
Interlocking panels with v-shaped seams
AssigneeWestlake Royal Building Products (USA) Inc.
InventorsRodney Olinger, Andrew Fazekas, Steven Mitchell, Brian Stafford
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Abstract
A panel system includes a first elongated panel including a first slope and an integrally formed first interlock that couples to a second elongated panel via an integrally formed second interlock to form a V-shaped seam where the first slope meets a second slope of the second elongated panel.
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A panel system comprising:
- a first elongated panel including a first surface on a first plane and an opposite second surface on a second plane that is a first distance from the first plane, a first slope adjacent the first surface, and an integrally formed first interlock including a groove shaped to receive a second interlock, wherein the first interlock extends lengthwise adjacent the second surface toward the second interlock without extending beyond the second slope, and wherein the first interlock is a second distance from the first plane, and wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance;
- a second elongated panel including a third surface on a third plane and an opposite fourth surface on a fourth plane that is a third distance from the third plane, a second slope adjacent the third surface, and the integrally formed second interlock extending distally lengthwise beyond the second slope, wherein the second interlock is a fourth distance from the third plane, and wherein the fourth distance is greater than the third distance;
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- the first interlock coupled to the second interlock to form a V-shaped seam where the first slope meets the second slope.
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A panel comprising:
- a first end portion including a first slope and an integrally formed first interlock including a groove shaped to fit a shape that matches a projection of a second interlock;
- a second end portion opposite the first end portion including a second slope and the integrally formed second interlock having a projection extending distally lengthwise beyond the second slope;
- a first surface on a first plane extending between the first slope and second slope;
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- an opposite second surface on a second plane that is a first distance from the first plane and between the first interlock and the second interlock, wherein both the first interlock and second interlock are a greater distance from the first plane than the first distance and wherein the first interlock extends lengthwise adjacent the second surface without extending beyond the first slope in a direction away from the second end portion.
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