Siding with integrated rainscreen for wall or block construction
OwnerGareth Paul Merrickinventor
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Abstract
A wood or manufactured wood-composite based siding used on wall 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.
Claims19
A siding product for installation on a wall or wall unit, comprising:
- a piece of siding with a front face, a back face, a top edge, and a bottom edge, configured for installation on a wall or wall unit;
- a rainscreen strip with an outer face and an inner face extending laterally across the back face proximate the top edge, the rainscreen strip configured to contact the wall or wall unit and prevent the piece of siding from coming into contact with the wall or wall unit when installed thereon;
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- one or more drainage channels extending across a width of the strip.
A siding product for installation on a wall or wall unit, comprising:
- a piece of siding with a front face, a back face, a top edge, and a bottom edge, configured for installation on a wall or wall unit;
- one or more rainscreen components, each with an outer face and an inner face, disposed across the back face proximate the top edge, the one or more rainscreen components configured to contact the wall or wall unit and prevent the piece of siding from coming into contact with the wall or wall unit when installed thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.