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US 4,054,012 AGranted
Starter strip for metal siding
OwnerRemo Santi Paradisi, Robert William Rogaskiinventors
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A starter strip and siding strip combination comprises a siding strip of the kind having a hooked lower edge. The starter strip consists of an upper nailing portion having a downwardly-outwardly-extending main flange projecting from its front face and a return retainer flange extending horizontally from the main flange toward the front face, the free end tip of the return flange being rounded. The hooked lower edge of the first siding strip can be engaged with the flanges while in a horizontal orientation, in which the siding strip floats freely and can easily be moved sideways for adjustment. The siding strip can then be rotated into the vertical position against the associated structure and nailed thereto, without the possibility of disengagement from the starter strip, either during installation or during subsequent expansion and contraction of the siding by daily and seasonal temperature changes.
A starter strip in combination with a siding strip having a hooked lower end, the starter strip comprising an elongated nailing portion having a front face and a rear face for application to an associated structure with the rear face contacting the said structure, a downwardly-outwardly-extending main flange portion extending from the said front face so as to be spaced progressively from the front face, and a return flange portion extending from the main flange portion toward the said front face to provide between itself and the main flange portion a recess into which the top of the hooked lower end of an installed siding strip enters, the tip of the return flange portion being overlaid by the hooked lower end of an installed siding strip to prevent downward movement of the siding strip lower end out of engagement with the return flange.
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