Foam insulation board
AssigneeProgressive Foam Technologies, Inc.
InventorPatrick M. Culpepper
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of foam backing panels for use with lap siding and configured for mounting on a building. Also disclosed are lap siding assemblies and products of lap sidings. One such embodiment of the foam backing panel comprises a rear face configured to contact the building, a flat front face configured for attachment to the lap siding, alignment means for aligning the lap siding relative to the building, means for providing a shadow line, opposing vertical side faces, a top face extending between a top edge of the front face and rear face and a bottom face extending between a bottom edge of the front face and rear face.
Claims14
A foam insulation backing board, comprising:
- a front face, a rear face, a bottom face, and a top face, a first side face, and a second side face;
- wherein the front face has at least one alignment rib positioned longitudinally across the front face and running from the first side face to the second side face, and extending from the front face;
- the alignment rib comprising a bottom face, a sloped top face, and a front edge, wherein the bottom face and the sloped top face meet at the front edge;
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- wherein the rear face has at least one recess positioned longitudinally across the rear face, wherein the recess in the rear face and the alignment rib are complementary in shape and are positioned opposite and parallel to each other at the same level;
- wherein the bottom face of each alignment rib is perpendicular to the front face of the foam insulation backing board.
An insulation system, comprising:
- an insulating foam backing board comprising;
- a front face, a rear face, a bottom face, a top face, a first side face, and a second side face;
- wherein the front face has at least one alignment rib positioned longitudinally across the front face and running from the first side face to the second side face, and extending from the front face;
- the alignment rib comprising a bottom face, a sloped top face, and a front edge, wherein the bottom face and the sloped top face meet at the front edge;
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- a plurality of siding panels, each siding panel comprising a front face, rear face, top face and bottom face wherein the bottom face of each alignment rib is perpendicular to the front face of the foam insulation backing board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.