siding panel

- Andersen Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a siding panel of the present invention. The siding panel is broken on the end to disclose indefinite length;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged broken end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary rear elevational view thereof.

The broken lines illustrations in the drawing are for illustrative purposes only, and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D402770
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 23, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 15, 1998
Assignee: Andersen Corporation (Bayport, MN)
Inventors: Gerald L. Hendrickson (Maple Grove, MN), Kurt E. Heikkila (Circle Pines, MN), Maurice N. Goeser (Maplewood, MN), Casey L. Carlson (Edina, MN)
Primary Examiner: Doris Clark
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Edell, Welter & Schmidt, P.A.
Application Number: 0/75,976
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Stamped, Crimped Or Bent Material Having Uniform Thickness (D25/141)
International Classification: 2501;