Claims
- 1. An exterior covering assembly for covering building surfaces and the like, comprising:
- (a) a plurality of relatively rigid covering panels for covering at least a portion of a building surface;
- (b) a plurality of relatively flexible attachment members for attaching relatively rigid panels to the building surface while in engagement with said panels; and
- (c) a plurality of fastener means for fastening relatively flexible attachment members to the building surface;
- (d) said relatively flexible attachment members comprising means operationally connecting said relatively rigid covering panels and said fastener means, for indirectly attaching said panels to a building surface via said relatively flexible attachment members;
- (i) wherein said relatively flexible attachment members include visually distinct fastener zones extending therealong, for directing an installer to preferred locations for applying fastener means therethrough;
- (e) whereby expansion and contraction of said relatively rigid covering panels with variations in temperature is accommodated by the flexibility of said relatively flexible attachment members,
- wherein each said relatively flexible attachment member comprises a woven fabric strip.
- 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said visually distinct fastener zones are defined by a pair of vertically spaced-apart, generally horizontal lines.
- 3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said visually distinct fastener zones are defined by a generally horizontal line.
- 4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said visually distinct fastener zones are each defined by a pair of vertically spaced-apart, generally horizontal lines, and with a third generally horizontal line spaced between said pair of vertically spaced-apart lines.
- 5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said horizontal lines are of a first color, different from the color of the remainder of the relatively flexible attachment member.
- 6. The assembly of claim 5, including a third generally horizontal line between said pair of spaced-apart generally horizontal lines, with said third line being of a second color, different from said first color, and different from the color of the remainder of the relatively flexible attachment member.
- 7. The assembly of claim 1, wherein a plurality of generally space-apart locater spots are provided in each said fastener zone, visually distinct from the remainder of said fastener zone.
- 8. An exterior covering assembly for covering building surfaces and the like, comprising:
- (a) a plurality of relatively rigid covering panels for covering at least a portion of a building surface;
- (b) a plurality of relatively flexible attachment members for attaching relatively rigid panels to the building surface while in engagement with said panels; and
- (c) a plurality of fastener means for fastening relatively flexible attachment members to the building surface;
- (d) said relatively flexible attachment members comprising means operationally connecting said relatively rigid covering panels and said fastener means, for indirectly attaching said panels to a building surface via said relatively flexible attachment members;
- (i) wherein said relatively flexible attachment members include visually distinct fastener zones extending therealong, for directing an installer to preferred locations for applying fastener means therethrough;
- (e) whereby expansion and contraction of said relatively rigid covering panels with variations in temperature is accommodated by the flexibility of said relatively flexible attachment members,
- wherein said operationally connecting means comprise a sandwiched engagement of said relatively flexibly attachment members to said relatively rigid panels.
- 9. The assembly of claim 8, wherein said visually distinct fastener zones are defined by a pair of vertically spaced-apart, generally horizontal lines.
- 10. The assembly of claim 8, wherein said visually distinct fastener zones are defined by a generally horizontal line.
- 11. The assembly of claim 8, wherein said visually distinct fastener zones are each defined by a pair of vertically spaced-apart, generally horizontal lines, and with a third generally horizontal line spaced between said pair of vertically spaced-apart lines.
- 12. The assembly of claim 9, wherein said horizontal lines are of a first color, different from the color of the remainder of the relatively flexible attachment member.
- 13. The assembly of claim 12, including a third generally horizontal line between each said pair of spaced-apart generally horizontal lines, with said third line being of a second color, different from said first color, and different from the color of the remainder of the relatively flexible attachment member.
- 14. The assembly of claim 9, wherein a plurality of generally space-apart locator spots are provided in each said fastener zone, visually distinct from the remainder of said fastener zone.
- 15. An exterior covering panel for application to a building surface such as siding, roofing or the like, by fastener means; the panel comprising a relatively rigid panel portion and a relatively flexible panel portion secured with said relatively rigid panel portion, and comprising means whereby expansion and contraction of said relatively rigid panel portion with variations in temperature is accommodated by the flexibility of said relatively flexible panel portion, wherein said relatively flexible panel portion includes a visually distinct fastener zone extending therealong, for directing an installer to a preferred location for applying fastener means therethrough, wherein the relatively flexible panel portion comprises a woven fabric strip.
- 16. The panel of claim 15, wherein said visually distinct fastener zone is defined by a pair of vertically spaced-apart, generally horizontal lines.
- 17. The panel of claim 15, wherein visually said distinct fastener zone is defined by a generally horizontal line.
- 18. The panel of claim 15, wherein in said visually distinct fastener zone is defined by a pair of vertically spaced-apart, generally horizontal lines, and with a third generally horizontal line spaced between said pair of vertically spaced-apart lines.
- 19. The panel of claim 16, wherein said horizontal lines are of a first color, different from the color of the remainder of the relatively flexible panel portion.
- 20. The panel of claim 19, including a third generally horizontal line between said pair of spaced-apart generally horizontal lines, with the third line being of a second color, different from said first color and different from the color of the remainder of the relatively flexible panel portion.
- 21. A method of covering a building surface comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a plurality of relatively rigid covering panels for covering at least a portion of a building surface;
- (b) providing a plurality of relatively flexible attachment members for attaching relatively rigid panels to the building surface while in engagement with said panels;
- (I) wherein the step of providing a plurality of relatively flexible attachment members includes providing each of the relatively flexible attachment members with a visually distinct fastener zone, extending therealong, for directing an installer to a preferred location for applying a fastening means therethrough;
- (c) providing a plurality of fastener means for fastening relatively flexible attachment members to the building surface; and
- (d) operationally connecting said relatively rigid covering panels and said fastener means, for indirectly attaching said panels to a building surface via said relatively flexible attachment members,
- wherein the step of providing a plurality of relatively flexible attachment members includes providing a plurality of woven fabric strips.
- 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of providing a plurality of relatively flexible attachment members includes providing a pair of vertically spaced-apart generally horizontal lines for defining each said fastener zone.
- 23. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of providing a plurality of relatively flexible attachment members includes providing each relatively flexible attachment member with a visually distinct, generally horizontal line for defining a fastener line.
- 24. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of providing a plurality of relatively flexible attachment members includes providing each relatively flexible attachment member with a pair of vertically spaced-apart, generally horizontal lines for defining a fastener zone, including a third, generally horizontal line therebetween.
- 25. The method of claim 21, wherein at least one colored line is used in each said relatively flexible attachment member, for directing an installer to a preferred location for applying a fastener therethrough.
- 26. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of providing a plurality of relatively flexible attachment members includes providing each relatively flexible attachment member with a plurality of horizontally spaced-apart locater spots for directing an installer as to the placement of fastener means in spaced-apart relation therealong.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part of prior application Ser. No. 08/991,868 filed Dec. 16, 1997, which, in turn, is a continuation of prior application Ser. No. 08/242,716 filed May 13, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,729,946 issued Mar. 24, 1998.
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