Wood shingle panel with rear transverse metal slat

Abstract

A wood shingle panel of a given length for use to cover a wall or a roof. The panel is made of a plurality of wood shingles positioned in adjacent relationship to form a row. These wood shingles are attached to a slat consisting of a metal sheet of inverted J cross-section that extends along the length of the panel at a given distance below the top edges of the wood shingles rearwardly of the same. The slat made of a metal sheet has a main wall punched in such a way as to form a plurality of spaced apart spikes which act as nails to attach the wood shingles onto the slat when the main wall of the slat is applied and pressed onto the row of wood shingles. The metal slat also has an inverted U-shaped top wall that projects externally on top of the main wall when the wood shingles are attached to it. This inverted U-shaped top wall is sized to receive and hook onto the top edges of the wood shingles of a similar wood shingle panels positioned below.

1 . In a wood shingle panel of a given length for use to cover a wall or a roof, said panel comprising a plurality of wood shingles positioned in adjacent relationship to form a row that extends over said given length, said wood shingles having top edges that are in line along said given length, said wood shingles being attached to a slat that extends along said given length at a given distance below the top edges of said wood shingles rearwardly of said wood shingles, the improvement wherein: 
 said slat consists of a metal sheet of inverted J cross-section, said metal sheet having a main wall punched in such a way as to form a plurality of spaced apart spikes, said spikes acting as nails to attach the wood shingles onto the slat when the main wall of said slat is applied and pressed onto the row formed by said wood shingles, said metal sheet also having an inverted U-shaped top wall that projects externally on top of the main wall when the wood shingles are attached to it, said inverted U-shaped top wall being sized to receive and hook onto the top edges of the wood shingles of a similar wood shingle panel positioned below.    
   
   
       2 . The improved wood shingle panel of  claim 1 , wherein the top edges of the wood shingles are covered by a connector that extends along the row over the length of said panel.  
   
   
       3 . The improved wood shingle panel of  claim 2 , wherein the connector consists of a metal sheet of inverted U-shape.  
   
   
       4 . The improved wood shingle panel of  claim 2 , wherein the connector consists of a self-adhesive strip.  
   
   
       5 . The improved wood shingle panel of  claim 1 , wherein the wood shingles are of a tapering side shape with a thickness that increases from their top edges down to their bottom edges.  
   
   
       6 . The improved wood shingle panel of  claim 2 , wherein the wood shingles are of a tapering side shape with a thickness that increases from their top edges down to their bottom edges.  
   
   
       7 . The improved wood shingle panel of  claim 1 , wherein the wood shingles have a height of about 15″ and the metal sheet acting as slat is nailed at such a height onto the rear of the row of wood shingles as to leave a height about 5″ free at the bottom of a similar panel when hooked onto it.  
   
   
       8 . The improved wood shingle panel of  claim 2 , wherein the wood shingles have a height of about 15″ and the metal sheet acting as slat is nailed at such a height onto the rear of the row of wood shingles as to leave a height about 5″ free at the bottom of a similar panel when hooked onto it.  
   
   
       9 . The improved wood shingle panel of  claim 6 , wherein the wood shingles have a height of about 15″ and the metal sheet acting as slat is nailed at such a height onto the rear of the row of wood shingles as to leave a height about 5″ free at the bottom of a similar panel when hooked onto it.  
   
   
       10 . A kit for use to cover a wall or a roof, said kit comprising: 
 a plurality of wood shingle panels as claimed in  claim 1;  and    a plurality of other wood shingle panels useful to start assembly of said panels in an upwardly extending direction, said other wood shingle panels comprising a plurality of wood shingles positioned in adjacent relationship to form a row that extends over said given length, said other wood shingles having top edges that are in line along said given length, said wood shingles being attached to a slat consisting of a metal sheet of “h” having an inverted L-shaped portion that fit onto and is attached to the top edges of the wood shingles, said metal sheet also having an upwardly projecting flat portion that is devised to fit into the inverted U-shaped top wall(s) of said wood shingle panel(s).    
   
   
       11 . A kit for use to cover a wall or a roof, said kit comprising: 
 a plurality of wood shingle panels as claimed in  claim 2;  and    a plurality of other wood shingle panels useful to start assembly of said panels in an upwardly extending direction, said other wood shingle panels comprising a plurality of wood shingles positioned in adjacent relationship to form a row that extends over said given length, said other wood shingles having top edges that are in line along said given length, said wood shingles being attached to a slat consisting of a metal sheet of “h” having an inverted L-shaped portion that fit onto and is attached to the top edges of the wood shingles, said metal sheet also having an upwardly projecting flat portion that is devised to fit into the inverted U-shaped top wall(s) of said wood shingle panel(s).    
   
   
       12 . A kit for use to cover a wall or a roof, said kit comprising: 
 a plurality of wood shingle panels as claimed in  claim 6;  and    a plurality of other wood shingle panels useful to start assembly of said panels in an upwardly extending direction, said other wood shingle panels comprising a plurality of wood shingles positioned in adjacent relationship to form a row that extends over said given length, said other wood shingles having top edges that are in line along said given length, said wood shingles being attached to a slat consisting of a metal sheet of “h” having an inverted L-shaped portion that fit onto and is attached to the top edges of the wood shingles, said metal sheet also having an upwardly projecting flat portion that is devised to fit into the inverted U-shaped top wall(s) of said wood shingle panel(s).