Method and Device to Attach Building Siding Boards

Abstract

The invention relates to building materials, in particular to attachment of siding boards, such as composite boards, or fiber cement boards on building siding. A clip to securely attach the boards is disclosed. The clip may be used with our without a shaped foam insulation board. A method to use the clip is also disclosed. Various embodiments of the clip are provided.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A clip for attaching a siding board on a building surface, said clip comprising:
 a hind prong being substantially rectangular in shape and having a lower end, an upper end, and at last one attachment hole;   a front prong being substantially rectangular in shape and having a lower end, an upper end, and at least one attachment hole;   a horizontal portion having a front end and a back end, said front end being connected to the upper end of the front prong in a substantially rectangular angle, and said back end being connected to the upper end of the hind prong in a substantially rectangular angle;
 said horizontal portion having a width substantially equal to thickness of a siding board; 
 said front prong, hind prong and horizontal portion forming a U-shaped fork where an upper end of the siding board snugly fits; and 
   a vertical portion being substantially rectangular and having a lower end, an upper end, and at least one attachment hole, said vertical portion continuing seamlessly upward from the upper end of the hind prong.   
     
     
         2 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein length of the hind prong is substantially same as an overlap of two siding boards installed vertically adjacent to each other. 
     
     
         3 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein length of the vertical portion is substantially same as width of a long face of a ridge of a shaped foam insulation board. 
     
     
         4 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein a snap-away lip is attached to the lower end of the front prong or the lower end of the hind prong. 
     
     
         5 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein the clip is made of one piece, and the hind prong has an inner layer and an outer layer and the outer layer extends to the vertical portion. 
     
     
         6 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein the clip is made of one piece, and the vertical portion has an inner layer and an outer layer and outer layer extend to the hind prong. 
     
     
         7 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein the clip has a width substantially the same as the length of the siding board. 
     
     
         8 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein the clip is made of a first and a second piece, and the first piece consists of the front prong and the horizontal portion and the second piece consists of the vertical portion and the hind prong, and the first piece is welded to the second piece at a point where the horizontal piece attaches the hind prong. 
     
     
         9 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein the clip is made of a first and a second piece, and the vertical part has two layers and the first piece consists of the front prong, the horizontal portion and an inner layer of the vertical part, and the second piece consists of s an outer layer of the vertical part and the hind prong, and wherein the inner and outer layers of the vertical part are welded together from at least one point. 
     
     
         10 . A clip for attaching a siding board on a building surface, said clip comprising:
 a front prong being substantially rectangular in shape and having a lower end, an upper end, and at least one attachment hole;   a vertical portion being substantially rectangular in shape and having a lower end, an upper end, and at least one attachment hole;   a horizontal portion having a front end and a back end, said front end being connected to the upper end of the front prong, and said back end being connected to the lower end of the vertical portion; and
 said horizontal portion having a width substantially equal to thickness of the siding board. 
   
     
     
         11 . The clip of  claim 10 , wherein a snap-away lip is attached to the lower end of the front prong. 
     
     
         12 . The clip of  claim 10 , wherein the horizontal part is connected to the front prong and to the vertical portion with a substantially rectangular angle. 
     
     
         13 . The clip of  claim 10 , wherein the horizontal part is connected to the front prong and to the vertical portion with an angle substantially of 45 degrees. 
     
     
         14 . A clip for attaching a fiber cement board on a building surface, said clip comprising:
 a hind prong being substantially rectangular in shape and having a lower end, an upper end, and at last one attachment hole;   a front prong being substantially rectangular in shape and having a lower end, an upper end, and at least one attachment hole;   a horizontal portion having a front end and a back end, said front end being connected to the upper end of the front prong in a substantially rectangular angle, and said back end being connected to the upper end of the hind prong in a substantially rectangular angle;
 said horizontal portion having a width substantially equal to thickness of a siding board; 
 said front prong, hind prong and horizontal portion forming a U-shaped fork where an upper end of the siding board snugly fits; and 
 wherein a snap-away lip is attached to the lower end of the front prong or to the lower end of the hind prong. 
   
     
     
         15 . A clip for attaching a siding board on a building surface, said clip comprising:
 a hind prong being substantially rectangular in shape and having a lower end, an upper end, and at last one attachment hole;   a front prong being substantially rectangular in shape and having a lower end, an upper end, and at least one attachment hole;   a horizontal portion having a front end and a back end, said front end being connected to the upper end of the front prong in a substantially rectangular angle, and said back end being connected to the upper end of the hind prong in a substantially rectangular angle;
 said horizontal portion having a width substantially equal to the thickness of a siding board; 
 said front prong, hind prong and horizontal portion forming a U-shaped fork where an upper end of the siding board snugly fits; 
   a vertical portion being substantially rectangular and having a lower end, an upper end, and at least one attachment hole;
 said vertical portion continuing seamlessly upward from the upper end of the hind prong; and 
 said front prong further having a cut out hook carved out of the front prong thereby leaving an opening in the front prong and said cut out hook being capable of being punched through the opening and penetrating through the siding board to the wall thereby attaching the board on the wall.