Insulating thin-brick, thin-stone, and thin-block siding system

Abstract

Surface facing materials structured for facing indoor and outdoor surfaces, consisting of facing sections having interdigitating connectors on opposing first and second surfaces so as to securely connect a long connecting-side of a section to a long connecting-side of an adjacent section and/or interdigitating connectors on each end so as to securely connect each section end to an end of an adjacent section, so as to provide light weight, moisture resistant, sound and heat insulating facing. One style of the facing section comprises a single row of thin-bricks positioned short end to short end securely adhered to an elongate, lightweight, insulating backing-panel having interdigitating connectors sized so as to accept a single row of bricks so as to result in a thin-bricked panel. In one preferred embodiment, from 2 to 10 thin-bricks are adhered end to end to a backing-panel forming an elongated row of thin-bricks on a backing panel.

1 . A system, comprising:
 a system of surface facing materials structured for facing indoor and outdoor surfaces, comprising;
 facing sections having: 
 interdigitating connectors on opposing first and second surfaces so as to securely connect a long connecting-side of a section to a long connecting-side of an adjacent section and/or 
 interdigitating connectors on each end so as to securely connect each section end to an end of an adjacent section, so as to provide light weight, moisture resistant, sound and heat insulating facing. 
   
   
   
       2 . The system, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein one style of said facing sections comprise a single row of thin-bricks positioned short end to short end securely adhered to an elongate, lightweight, insulating backing-panel having interdigitating connectors sized so as to accept a single row of bricks so as to result in a thin-bricked panel. 
   
   
       3 . The system, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said thin-bricks are adhered to said lightweight insulating backing-panel using grout or mortar. 
   
   
       4 . The system, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said thin-brick could be replaced by thin-stone or thin-block. 
   
   
       5 . The system, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said facing section further comprises multiple rows of thin-bricks. 
   
   
       6 . The system, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said interdigitating connectors on the opposing first and second surfaces further comprise tongue and groove connectors. 
   
   
       7 . The system, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said interdigitating connectors on said ends further comprise male and female connectors. 
   
   
       8 . The system, as recited in  claim 4 , wherein a style of said facing section comprise window sills or window lentils. 
   
   
       9 . The system, as recited in  claim 5 , wherein a style of said facing section comprises thin-bricked panels shaped to fit about surface corners. 
   
   
       10 . The system, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said facing sections are made with spacers protruding from their back surface so as to prevent a build-up of moisture. 
   
   
       11 . The system, as recited in  claim 4 , wherein a style of said facing section comprises corners blocks for forming corner facing sections. 
   
   
       12 . The system, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said facing section is structured so that the bottom edge of each brick of each bricked-panel is aligned with the bottom edge of its said backing-panel, so that each row of bricks positioned on a wall casts a shadow on another bricked-panel directly beneath it so as to hide any seam lines. 
   
   
       13 . The system, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said facing sections are attached to a surface using a fastener that first fastens into said facing section and then fastens into said surface. 
   
   
       14 . The system, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein from 2 to 10 thin-bricks adhered to said backing-panel. 
   
   
       15 . A siding material, comprising:
 an insulating, lightweight, interior, exterior siding material, comprising;
 an insulating, lightweight backing-panel structured to have a length, a top, front, bottom, and back surface, 
   said top surface having a tongue along its length, said bottom surface having a grove along its length, said tongue and groove structure providing for tongue and groove attachment of one of said backing-panels stacked above another,   said backing-panel having a male connector on one end and a female connector on another end providing for end to end connection of each siding panel,   said front surface having one row of thin facing elements adhered across its length so as to form a lightweight, insulating siding-panel.   
   
   
       16 . The siding, as recited in  claim 15 , further comprising wherein said thin-facing elements are thin-bricks. 
   
   
       17 . The siding, as recited in  claim 15 , further comprising wherein said thin-facing elements are thin-stone. 
   
   
       18 . The siding, as recited in  claim 15 , further comprising wherein said backing-panel is a molded, foam backing-panel. 
   
   
       19 . The siding, as recited in  claim 15 , further comprising wherein said thin facing elements are fixed to a front surface using mortar. 
   
   
       20 . A method, comprising:
 a method of making a facing section, comprising   providing for a set of thin-bricks;   providing for a lightweight, insulating backing-panel having interdigitating connectors on opposing short and long surfaces;   providing for grout;   adhering at least one row of thin-bricks to said backing-panel using said grout so as to make a thin-brick, light weight, insulating facing sections for facing indoor and outdoor surfaces.