Insulating panel

Abstract

An insulating panel comprises a backing member and a siding member. The backing member has a front face, a rear face, a top face, a bottom face, a first side face, and a second side face. The siding member has a veneer, a top wall, and a nailing hem. The rear face of the veneer is attached to the front face of the backing member. The top edge of the veneer has a hook extending forward and the bottom edge of the veneer extends beyond the bottom face of the backing member and has a lip extending rearward. The top wall of the siding member extends rearward from the veneer, and the nailing hem extends upwards from the rear edge of the top wall, to lie in the same plane as the rear face of the backing member.

1 . An insulating panel, comprising:
 a backing member having a front face, a rear face, a top face having a front edge and a rear edge, a bottom face, a first side face, and a second side face;   wherein the top face of the backing member is angled from the front edge to the rear edge, such that the angle between the top face and the rear face of the backing member is acute;   a siding member having a veneer, a top wall, and a nailing hem;   wherein the veneer has a front face, a rear face, a top edge, and a bottom edge, the rear face of the veneer being attached to the front face of the backing member;   wherein the top wall extends rearwardly from the top edge of the veneer, the top wall having a front edge and a rear edge;   wherein the nailing hem extends upwardly from the rear edge of the top wall;   wherein the top edge of the veneer has a hook extending forward;   wherein the bottom edge of the veneer extends beyond the bottom face of the backing member and has a lip extending rearward; and   wherein a bottom edge of the rear face of the backing member has a horizontal detent running from the first side face to the second side face of the backing member, the horizontal detent configured to receive the nailing hem of an adjacent panel.   
     
     
         2 . The insulating panel of  claim 1 , wherein the hook and the lip are complementary in shape. 
     
     
         3 . The insulating panel of  claim 1 , wherein the horizontal detent has a height equal to or greater than a height of the nailing hem. 
     
     
         4 . The insulating panel of  claim 1 , wherein the front face of the backing member is angled with respect to the rear face of the backing member. 
     
     
         5 . The insulating panel of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom face of the backing member does not contact the top wall of an adjacent panel, such that a gap is present between the bottom face of the backing member and the top wall of the adjacent panel. 
     
     
         6 . The insulating panel of  claim 1 , wherein the backing member is composed of closed-cell expanded foam. 
     
     
         7 . The insulating panel of  claim 1 , wherein the veneer has a constant thickness from the top edge to the bottom edge. 
     
     
         8 . The insulating panel of  claim 1 , wherein the rear face of the siding member is adhesively attached to the front face of the backing member. 
     
     
         9 . The insulating panel of  claim 1 , wherein the top wall of the siding member is adhesively attached to the top face of the backing member. 
     
     
         10 . The insulating panel of  claim 1 , wherein the angle between the rear face and the top face of the backing member is between 60° to 89°. 
     
     
         11 . The insulating panel of  claim 1 , wherein the top wall of the siding member is angled from the front edge to the rear edge of the top wall. 
     
     
         12 . The insulating panel of  claim 11 , wherein the angle between the top wall and the nailing hem of the siding member is between 91° and 120°. 
     
     
         13 . The insulating panel of  claim 11 , wherein the angle between the rear face and the top face of the backing member is complementary to the angle between the top wall and the nailing hem of the siding member, such that the top wall of the siding member rests on the top face of the backing member. 
     
     
         14 . The insulating panel of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom face of the backing member is angled such that the angle between the bottom face and the rear face of the backing member is obtuse. 
     
     
         15 . The insulating panel of  claim 14 , wherein the top face of the backing member is parallel to the bottom face of the backing member. 
     
     
         16 . The insulating panel of  claim 1 , wherein the veneer of the siding panel is made up of an upper wall, a lower wall, and a longitudinal platform joining a lower edge of the upper wall with an upper edge of the lower wall. 
     
     
         17 . A siding member, comprising:
 a veneer having a front face, a top edge, a bottom edge, and a rear face, wherein the top edge of the veneer has a hook extending forward and the bottom edge of the veneer has a lip extending rearward;   a top wall extending rearwardly from the top edge of the veneer, the top wall having a front edge and a rear edge; and   a nailing hem extending upwardly from the rear edge of the top wall.   
     
     
         18 . The siding member of  claim 17 , wherein the angle between the top wall and the nailing hem is obtuse. 
     
     
         19 . The siding member of  claim 17 , wherein the veneer has a constant thickness from the top edge to the bottom edge. 
     
     
         20 . The siding member of  claim 17 , wherein the veneer includes an upper wall, a lower wall, and a longitudinal platform joining a lower edge of the upper wall with an upper edge of the lower wall.