US Patent 9896849 Flush or lap siding system

A wall siding system that utilizes the same primary hardware (e.g. bottom rail and short clip) for mounting panels to a surface can be used to mount the panels in a lapped horizontal configuration, flush horizontal configuration or a flush vertical configuration. This greatly simplifies manufacturing of the hardware and yet allows for three different configurations. Additionally, the same finishing hardware (e.g. top cap, trim cleat and edge trim) may be used to hide one or more pieces of the primary hardware. The wall siding system may be mounted indoors or outdoors because the wall siding system allows for water trapped behind the panels to drain out and air out so that water is not trapped behind the panels.