Internally flashed siding channel

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a siding channel which eliminates the damage caused by water flowing down the channel.
Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide such a channel which directs water flowing down the channel away from the house so that the water cannot accumulate behind the siding.
The objects and advantages of the present invention are provided by a C-shaped siding channel which includes a nail strip, an abutment strip, and a cover strip wherein a tab or web extends from the nail strip, along the abutment strip, to the cover strip providing internal flashing for the channel.
Thus, water flowing down the channel will flow along the tabs away from the house.
The siding is installed with the edges of the siding coming as close as possible to the abutment edge.
Where the siding edge intersects a tab, a small horizontal slit is cut in the siding.
The siding is simply slipped over the tab so that the tab extends along the slit in the edge of the siding.
Accordingly, when water flows down the channel, it will contact the tab, flow away from the building out to the exterior side of the siding, and down the side of where it will run to the ground.
This will keep the water for accumulating from behind the siding and causing damage to the house and the siding.
The objects and advantages of the present invention will be further appreciated in light of the following detailed description and drawings in which: