Patent ID: 9493954
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B32B,E04D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A roofing underlayment comprising: an asphalt-coated fibrous sheet having an upper asphaltic surface and a lower asphaltic surface; a plurality of granules adhered to a first portion of the upper asphaltic surface; and a plurality of slip resistant tape members directly bonded to a second portion of the upper asphaltic surface and arranged longitudinally and substantially parallel with a central longitudinal axis of the underlayment; wherein the plurality of slip resistant tape members includes a first slip resistant tape member disposed entirely on a first side of the central longitudinal axis of the underlayment, proximate a front edge of the underlayment, a second slip resistant tape member disposed entirely on a second side of the central longitudinal axis of the underlayment, proximate a rear edge of the underlayment, a third slip resistant tape member disposed entirely on the first side of the central longitudinal axis of the underlayment, spaced apart from the first slip resistant tape member and proximate the central longitudinal axis of the underlayment, and a fourth slip resistant tape member disposed entirely on the second side of the central longitudinal axis of the underlayment, spaced apart from the second slip resistant tape member and proximate the central longitudinal axis of the underlayment.