Patent ID: 9650787
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: E04D

Claim:
1. A hip or ridge cap shingle comprising: a shingle blank having an elongated body with a bottom side, a top side, a front portion, a back portion, and an intermediate portion between the front portion and the back portion; a first fold line extending transversely across the shingle blank allowing the front portion to be folded along the first fold line at least partially beneath the back portion forming a two-layer forward edge portion; a second fold line extending transversely across the shingle blank allowing the two layer forward edge portion to be folded at least partially beneath the intermediate portion forming a four-layer forward edge portion with a two-layer bullnose edge; a ribbon of reinforcing material having a width and extending transversely across the elongated body of the shingle blank; the ribbon of reinforcing material being positioned on the shingle to extend around the bullnose edge of the four-layer forward edge portion to provide support and crack resistance along the bullnose edge.