Patent ID: 9187903
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: E04D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A two-layer laminated roofing shingle comprising: (a) a posterior layer having a posterior headlap and a posterior buttlap including a plurality of posterior simulated tabs extending from said posterior headlap, said posterior simulated tabs spaced apart by a plurality of partial slots, and each of said posterior simulated tabs is connected to at least one adjacent posterior simulated tab by a connecting segment; (b) an anterior layer having an anterior headlap and an anterior buttlap including one or more anterior tabs extending from said anterior headlap; and wherein the anterior layer is positioned on the posterior layer in a manner such that each anterior tab is positioned on one of the posterior simulated tabs; and wherein the posterior simulated tabs are surfaced with a first shade of granules and the connecting segments are surfaced with a second shade of granules that is darker than said first shade of granules.