Patent ID: 6511741
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: E04D,E04G,G01B,Y10T

Abstract:
A roofing tape for assisting in the installation of a plurality of a selected roofing shingle to a roof section having a length, the selected roofing shingle having a height, an overhang requirement, a reveal space and a reveal space tolerance range, the roofing tape comprising:(a) a front surface; (b) a reverse surface; (c) a first edge; (d) a second edge; (e) a start indicator on the front surface located at a preselected distance from the first edge; (f) a first line indicator on the front surface located between the start indicator and the second edge at a distance from the start indicator equal to the height of the roofing shingles less the overhang requirement of the roofing shingles; and (g) a plurality of series of indicia on the front surface, each series of indicia being arranged longitudinally with consecutive series being separated by a first interval substantially corresponding to the reveal space of the selected shingle and consecutive indicia within each of said plurality of series being separated by a second interval, a spacing from a first indicia to a last indicia in each series of indicia corresponding to the reveal space tolerance range of the selected roofing shingle; wherein the plurality of series of indicia are positioned on the front surface to facilitate the selection of one of the indicia in said series corresponding to the length of the roof section.