Patent ID: 6014847
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A laminated roofing shingle comprising:an overlay having an underside and a plurality of spaced apart tabs, each one of said tabs having a leading edge, a first shadow line and a remaining portion, said tabs defining openings adjacent said tabs;a layer of granules disposed on said first shadow line of said tabs and on said remaining portion of said tabs, said granules on said first shadow line of said tabs being substantially darker in color than said granules on said remaining portion of said tabs;an underlay attached to said underside of said overlay to cooperatively form said laminated roofing shingle, said underlay having a leading edge, a second shadow line, and a remaining portion between said leading edge of said underlay and said second shadow line, said leading edge of said underlay generally co-aligning with said leading edge of said tabs, said underlay having a portion exposed through said openings defined adjacent said tabs; anda layer of granules disposed on said underlay, said granules on said second shadow line of said underlay being substantially darker than said granules on said remaining portion of said underlay.