Patent ID: 8127514
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: B29C,B29L,E04D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A composition roofing shingle, comprising: a first layer having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the exterior surface of the first layer providing at least a portion of an exterior of the shingle; and a second layer having an interior surface and an exterior surface, at least a portion of the exterior surface of the second layer adhesively connected to at least a portion of the interior surface of the first layer, and a first leading edge of the first layer aligned to a second leading edge of the second layer; wherein the second layer comprises at least one deformation point deformed into the first layer, the at least one deformation point being within a common bond area that is located between headlap and buttlap portions of the shingle and provides a region for interconnecting the at least a portion of the interior surface of the first layer with the at least a portion of the exterior surface of the second layer; wherein the at least one deformation point terminates within the first layer such that no deformation is visible on the exterior surface of the first layer; and wherein the first layer includes a first trailing edge spaced from and substantially parallel with the first leading edge and the second layer includes a second trailing edge spaced from and substantially parallel with the second leading edge, wherein the distance defined between the first leading edge and the first trailing edge is greater than the distance defined between the second leading edge and the second trailing edge.