Patent ID: 7246474
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A roofing shingle having a top surface and a bottom surface, comprising: an upper edge folded over toward said top surface; a lower edge folded under toward said bottom surface and adapted to engage said folded over top surface of a lower adjacent shingle; a first unfolded side edge of the shingle; a second side edge, folded toward said top surface to form one side wall of a gutter, said gutter comprising three walls and a sole egress; an S shaped fold spaced apart from said folded side edge, forming a second side wall of said gutter and adapted to receive said first side edge from a lateral adjacent shingle, where said folded over upper edge forms a third wall of said gutter and said folded under bottom edge forms said sole egress for water collected in said gutter.