Patent ID: 9057194
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: B32B,E04D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A roofing shingle, comprising: a plurality of strata stacked and laminated together by adhesive, each of the strata having a strata width that differs from the other strata; and each of the strata comprises: an exposed edge, tabs and a covered edge, and the strata have strata exposed edges that are substantially aligned with the exposed edge of the roofing shingle; cut outs formed only in an uppermost one of the strata of the roofing shingle, the cut outs have a width extending from an exposed edge of the roofing shingle substantially to a headlap of the roofing shingle, the cut outs have a length that is less than that of the tabs, and the cut outs are misaligned with the tabs, such that the cut outs do not align with side edges of the tabs and are offset laterally to the left or right of the side edges of the tabs; and the roofing shingle has a width that extends between the exposed edge and the covered edge, and the strata are vertically arrayed in strata width from a greatest strata width at a top of the roofing shingle, to a least strata width at a bottom of the roofing shingle, such that the strata form a tapered lower surface in a width direction on the roofing shingle.