Patent ID: 8266861
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A high profile hip, ridge or rake shingle having a tab portion and a butt portion, with the tab portion and the butt portion meeting at a junction, the shingle comprising: (a) a posterior shingle layer of a first length and having a leading edge and a trailing edge; (b) an anterior shingle layer of a second length, shorter than said first length, adhesively secured to said posterior layer and having a leading edge and a trailing edge, with the trailing edge of the anterior layer being spaced from the trailing edge of the posterior layer, leaving a first step on the posterior layer uncovered by said anterior layer; (c) a first riser being of a third length and adhesively secured to said anterior layer and having a leading edge and a trailing edge, with its leading edge being at the junction of the shingle butt and tab portions and with its trailing edge being spaced from the trailing edge of the anterior layer, leaving a second step on the anterior layer uncovered by the first riser; (d) a second riser being of a fourth length and adhesively secured to said first riser and having a leading edge and a trailing edge, with its leading edge being at the junction of the shingle butt and tab portions and its trailing edge being spaced from the trailing edge of the first riser, leaving a third step on the first riser uncovered by said second riser and with a top surface of the second riser comprising a fourth step; (e) with said first, second, third and fourth uncovered steps, each being of sufficient and substantially equal length that, together, they comprise a progressive, decreasing substantially uniformly stepped wedge-like thickness of the butt portion of the shingle, that comprises means for receiving a tab portion of a next-overlying shingle thereover, in covering relation to said first, second, third and fourth steps.