Patent ID: 8099923
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: E04D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A roofing shingle of unitary construction comprising: at least one first nib having a distal end and extending from a leading edge of said roofing shingle; a laying line oriented lengthwise on a front surface of said shingle, said laying line being defined by a near edge and a far edge; wherein said laying line is exposed when an edge of an overlying roofing shingle is placed in contacting proximity with said laying line; and wherein said nib has substantially the same width as said laying line, said nib being adapted for facilitating a space between adjacent shingles, said space having a width generally equal to the width of said laying line; wherein said nib is sized and adapted such that when the leading edge of a first, overlying shingle is placed in contacting proximity with the far edge of the laying line of a second, underlying shingle, the end of said nib of said overlying shingle extends to the near edge of the laying line of said underlying shingle.