Patent ID: 8006457

Claim:
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 surface of the shingle; 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 at least one molten fastener received in a hole defined within a common bond area that is located between headlap and buttlap portions of the shingle and provides a region for interconnecting the interior surface of the first layer with the exterior surface of the second layer, the hole extending from the second layer to the first layer and terminating in the first layer such that the at least one fastener is not exposed on the exterior surface of the first layer; wherein the at least one fastener conforms to the shape of the hole.