Patent ID: 8567147

Claim:
A roof shingle assembly comprising: a panel having a front edge, a rear edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, a top side and a bottom side, said panel having a first bend therein extending between said first and second side edges and being spaced from said front and rear edges, said panel having a second bend therein positioned adjacent to said first bend and extending between said first and second side edges, said first and second bends defining a first section positioned between said first bend and said rear edge, a second section positioned between said second bend and said front edge and an intermediate section positioned between said first and second bends, said first and second sections extending away from said intermediate section in opposite directions with respect to each other, a distance between said top side of said second section and said top side of said first section being uniform between each of said front edge, said rear edge, said first side edge, and said second side edge such that the assembly provides a flat even surface configured to receive a second one of the assemblies; and said first and second sections lying in planes orientated parallel to each other and vertically spaced from each other, said plane of said first section being positioned below a plane of said second section; and said panel comprises an inner layer covered by an upper layer and a lower layer, said inner layer comprising a resiliently flexible plastic material, said upper and lower layers comprising a water impermeable material.