Patent ID: 7204063

Claim:
A roofing shingle for a roofing system of multiple overlapping shingles, the shingle being monoplanar and having a weather-resistant exterior face, opposed side edges and a width extending from a butt edge to a top edge, with an exposed portion of the exterior face having a predetermined width of length E extending from the butt edge and, in use, a covered portion extending from the exposed portion, to the top edge, wherein the width of the shingle is more than twice the length E of the exposed portion; wherein the covered portion of the shingle is provided with an adhesive strip offset from the butt edge by a distance greater than the length E, the adhesive strip being adapted to adhere to an adjacent shingle; and wherein the covered portion of the shingle is provided with a continuous sealant band parallel to and offset from the top edge, the band having a width extending between a lower imaginary line located no more than the length 2E from the butt edge of the shingle and an upper imaginary line about ¼ inch from the top edge.