Patent ID: 8347578

Claim:
A panel assembly shingle set that can be mounted to a surface, the panel assembly shingle set comprising: a first sub-panel having a top face and a bottom face and including a plurality of adjacent shingles of at least two different widths and that are adjoined together as the first sub-panel by at least one bonding strip, the shingles being arranged such that the first sub-panel includes a linear left and linear right edge that are parallel to each other, and a linear front and back edge that are parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to a left and right edge; a second sub-panel having a top face and a bottom face and including a plurality of adjacent shingles of at least two different widths and that are adjoined together as the second sub-panel by at least one bonding strip, the shingles being arranged such that the second sub-panel includes a left and right edge that are parallel to each other, and a linear front and back edge that are parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to a linear left and right edge; a spacer located between each adjacent shingle of the first and second sub-panels such that bordering edges of adjacent shingles define a gap between them; a first alignment indicia positioned on the top face of the first sub-panel, the first alignment indicia identifying a first set of uniquely identified alignment markings extending completely across the top face of the first sub-panel; a second alignment indicia positioned proximate to the back edge of the first sub-panel, the second alignment indicia including a second set of uniquely identified alignment markings extending completely across the first sub-panel, wherein at least a subset of the uniquely identified alignment markings of the first set and the second set are associated with each other by including similar markings; a third alignment indicia positioned on the top face of the second sub-panel, the third alignment indicia identifying a third set of uniquely identified alignment markings extending completely across the top face of the first sub-panel; a fourth alignment indicia positioned proximate to the back edge of the second sub-panel, the fourth alignment indicia including a fourth set of uniquely identified alignment markings extending completely across the second sub-panel, wherein at least a subset of the uniquely identified alignment markings of the third set and the fourth set are associated with each other by including similar markings and, there are no common identified alignment markings between the first and third sets of uniquely identified alignment markings or in the second and fourth sets of uniquely identified alignment markings; and wherein when the second sub-panel is placed on top of the first sub-panel such that the uniquely identified alignment markings of the third set are in alignment with the uniquely identified alignment elements of the second set, the keyways between adjacent shingles of the first sub-panel are offset from the keyways between adjacent shingles of the second sub-panel.