Patent ID: 7578108

Claim:
A laminated adhesive shingle for use in a roof system comprised of rows of shingles comprising: a base layer including an attachment flange, an intermediate layer sized in vertical length so that the intermediate layer does not completely overlap the base layer but allows said attachment flange to be exposed along the bottom of the base layer, said intermediate layer permanently attached along its top edge to said base layer while forming a pocket recess between the top edge of the intermediate layer and the bottom of the base layer, said pocket recess sized to receive a single layer of a shingle; and a top layer attached to said intermediate layer and permanently attached along its mid section to the top edge of said base layer, said top layer extending along the top edge of said base layer forming a top layer single layer band along the top of the shingle; and said top layer single layer area along the top of the shingle and sized in length to fit securely into the pocket recess formed between the intermediate layer and the bottom of the base layer when the shingles are interlocked and trap locked between adjacent rows when installed on a roof.