Patent ID: 7833371

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a composition roofing shingle, the method comprising: providing a first layer and a second layer each having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the exterior surface of the first layer providing at least a portion of an exterior of the shingle; adhesively connecting at least a portion of the exterior surface of the second layer adhesively to at least a portion of the interior surface of the first layer; dispensing at least one fastener heated to malleability within a common bond area that is located between headlap and buttlap portions of the shingle and provides a region for interconnecting the at least a portion of the interior surface of the first layer with the at least a portion of the exterior surface of the second layer; and allowing the at least one fastener heated to malleability to harden where dispensed such that it terminates within the first layer and is not exposed on the external surface of the first layer.