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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2014
Building Materials Investment Corporation, Dallas, TX (US);
Stephen A. Buzza, Newburgh, IN (US);
Building Materials Investment Corporation, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A two-layer laminated roofing shingle is disclosed comprising a posterior layer having a headlap and a buttlap including a plurality of simulated tabs extending from the posterior headlap, each simulated tab is connected to at least one adjacent simulated tab by a connecting segment, and an anterior layer having a headlap and a buttlap including one or more anterior tabs extending from the anterior headlap. Also disclosed is a single layer roofing shingle comprising a headlap and a buttlap including a plurality of simulated tabs extending from said headlap, the simulated tabs spaced apart by a plurality of partial slots, and each simulated tab is connected to at least one adjacent simulated tab by a connecting segment. Also disclosed is a roofing system comprising a plurality of courses of the inventive shingles.