| 摘要 |
<p>ASPHALT COMPOSITION SHINGLES The present Invention relates to the field of roofing, and more particularly, non-metallic roofing such as asphalt composition and woodshake roofing. Asphalt composition roofing of various types is very well known in the prior art and historically have been characterized as providing a relatively flat (i.e. non-three dimensional) roof, thereby having a minimal decorative character. Also, asphalt composition roofing, whether by way of conventional shingles or otherwise, has historically utilized a highly repetitive pattern in the roofing, thereby again limiting the decorative characteristic of the roof. The disclosed asphalt composition shingles for new roofing and reroofing provide a three dimensional appearance not unlike shake but with the characteristic lower cost and fire retarding characteristics of asphalt composition materials. The shingles may be cut from a standard roll of asphalt composition material, and are then folded to provide regions of differing thicknesses because of the differing number of thicknesses of the material in the various regions. The shingle design allows reroofing over existing shake roofs without requiring the stripping of the old roof. Various embodiments are disclosed.</p> |
