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US 8,713,883 · App. 13/453,272 · Granted May 6, 2014

Shingle with impact resistant layer

Inventor: John A. Thies, III (Eden Prairie, MN)
Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,713,883
App. No.
13/453,272
Granted
May 6, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A roofing shingle includes an underlay sheet, an overlay sheet, and a structural lattice layer bonded between the underlay sheet and the overlay sheet.

Claims (12)

1. A laminated roofing shingle comprising:

an underlay sheet including an asphalt coated fiberglass mat;

an overlay sheet separate from the underlay sheet and including an asphalt coated fiberglass mat and granules on an upper surface of the asphalt coated fiberglass mat; and

a structural lattice layer bonded between the underlay sheet and the overlay sheet by a modified asphalt adhesive, the structural lattice layer defined a space between the underlay sheet and the overlay sheet.

2. The laminated roofing shingle according to claim 1 , wherein the structural lattice layer defines an impact resistant layer.

3. The laminated roofing shingle according to claim 2 , wherein the structural lattice layer defines a folding member, and wherein the folding member folds between a substantially flat position and a fully spaced position.

4. The laminated roofing shingle according to claim 3 , wherein the folding member includes a living hinge.

5. The laminated roofing shingle according to claim 4 , wherein the living hinge is movable such that the underlay sheet and the overlay sheet are movable relative to one another upon application of a shear force.

6. The laminated roofing shingle according to claim 1 , wherein the structural lattice layer comprises a base and a plurality of support members extending outward of the base.

7. The laminated roofing shingle according to claim 6 , wherein the base is attached to the underlay sheet.

8. The laminated roofing shingle according to claim 7 , wherein the support members include a first end at the base, and a second end opposite the first end, the second end attached to an underside of the overlay sheet.

9. The laminated roofing shingle according to claim 8 , wherein the base and the first end of the support members define a living hinge.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2012
From: THIES, JOHN A., III
To: OWENS CORNING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, LLC
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61478615 · Apr 25, 2011
Related Publication 20120266559A1 · Oct 25, 2012