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Dimensional shingle for hip, ridge and rake portions of a roof

  • US 5,295,340 A
  • Filed: 04/05/1993
  • Issued: 03/22/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A hip, ridge and rake shingle comprising:

  • a. a top cover sheet, substantially rectangular in top plan, said top cover sheet being preformed into an inverted V-shape in cross-section and having a pair of side panels extending from a bendable median longitudinal peak to longitudinal bottom lateral edges, said side panels of said top cover sheet including a front end portion, a rear end portion, an upper surface and a lower surface; and

    ,b. a flexible and resilient substrate, substantially rectangular in bottom plan, said substrate being mounted on said lower surface of said top cover, said substrate having a leading end portion, located adjacent said front end portion of said side panels of said top cover sheet, a trailing end portion, located adjacent said rear end portion of said side panels of said top cover sheet, and a bottom surface, said substrate being preformed so as to have an inverted, V-shaped cross-section with a median longitudinal peak and bottom lateral edges and having a length and width less than the respective length and width of said top cover, so that said top cover sheet extends beyond the perimeter of said substrate to form an overhang around said perimeter, said leading end portion of said substrate being of substantially greater thickness than the thickness of said top cover, said substrate having a thickness tapering from said leading end portion of said substrate along the length thereof toward said trailing end portion, whereby said side panels of said cover sheet and said substrate are adapted to be bent around respective to conform to the configuration of an underlying hip, ridge, or rake.

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