Andrew Williams

20030172611, Sep 18, 2003

Mar 8, 2002

10/095955

Steven Coco - Gig Harbor WA, US
Sidney Dinwiddie - Wilmore KY, US
Gary Lancaster - University Place WA, US
Rebecca Newman - Tacoma WA, US
J. Vandenberg - Auburn WA, US
Andrew Williams - University Place WA, US
Dennis Williams - University Place WA, US

E04D001/00

052/554000

An asphalt roof shingle assembled into a roof covering, presenting repetitive and uniform, geometric patterns. The shingle has an upper headlap portion and a lower visual feature region. The visual feature region includes a first visual feature and first and second transition portions of a second visual feature. The transition portions may be either identical or different in size and configuration. In another embodiment, a plurality of alternating, identically sized and shaped visual features, such as teeth and cutout spaces, is arranged in lineal fashion along the visual feature region. Transition portions of teeth or cutout spaces are located on opposing lateral edges of the tooth portion. When adjacent shingles are installed on a roof structure in abutting relation, laterally adjacent transition portions form a full-size visual feature, such as a tooth or a cutout space. A backing shim may also be provided beneath and substantially co-extensive with the tooth portion, exposing a portion of the backing shim within each cutout space.