Finishing shingle
OwnerMichael John Hradisky, Andrew Hradiskyinventors
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Abstract
A finishing shingle includes a sheet having a front surface and a rear surface. The front surface is configured to resemble the shingle installed on a roof with which the finishing shingle will be used. The sheet further includes a central, frangible seam longitudinally extending from one side edge to an opposing side edge that allows a worker to easily separate the sheet into two equal finishing shingles that are substantially half the size of the roof shingle. Nail targets positioned on the top surface provide a template for a worker to nail the finishing shingle to the underlying flashing. Circular sealant patches on the rear surface are aligned with the nail targets to form a watertight seal around the nail and flashing.
Claims6
In combination with a roof having shingles thereon having a select aesthetic exterior surface, an architectural object extending from said roof, and exposed flashing positioned between said architectural object and said roof shingles, a finishing shingle for concealing said flashing comprising:
- a sheet having a front surface and a rear surface, a pair of longitudinal edges and a pair of transverse edges, said front surface aesthetically configured to resemble said select aesthetic exterior surface, said sheet superimposed on said exposed flashing;
- spaced targets positioned on the front surface of said sheet that provide a template for a worker to drive a nail into said sheet and said exposed flashing;
- a plurality of sealant patches on the rear surface of said sheet, each of said sealant patches aligned with a select one of said spaced targets, said sealant patches forming a watertight seal between said nail and said flashing;
- a plurality of heat-activated adhesive strips on the rear surface of said sheet extending in a transverse direction between said pair of longitudinal side edges to bind the sheet to the flashing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.