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US 11,486,144 B2Granted
Roofing shingles with handles
AssigneeGAF Energy LLC
InventorsGabriela Bunea, Thierry Nguyen, Michael Kuiper, Evan Wray, Brian West
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Abstract
A roofing shingle includes a head lap and at least one solar cell. The head lap includes at least one handle located between a first end and a second end of the shingle and proximate to a first edge thereof. The at least one handle includes at least one cutout and a gripping portion. The at least one cutout is sized and shaped to receive an external object to facilitate transporting the shingle by a user.
Claims20
A roofing shingle, comprising:
- a first layer having:
- a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first edge extending from the first end to the second end, and a second edge opposite the first edge and extending from the first end to the second end,
- a first portion comprising a head lap extending from the first end to the second end adjacent the first edge of the first layer, and
- a second portion extending from the first end to the second end adjacent the second edge of the first layer, and
- a second layer comprising at least one solar cell,
- wherein the second layer positioned above the second portion of the first layer,
- wherein the head lap includes at least one handle located between the first end and the second end and proximate to the first edge,
- wherein the first layer forms a continuous flat surface between the at least one handle and the second edge,
- wherein the at least one handle includes at least one cutout and a gripping portion, and
- wherein the at least one cutout is sized and shaped to receive an external object to facilitate transporting the roofing shingle by a user.
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A system comprising:
- a plurality of roofing shingles, each roofing shingle of the plurality of roofing shingles comprising:
- a first layer having:
- a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first edge extending from the first end to the second end, and a second edge opposite the first edge and extending from the first end to the second end,
- a first portion comprising a head lap extending from the first end to the second end adjacent the first edge of the first layer, and
- a second portion extending from the first end to the second end adjacent the second edge of the first layer,
- a second layer comprising at least one solar cell,
- wherein the second layer positioned above the second portion of the first layer,
- wherein the head lap includes at least one handle located between the first end and the second end and proximate to the first edge,
- wherein the first layer forms a continuous flat surface between the at least one handle and the second edge, and
- wherein the at least one handle includes at least one cutout and a gripping portion, and
- an external object;
- wherein the at least one cutout of each of the plurality of roofing shingles is sized and shaped to receive the external object, and
- wherein the external object is configured to extend through each of the at least one cutout of the plurality of roofing systems.
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A method, comprising:
- obtaining a roofing shingle that includes:
- a first layer having:
- a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first edge extending from the first end to the second end, and a second edge opposite the first edge and extending from the first end to the second end,
- a first portion comprising a head lap extending from the first end to the second end adjacent the first edge of the first layer, and
- a second portion extending from the first end to the second end adjacent the second edge of the first layer,
- a second layer comprising at least one solar cell,
- wherein the second layer positioned above the second portion of the first layer,
- attaching at least one handle between the first end and the second end and proximate to the first edge of the head lap,
- wherein the at least one handle includes at least one cutout and a gripping portion,
- wherein the first layer forms a continuous flat surface between the at least one handle and the second edge, and
- wherein the at least one cutout is sized and shaped to receive an external object to facilitate transporting the shingle by a user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.