Method and apparatus for installing roofing shingles

Apparatus for securing shingles to a roof having a ridge and an eave, which comprises:

• first and second battens attached to said roof and extending substantially parallel to each other and to said ridge and said eave, each of said battens having an integrally formed, flexible flange member that extends towards said roof eave;
• first and second shingles each having a top portion, a bottom portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and first and second side portions;
• each of said shingles having a shingle prong integrally formed therewith and extending substantially the full width thereof and downwardly from said bottom portion thereof, said shingle prongs extending towards said roof ridge;
• each of said battens having a mating area where said flexible flange member interlocks with said shingle prong;
• each of said shingles further having a gutter system comprising an up gutter extending from said first side portion thereof and a down gutter that is complementary with said up gutter and extends from said second side portion thereof, said up gutter adapted to fit within said down gutter upon installation of said plurality of shingles to said battens;
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• said shingle prongs adapted to be interlocked with said flexible flanges in a snap-fit manner to secure each of said shingles to said battens.

Shingle and batten apparatus for a roof having a ridge and an eave, comprising:

• first and second battens fastened to said roof, said first and second battens substantially parallel to each other and to said ridge and said eave, each of said battens further having an integrally formed, flexible flange that extends towards said roof eave;
• a first plurality of shingles attached to said first batten, and a second plurality of shingles attached to said second batten, each of said shingles having a top portion, a bottom portion, a front portion, and a rear portion;
• each of said shingles having a shingle prong integrally formed therewith and extending substantially the full width thereof and downwardly from said bottom portion thereof, said shingle prongs extending towards said roof ridge;
• each of said battens having a mating area where said flexible flanges are attached to said shingle prongs;
• said shingle prongs adapted to be interlocked with said flexible flanges in a snap-fit manner to attach said shingles to said battens;
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• wherein said first batten is connected only to said first plurality of shingles and said roof, and said second batten is connected only to said second plurality of shingles and said roof.

Shingle and batten apparatus for a roof having a ridge and an eave, comprising:

• first and second battens attached to said roof, said first and second battens being substantially parallel to each other and to said ridge and said eave, each of said battens further having an integrally formed, flexible flange that extends towards said roof eave;
• a first plurality of shingles coupled to said first batten, and a second plurality of shingles coupled to said second batten, each of said shingles having a bottom portion, a front portion, and side portions;
• each of said shingles further having a shingle prong integrally formed therewith and extending downwardly from said bottom portion thereof, said shingle prong extending towards said roof ridge;
• each of said battens having a mating area;
• said shingle prongs adapted to be interlocked with said flexible flanges in said mating area in a snap-fit manner to couple said shingles to said battens;
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• wherein said first and second plurality of shingles are not coupled to each other and are coupled only to said first and second battens, respectively, wherein said first batten contacts only said roof and said first plurality of shingles, and said second batten contacts only said roof and said second plurality of shingles;
• each of said first and second shingles having only one shingle prong extending from the bottom portion thereof.

Shingle and batten apparatus for a roof having a ridge and an eave, comprising:

• first and second battens attached to said roof, said first and second battens being substantially parallel to each other and to said ridge and said eave, each of said battens further having an integrally formed, flexible flange that extends towards said roof eave;
• a first plurality of shingles adjacent to each other and extending laterally along said first batten, and a second plurality of shingles adjacent to each other and extending laterally along said second batten, each of said shingles having a bottom portion, a front portion, and side portions;
• a gutter system including an open channel formed integrally with said side portions of said first and second plurality of shingles, said open channel adapted to guide water off said roof;
• each of said shingles further having a shingle prong integrally formed therewith and extending downwardly from said bottom portion thereof, said shingle prong extending towards said roof ridge;
• each of said battens having a mating area where said flexible flanges become coupled to said shingle prongs in a snap-fit manner to secure said shingles to said battens;
• said first plurality of shingles coupled to adjacent shingles by said gutter system of said first plurality of shingles;
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• said second plurality of shingles coupled to adjacent shingles by said gutter system of said second plurality of shingles.

Apparatus for securing shingles to a roof having a ridge and an eave, which comprises:

• first and second battens attached to said roof and extending substantially parallel to each other and to said ridge and said eave, each of said battens having an integrally formed, flexible flange member extends towards said roof eave;
• first and second shingles each having a top portion, a bottom portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and side portions;
• each of said shingles having a shingle prong integrally formed therewith and extending substantially the full width thereof and downwardly from said bottom portion thereof, said shingle prongs extending towards said roof ridge;
• each of said battens having a mating area where said flexible flange member becomes coupled to said shingle prong;
• each of said shingles further having a gutter system integrally formed with said side portions thereof;
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• said shingle prongs adapted to be coupled to said flexible flanges in a snap-fit manner to secure each of said shingles to said battens.

A shingle adapted to be used with a roof having a ridge and an eave and with a batten that extends laterally across and attached to the roof, the batten having a flexible flange formed integrally therewith that extends towards the eave of the roof, the shingle comprising:

• a top portion, a bottom portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and two side portions;
• a shingle prong integrally formed therewith and extending downwardly from said bottom portion thereof, said shingle prong extending towards the ridge of the roof;
• said shingle further having a gutter system comprising an up gutter on one of said side portions and a down gutter on the other of said side portions, said up gutter and said down gutter integrally formed with said shingle, said up gutter and said down gutter adapted to be coupled together between adjacent shingles;
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• said shingle prong adapted to be coupled to the flexible flange of the batten in a snap-fit manner to secure said shingle to the batten.