Method and apparatus for installing roofing shingles

A method of installing a plurality of battens and shingles onto a roof having a ridge and an eave, comprising the steps of:

• (a) securing a plurality of battens to the roof so that the battens are substantially parallel to said eave and said ridge of said roof, each of said battens having an interlocking portion formed integrally therewith and comprising a batten opening having a batten hook and a flexible flange extending towards said eave of said roof, each of said shingles having an interlocking portion formed integrally therewith comprising a shingle prong extending towards said ridge of said roof;
• (b) placing one of said shingles on top of one of said battens;
• (c) moving said one shingle upwardly towards said ridge of said roof until said shingle prong comes into contact with said hook of said batten;
• (d) inserting said shingle prong into said batten opening so as to engage said hook to said batten;
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• (e) securing said plurality of shingles to said plurality of battens from the ridge of said roof to the eave of said roof without nails.

A method of installing first and second battens and first and second shingles onto a roof having a ridge and an eave, comprising the steps of:

• (a) securing said first and second battens to the roof so that said battens are substantially parallel to said eave of said roof, each of said battens having an interlocking portion formed integrally therewith and comprising a batten opening, a batten hook and a flexible flange, each of said first and second shingles having a front edge and a rear edge and an interlocking portion formed integrally therewith comprising a flexible shingle prong on the bottom surface thereof;
• (b) placing said first shingle on top of said first batten;
• (c) moving said first shingle upwardly towards said ridge of said roof until said shingle prong of said first shingle flexes downwardly while engaging and moving upwardly said flexible flange of said first batten;
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• (d) further inserting said shingle prong into said batten opening so as to snap-fit said shingle prong with said batten hook.

A method of installing a plurality of shingles on a roof having a ridge and an eave, comprising the steps of:

• (a) attaching first and second battens onto said roof, said battens being substantially parallel to each other and to said ridge and said eave, said first batten being closer to said ridge than said second batten, each of said battens having a flexible mating hook on the bottom side thereof;
• (b) coupling a first plurality of shingles side by side onto said first batten by moving each of said first plurality of shingles upwardly towards said ridge, each of said first plurality of shingles having a flexible shingle prong on the bottom side thereof such that each of said first plurality of shingles are engaged with said first batten by snap-fitting said prong of each of said first plurality of shingles to said hook of said first batten;
• (c) coupling a second plurality of shingles side by side onto said second batten by moving each of said second plurality of shingles upwardly towards said ridge, each of said second plurality of shingles having a flexible shingle prong on the bottom side thereof such that each of said second plurality shingles are engaged with said second batten by snap-fitting said prong of each of said second plurality of shingles to said hook of said second batten;
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• (d) wherein said first and second plurality of shingles each have a front edge, a rear edge, and first and second side edges, and further comprising the step of inserting the front edge of each of said second plurality of shingles under the rear edge of said first plurality of shingles.