(19)
(11) EP 1 643 053 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/15

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/14

(21) Application number: 06000315.9

(22) Date of filing: 02.08.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E04D 1/26(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

(30) Priority: 03.08.2001 US 310031 P
20.11.2001 US 331808 P

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
02756903.7 / 1412592

(71) Applicant: Elk Premium Building Products, Inc.
Dallas, TX 75240-8871 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kiik, Matti
    Richardson, TX 75082 (US)
  • McLintock, Michael Allen
    Grapevine, TX 76051 (US)
  • Bryson, Michael
    Blue Springs, MO 64015 (US)
  • Beattle, Kevin L.
    Plano, TX 75025 (US)

(74) Representative: Nemec, Harald et al
Kopecky & Schwarz Wipplingerstrasse 32/22
1010 Wien
1010 Wien (AT)

   


(54) Roofing system and roofing shingles


(57) A roofing system having a multiplicity of courses of roofing shingles and interply material comprising at least one course of interply material overlapping at least about ten percent of a first course of shingles and a second course of shingles overlapping at least a portion of the interply material and the first course of shingles. More than about 40% of the first course of shingles is exposed after installation. The roofing system has a class A fire resistant rating. Roofing shingles having particular utility in the roofing system of the present invention are also disclosed. In preferred embodiments the shingles have an exposure width of at least about 60% of the shingle, more preferably at least about 64% of the width of the shingle.







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