Claims
- 1. A composite shingle for roofing or the like, comprising:
an anterior shingle layer having front and rear surfaces between edges thereof, with the front surface having a layer of granules thereon comprising at least one visible zone of a first, lighter shading; (b) a posterior shingle layer having front and rear surfaces between edges thereof; (c) with substantial portions of the front surface of the posterior shingle layer being covered by the anterior shingle layer; (d) with the posterior shingle layer having visible front surface portions that are uncovered by the anterior shingle layer; (e) with the visible front surface portions of the posterior shingle layer being at a posterior plane relative to the plane of the front surface of the anterior shingle layer and having a layer of granules threreon comprising at least one zone of a second, darker shading than said first shading.
- 2. The shingle of claim 1, with edges of said anterior shingle layer comprising visually sharp, precise delineation between zones of lighter and darker shadings.
- 3. The shingle of claim e, wherein an adhesive substance is provided between the front surface of the posterior shingle layer and the rear surface of the anterior shingle layer, in adhesive securement of said layers together.
- 4. The shingle of claim 3, wherein said adhesive substance is provide din the form of a plurality of strips.
- 5. The shingle of claim 2, wherein the shingle layers each have upper and lower edges, and wherein the visible front surface portions of the posterior shingle layer extend below the lower edges of the anterior shingle layer.
- 6. The shingle of claim 2, wherein the anterior shingle layer has upper and lower edges and slots extending into the layer from a lower edge thereof, and wherein the visible front surface portions of the posterior shingle layer are disposed behind, and are visible through, said slots.
- 7. The shingle of claim 2, with edges of said anterior shingle layer comprising visually sharp, precise delineation between zones of lighter and darker shadings; wherein the shingle layers each have upper and lower edges, and wherein the visible front surface portions of the posterior shingle layer extend below the lower edges of the anterior shingle layer; and wherein the anterior shingle layer has upper and lower edges and slots extending into the layer from a lower edge thereof, and wherein the visible front surface portions of the posterior shingle layer are disposed behind, and are visible through, said slots.
- 8. The shingle of claim 7, wherein an adhesive substance is provided between the front surface of the posterior shingle layer and the rear surface of the anterior shingle layer, in adhesive securement of said layers together.
- 9. The shingle of claim 2, wherein the posterior shingle layer extends behind, and is in engagement against, substantially the lower half of the rear surface of the anterior shingle layer.
- 10. The shingle of claim 2, wherein the posterior shingle layer extends behind, and is in engagement against, substantially the entirety of the rear surface of the anterior shingle layer.
- 11. The shingle of claim 1, wherein the lower end of the posterior shingle layer comprises a straight line, irrespective of any interruptions therein.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/853,657, filed May 9, 1997, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/386,953, filed Feb. 10, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,660,014, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/712,965 filed Jun. 10, 1991 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,426,902, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/515,253, filed Apr. 27, 1990, now Pat. No. Des.340,294 and a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/515,258, filed Apr. 27, 1990, now Pat. No. Des. 336,347 and a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/515,601, filed Apr. 27, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,181,361. Said applications Ser. Nos. 07/515,253, 07/515,258 and 07/515,601 are each continuations-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/110,801, filed Oct. 20, 1987, now Pat. No. Des. 314,628 and application Ser. No. 07/174,023, filed Mar. 28, 1988, now Pat. No. Des. 350,615. Application Ser. No. 07/712,965 is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/570,722, filed Aug. 22, 1990, now Pat. No. Des. 317,506, which is a division of application Ser. No. 07/174,022, filed Mar. 29, 1988, now Pat. No. Des. 314,439.
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