Package of specialty roofing materials, insert therefore and method of packaging

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A package is provided, of specialty roofing materials including a plurality of stacked shingles in the package in nested relation, with the shingles being of variable thickness from one end to the other in one or more stacks as packaged, to be of "V" configuration and of various selected orientations, and forming a substantially hollow zone with at least one insert structure to fill the hollow zone and provide support for the end shingle in the stack. The inserts may be constructed of various materials such as folded cardboard, cellular foam or the like. Filler material may be provided in the package for any voids between the stack of shingles and the upper end of the package.