U.S. patent application number 10/923356 was filed with the patent office on 2006-02-23 for half round with hooks.
Invention is credited to Guy Brochu.
Application Number | 20060037254 10/923356 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 35908332 |
Filed Date | 2006-02-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060037254 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Brochu; Guy |
February 23, 2006 |
Half round with hooks
Abstract
An eavestrough assembly comprising a half round configurated
eavestrough having a bottom wall, a front wall and a rear wall, a
nose located at the top of the front wall, a gutter guard assembly,
the gutter guard assembly being retained in position by a retaining
member mounted on the eavestrough, a first side of the gutter guard
being supported by the retaining member, and a second side of the
gutter guard being attached to a nose of the eavestrough.
Inventors: |
Brochu; Guy; (Ste. Foy,
CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Eric Fincham
316 Knowlton Road
Lac Brome
QC
J0E IV0
CA
|
Family ID: |
35908332 |
Appl. No.: |
10/923356 |
Filed: |
August 20, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
52/14 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04D 13/076
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
052/014 |
International
Class: |
E04D 13/00 20060101
E04D013/00 |
Claims
1. In an eavestrough of a half round configuration having a bottom
wall, a front wall and a rear wall, a nose at a top of said front
wall and wherein there is a gutter guard assembly, the improvement
wherein said gutter guard assembly comprises at least one retaining
member mounted on said rear wall of said eavestrough, a perforated
gutter guard extending across said trough, a first side of said
gutter guard being supported by said retaining member, and a second
side of said gutter guard being attached to a nose of said
eavestrough.
2. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said perforated gutter guard
has a central planar portion containing apertures, and a sidewall
extending upwardly along each side of said central planar
portion.
3. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said first side of said
gutter guard includes an upwardly extending flange.
4. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said second side of said
gutter guard is attached to said nose by screws.
5. The improvement of claim 1 wherein said retaining member has a
segment thereof fitting over a top marginal edge of said side wall
and engaging said embossed bridge.
6. An eavestrough assembly comprising: an eavestrough having a
rounded bottom wall, a front wall, and a rear wall, said front
wall, said rear wall and said rounded bottom wall defining a trough
therebetween; at least one retaining member, said retaining member
having a base portion seated within said trough and being supported
by said eavestrough, a retainer first side wall extending upwardly
adjacent said eavestrough rear wall, a retainer second side wall
extending upwardly adjacent said eavestrough front wall; a gutter
guard extending across said trough above said retaining member,
said gutter guard having a first side thereof supported by said
retainer first side wall and a second side thereof being supported
by said retainer second side wall.
7. The eavestrough assembly of claim 6 wherein said first side of
said retaining member includes a sealing element secured thereto,
said sealing element extending outwardly to meet said rear wall of
said eavestrough.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to an eavestrough or rain
gutter, and more particularly, relates to an improvement in such
structures.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Various types of gutters or eavestroughs are well known in
the art as is the use of a cover member or gutter guard which is
designed to protect the gutter or eavestrough from the entry of
extraneous foreign matter such as leaves and the like.
[0003] There have been many attempts in the prior art to design a
gutter which prevents the entry of the aforesaid foreign matter.
One approach which has been commercialized is by installing an
outer edge on the roof which curls downwardly and inwardly such as
shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,016,404.
[0004] This arrangement causes the water flow to follow the curved
edge to enter the eavestrough which is situated below the soffit.
Leaves and other extraneous matter are supposed to fall exteriorly
of the eavestrough. However, when a large volume of water flows,
the surface tension is generally insufficient to direct all the
water to flow into the eavestrough.
[0005] A popular approach taken by the prior art has been the use
of a gutter guard which constitutes a physical barrier across the
top of the eavestrough with apertures within the gutter guard to
permit the passage of rainwater while simultaneously preventing the
passage of extraneous material. While such gutter guards have been
used for many years, they are not widely accepted as they have been
disadvantages in the structural integrity of some of the gutter
guards and their operability.
[0006] The configuration of eavestroughs generally comes in two
different types. A first type is commercially known as a K type of
eavestrough and constitutes a flat bottom wall, a substantially
vertical rear wall and an arcuately configured front wall. A second
type of eavestrough is known as the "half round" and utilizes an
arcuate or semispherical bottom wall.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] It is an object of the present invention to provide for an
improved gutter guard suitable for use with half round
eavestrough.
[0008] According to one embodiment of the present invention, there
is provided, in an eavestrough of a half round configuration having
a bottom wall, a front wall and a rear wall, a nose at a top of the
front wall and wherein there is a gutter guard assembly, the
improvement wherein the gutter guard assembly comprises at least
one retaining member mounted on the rear wall of the eavestrough, a
perforated gutter guard extending across the trough, a first side
of the gutter guard being supported by the retaining member, and a
second side of the gutter guard being attached to a nose of the
eavestrough.
[0009] In a further aspect of the present invention, there is
provided an eavestrough assembly comprising an eavestrough having a
rounded bottom wall, a front wall, and a rear wall, the front wall,
the rear wall and the rounded bottom wall defining a trough
therebetween, at least a first retaining member, the retaining
member having a base portion seated within the trough and being
supported by the eavestrough, a retainer first side wall extending
upwardly adjacent the eavestrough rear wall, a retainer second side
wall extending upwardly adjacent the eavestrough front wall, a
gutter guard extending across the trough above the retaining
member, the gutter guard having a first side thereof supported by
the retainer first side wall and a second side thereof being
supported by the retainer second side wall.
[0010] According to both embodiments of the present invention,
there is provided a retainer or a retaining member which is
arranged to support a gutter guard. The first embodiment of the
invention, wherein a relatively small retaining member is employed,
it is specifically designed for new installations. The second
embodiment is designed for arrangements wherein the gutter has
already been installed.
[0011] In the first embodiment wherein the retaining member does
not extend across the eavestrough, one may use either a
continuously extending retaining member or a number of such members
each having a relatively small width. In the embodiment wherein the
retaining member extends across the eavestrough, a plurality of
such retaining members are utilized.
[0012] The various components of the eavestrough assembly may be
formed of any suitable material with a formed aluminum material
being common.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] Having thus generally described the invention, reference
will be made to the accompanying drawings illustrating an
embodiment thereof, in which:
[0014] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an
eavestrough assembly according to the present invention;
[0015] FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view thereof;
[0016] FIG. 3a is a cross sectional view of the gutter guard
portion of the eavestrough assembly of FIG. 1;
[0017] FIG. 3b is a cross sectional view of a retainer member used
in the eavestrough assembly of FIG. 1;
[0018] FIG. 3c is a cross sectional view of the eavestrough;
[0019] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of an
eavestrough assembly according to the present invention;
[0020] FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of the eavestrough assembly
of FIG. 4;
[0021] FIG. 6a is a cross sectional view of the gutter guard member
of the eavestrough assembly of FIG. 4;
[0022] FIG. 6b is a cross sectional view of the retainer clip
member of the eavestrough assembly of FIG. 4; and
[0023] FIG. 6c is a cross sectional view of the eavestrough.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0024] Referring to the drawings in a greater detail and by
reference characters thereto, there is illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2
an eavestrough assembly which is generally designated by reference
numeral 10.
[0025] Eavestrough assembly 10 includes a gutter or eavestrough 12
which is of the half round design and includes a rounded bottom
wall 14, a rear wall 16, and a front wall 18. Eavestrough 12, at
the upper portion of front wall 18, terminates in a spherical nose
20. On rear wall 16, there is provided an outwardly extending
indentation or ridge 22.
[0026] A retaining member or retainer 24 is secured to rear wall
16. Retainer 24 is shown in FIG. 3b and includes a lower horizontal
segment 26 which terminates in an upturned lip 28. At the other
side, lower horizontal segment 26 merges with a vertical segment 30
which in turn merges with an inwardly extending segment 32.
Extending upwardly from inwardly extending segment 32 is an
outwardly angled segment 34 followed by a downwardly angled segment
36. Retainer 24 terminates with a hook segment 38. As may be seen
in FIG. 2, hook segment 38 is designed to engage ridge 22 on rear
wall 16 to secure retainer 24 in position.
[0027] Eavestrough assembly 10 also includes a gutter guard
generally designated by reference numeral 40 and which is
illustrated in greater detail in FIG. 3a. As may be seen therein,
gutter guard 40 includes a planar central portion 42 having
apertures 44 therein to permit the passage of rainwater
therethrough. At the outer side 46 of generally planar portion 42,
there is provided an upwardly extending wall 48 which functions to
maintain water on central planar portion 42 during heavier flows.
Wall segment 48 merges with a flange 50 which has an inturned edge
52.
[0028] At the inner side 54 of generally planar portion 42, there
is likewise provided an upwardly extending wall segment 56 which
merges with a U-shaped portion 58 which in turn terminates in an
upwardly extending wall segment 60.
[0029] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, screws 62 are utilized to secure
gutter guard 40 in position by physically attaching flange 50 to
nose 20.
[0030] A further embodiment of the present invention is illustrated
in FIG. 4 and reference will now be had thereto. In this
embodiment, many components are similar and therefore like
reference numerals in the one hundreds are used.
[0031] Eavestrough assembly 110 includes an eavestrough 112 of the
half round type having an arcuate bottom wall 114, a rear wall 116,
and a front wall 118. Front wall 118 terminates in a spherical nose
120.
[0032] A retainer or retaining member 170 has a central planar
section 172 with ribs 174 provided for reinforcement. Retainer 170
has an outer wall 176 which terminates in a flange 178. An inner
wall 181 is comprised of a lower section 180 and an upper section
182 and which terminates with an upwardly extending flange 184
which defines a recess or pocket 190.
[0033] Gutter guard 140, on its outer edge, has a structure similar
to that of the first embodiment and hence will not be described in
detail herein. However, at inner side 154 there is provided an
upwardly extending wall 156 and a shorter U-shaped section 158. A
separate sealing element 186 is secured within U-shaped section 158
by means of screws 188.
[0034] On the outer side 146, screws 160 are utilized to secure
flange 150 of gutter guard 140 and flange 178 of retainer 124 to
nose 120.
[0035] It will be understood that the above described embodiment is
for purposes of illustration only and that changes and
modifications may be made thereto without departing from spirit and
scope of the invention
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