AU2017202191B2 - Gutter spacer, installation tool and gutter assembly - Google Patents
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Abstract
A gutter spacer and a method of installing a gutter spacer between the rear wall of
a rainwater gutter and an upright surface of a building are disclosed. The gutter
spacer includes a body portion for locating between the rear wall of the gutter and
the upright surface of the building for maintaining a gap therebetween to allow
water overflowing the rear wall of the gutter to pass between the gutter and the
upright surface of the building, and means for catching an upper edge of the rear
wall of the gutter to retain the spacer to the gutter.
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Technical Field
[0001] The invention relates to a gutter spacer that is adapted to be located between a rear wall of a rainwater gutter and an upright surface of a building, such as a fascia, to maintain a gap between the gutter and the fascia to allow for water overflowing the rear wall of the gutter to pass between the gutter and the fascia. The invention also relates to a combination gutter spacer and installation tool, a gutter assembly and a method of installing a gutter spacer.
Background of Invention
[0002] Rainwater incident on roof surfaces is typically collected in guttering mounted to an upright surface of the building, such as a fascia, directly beneath an edge of the roof surface. Rainwater guttering is often comprised of sheet steel that is formed into a channel shape comprising a base, a front wall and a rear wall upstanding from the base thereby forming an open-top channel therewithin. The top of the channel is open to allow rainwater running off the roof surface to be collected in the guttering and channelled away.
[0003] The front wall of modern guttering often has a height above the base that is greater than the height of the rear wall of the guttering to enhance the visual appeal of the guttering by obscuring the edge of the roof surface and any means for fastening the guttering to the building. Typically, guttering is fixed to a fascia board that is an upright panel member located immediately below and inboard from the edge of the roof surface. Fascia boards can be comprised of a roll-formed metal profile or from timber board.
[0004] In modern guttering, where the front wall of the guttering is higher than the rear wall of the guttering (often referred to as "high front guttering") and where the guttering is fixed hard against the fascia, water can overflow the rear wall of the guttering and enter the roof cavity between the roof surface and the top of the fascia. Such overflow of rainwater can occur during a high intensity rainwater event or in the event of a blockage in a downpipe thus preventing disposal of water from the guttering channel. When an overflow event does occur, the rainwater can overflow above the fascia and into the roof cavity which is not desirable as it can cause damage to the building.
[0005] Some high front guttering installations may not allow for rainwater overflow to go anywhere other than over the top of the fascia and into the roof cavity. Others may cater for rainwater overflow by providing an overflow slot in the front wall of the guttering. Regardless, there is a need for an effective means for allowing rainwater overflow in new rainwater guttering installations to be channelled somewhere other than over the fascia board and into the roof cavity. There is also a need for a solution to the problem of existing roof guttering installations having little or no effective means for allowing rainwater overflow to go anywhere other than over the top of the fascia and into the roof cavity.
[0006] The present invention seeks to provide a gutter spacer, which will overcome or substantially ameliorate at least some of the deficiencies of the prior art, or to at least provide an alternative.
Summary of Invention
[0007] Accordingly, in one aspect, the present invention provides a gutter spacer for locating between the rear wall of a rainwater gutter and an upright surface of a building, such as a roof fascia, the spacer including: a body portion for locating between the rear wall of the gutter and the upright surface of the building for maintaining a gap therebetween to allow water overflowing the rear wall of the gutter to pass between the gutter and the upright surface of the building, means for catching an upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter to retain the spacer to the gutter, and means for releasably engaging an installation tool adapted for installing the spacer from beneath a base of the gutter to locate the spacer between the rear wall of the gutter and the upright surface of the building and to pull down the spacer so that the means for catching engage the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter.
[0008] In embodiments, the spacer includes means for releasably engaging the installation tool including a tab extending from the body portion to be received within a slot formed in the installation tool when pulling down the spacer.
[0009] Preferably, the means for releasably engaging the installation tool includes a recess including a channel along with the tab being adapted to receive a portion of the installation tool therebetween, wherein the installation tool is adapted to pivot within the channel to disengage the tool from the tab to thereby release the tool from engagement with the spacer.
[0010] The means for catching the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter can include a hook shaped member. In another embodiment, the means for catching the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter can include a pair of laterally spaced apart hook shaped members for receiving a spring clip therebetween.
[0011] The body portion can include a pan adapted for contacting the upright surface of the building and a pair of laterally opposite sides upstanding from the pan adapted to contact the rear wall of the gutter wherein a thickness of the gap maintained between the rear wall of the gutter and the upright surface of the building is defined by the height of the sides upstanding from the pan.
[0012] Preferably, the means for catching the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter includes a pair of laterally spaced apart hook shaped members.
[0013] In another aspect, the present invention provides a gutter installation including a rainwater gutter connected to an upright surface of a building, such as a roof fascia, the installation including: a channel shaped gutter having a base and opposite front and rear walls upstanding from the base defining an open top channel therewithin, a spring clip comprising a pair of spaced apart legs and a web extending between and connected to the legs, one of the legs being adapted to engage a front surface of the rear wall of the gutter and the other leg being adapted to engage a rear surface of the fascia to thereby retain the gutter to the fascia, a gutter spacer located between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia and comprising a body portion having a thickness for maintaining a gap between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia to allow water overflowing the rear wall of the gutter to pass between the gutter and the fascia wherein the spacer includes a means for catching an upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter to retain the spacer to the gutter, and means for releasably engaging an installation tool adapted for installing the spacer from beneath a base of the gutter to locate the spacer between the rear wall of the gutter and the upright surface of the building and to pull down the spacer so that the means for catching engage the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter.
[0014] Preferably, the means for catching the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter includes a pair of laterally spaced apart hook shaped members for receiving the spring clip therebetween.
[0015] In another aspect, the present invention provides a combination gutter spacer and installation tool adapted for locating the gutter spacer between the rear wall of a gutter and a fascia to which the gutter is retained, the gutter spacer including a body portion for locating between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia to maintain a gap between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia to allow water overflowing the rear wall of the gutter to pass between the gutter and the fascia, means for catching the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter to retain the spacer to the gutter, and means for releasably engaging an installation tool adapted for installing the spacer from beneath a base of the gutter to locate the spacer between the rear wall of the gutter and the upright surface of the building and to pull down the spacer so that the means for catching engage the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter.
[0016] The installation tool can include a handle portion and a spacer engaging portion for releasable engagement with the spacer, the spacer including a recess with a channel and an opposing tab adapted for engagement with the spacer engaging portion of the installation tool, wherein the spacer engaging portion of the installation tool is adapted to pivot within the channel to disengage the tool from the tab to thereby disengage the tool from the spacer.
[0017] In yet another aspect, the present invention provides a method of installing a gutter spacer between a rear wall of a gutter and a fascia, the gutter being fixed to the fascia such as with a spring clip, the method including: connecting a gutter spacer to an installation tool, the gutter spacer including a body portion including a recess with a channel and an opposing tab adapted for engagement with a spacer engaging portion of the installation tool to enable the spacer to be pulled down, inserting the spacer from beneath a base of the gutter and between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia using the installation tool and pulling down the spacer until the spacer catches an upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter to retain the spacer to the gutter;
pivoting the spacer engaging portion of the tool within the channel out of engagement with the tab, and withdrawing the tool from the channel and the recess to thereby disengage the tool from the spacer thereby leaving the spacer in position between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia wherein the body of the spacer maintains an overflow gap for water overflowing the rear wall of the gutter to pass between the gutter and the upright surface of the building.
[0018] Preferably, the step of inserting the spacer between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia includes aligning the spacer with the spring clip so that a pair of laterally spaced apart hook shaped members of the spacer receive the spring clip therebetween and catch the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter to retain the spacer to the gutter.
[0019] Preferably, inserting the spacer between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia includes locating the spacer near to, or remotely from, the spring clip.
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[0020] Notwithstanding any other forms which may fall within the scope of the present invention, preferred embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
[0021] Figures 1, 2 and 3 illustrate perspective views of a spring clip in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
[0022] Figure 4 illustrates a front perspective view of a gutter spacer in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
[0023] Figure 5 illustrates a reverse perspective view of the gutter spacer of figure 4.
[0024] Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9 illustrate top, front, bottom and side views of the gutter spacer of figure 4.
[0025] Figure 10 illustrates a perspective view of a gutter assembly comprising a channel shaped gutter fastened to a fascia by the spring clip of figure 1, and an installation tool cooperating with the gutter spacer of figure 4 prior to locating the gutter spacer between the gutter and the fascia.
[0026] Figure 11 illustrates the gutter installation of figure 10 wherein the installation tool is used to locate the gutter spacer between the gutter and fascia.
[0027] Figure 12 illustrates the gutter installation of figure 10 wherein the installation tool has been disconnected from the gutter spacer such that the gutter spacer remains located between the gutter and the fascia to maintain a gap between the gutter and the fascia to provide for an overflow gap for water to overflow between the gutter and the fascia.
[0028] Figures 13, 14 and 15 illustrate the steps of a method of locating the gutter spacer between the gutter and the fascia by reference to illustrations of a side view of a cross section of the gutter assembly and combination gutter spacer and installation tool of figure 10.
Detailed Description
[0029] It is to be understood that the following description is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting with respect to the above description.
[0030] Referring to figures 10 to 15, there is illustrated a guttering assembly 10 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention. The guttering assembly 10 includes a gutter 20 mounted to an upright surface of a building in a form of a fascia by way of a spring clip 40.
[0031] The gutter 20 is comprised of a roll-formed sheet metal channel comprising a base 22, a front wall 24 and a rear wall 26 wherein the front wall 24 and the rear wall 26 are upstanding from the base 22. The base 22, the front wall 24 and the rear wall 26 together define a channel 27 having an open top 29 to allow rainwater running off a roof structure (not shown) and roof cladding thereof to be collected in the channel 27 and thereby channelled away for disposal. The front wall 24 of the gutter has a height above the base 22 which exceeds the height of the rear wall 26. The rear wall 26 has an upper edge 23 comprising a rib or lip 25 which is formed by providing a fold along the upper edge 23 of the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20.
[0032] The spring clip 40 is illustrated in use in figures 10 to 15 and is also illustrated individually in figures 1 to 3. The spring clip comprises a pair of spaced apart legs 42, 44 connected to each other by a web 43. Thus, the spring clip 40 has an irregular U-shaped profile. One of the legs 42 is adapted to engage the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the other leg 44 is adapted to engage a rear surface 32 of the fascia 30 such that the web 43 extending between the legs 42, 44 straddles the fascia and the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20. The leg 42 that engages the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 includes a plurality of tabs or projections 41 that are adapted to locate underneath the lip 25 at the upper edge 23 of the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20. The leg 42 also incorporates a step 48 that is adapted to abut against the upper edge 23 of the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 to ensure that, when installed in the highest tab or projection 41, the upper edge 23 is below the level of the top of the fascia 30. The other leg 44 of the spring clip 40 is shaped to include an inwardly sloping upper portion 45 extending to substantially vertically extending intermediate portion 46 which in turn extends to an inwardly extending lower portion 47. The web 43 of the clip 40 is adapted to rest on an upper flange 31 of the fascia which extends rearwardly from a front surface 33 of the fascia 30. The upper portion 45 of the leg 44 extends inwardly from the web 43 and the flange 31 of the fascia 30 and includes a tab 49 that is adapted to engage a lipped edge 34 of the flange 31 of the fascia 30. The intermediate portion 46 of the leg 44 is adapted to be spaced apart from the rear surface 32 of the fascia 30 and the lower portion 47 is adapted to engage the rear surface 32 of the fascia 30. Thus, the spring clip 40 is adapted to clench the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the front surface 33 of the fascia 30 together.
[0033] The gutter assembly 10 further includes a gutter spacer 60. The structure of the gutter spacer 60 is illustrated in detail in figures 4 to 9 and the method of installing the gutter spacer 60 is illustrated in detail in figures 10 to 15. The gutter spacer 60 is adapted to be installed by way of an installation tool 80 as illustrated in figures 10 to 15. The gutter spacer 60 is adapted so that when installed it maintains a space between the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the front surface 33 of the fascia to provide an overflow gap between the rear wall 26 of the gutter and the front surface 33 of the fascia 30 for water to pass therebetween.
[0034] Referring to figures 4 to 9, the gutter spacer 60 includes a body portion 65 comprised of a pan 67 bounded on laterally opposite side edges by a pair of longitudinally extending walls 62, 63. Each of the walls 62, 63 upstands from the pan 67 and respectively include flanges 61, 64 that extend longitudinally and laterally outwardly from upper edges of the walls 62, 63. As will become apparent from the foregoing description, the height of the walls 62, 63 above the pan 67 defines a thickness of the body portion 65 of the gutter spacer 60 that when located between the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the front surface 33 of the fascia 30 defines the size of the overflow gap maintained therebetween by the spacer 60.
[0035] The gutter spacer 60 further includes a means for catching the upper edge 23 of the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20. The means for catching the upper edge 23 is comprised of a laterally spaced apart pair of tabs 68, 69 that are integrally formed with the pan 67. The tabs 68, 69 are formed from portions extending from a longitudinal end of the pan 67 that are folded over at an angle relative to a front face of the pan 67 to thereby define a channel 70 that is adapted to receive an end edge portion 82 of the installation tool 80 in a manner that will be described below. The angle formed between each of the laterally spaced apart tabs 68, 69 and the front face of the pan 67 is an acute angle, and ideally falls within a range of 30 degrees to 50 degrees. The spacer 60 includes an additional tab 72 longitudinally spaced apart from and opposite the pair of laterally spaced apart tabs 68, 69. The pan 67 and the walls 62, 63 of the body portion 65 of the spacer 60 define a recess 74 that is adapted to receive a substantially planar and elongated spacer engaging portion 81 of the tool 80 with the end edge portion 82 of the tool 80 locating within the channel 70 at one end of the spacer 60. The spacer engaging portion 81 of the tool 80 includes a slot 83 longitudinally spaced apart from the end edge portion 82. The slot 83 in the spacer engaging portion 81 of the tool 80 receives the additional tab 72 of the spacer 60. Thus, the spacer engaging portion 81 of the tool 80 is releasably connected to the spacer 60 by being held within the recess 74 by the laterally spaced apart tabs 68, 69 at one end and the longitudinally opposite tab 72. The gutter spacer 60 is ideally manufactured from a material that is robust, yet sufficiently flexible to allow the laterally spaced apart tabs 68, 69 to flex, as will become apparent from the description below. In the preferred form, the gutter spacer 60 is manufactured from steel. However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the relevant art that other metals such as aluminium or brass, or even polymers such as nylon, rubber and the like, may be used.
[0036] The installation tool 80 further includes a handle portion 85 that is connected to the spacer engaging portion 81 via an intermediate portion 84 located therebetween. In use, and as can be seen figures 10 to 15, the gutter spacer 60 is coupled to the spacer engaging portion 81 of the tool 80 and a user will hold the handle portion 85 to force the spacer engaging portion 81, with the spacer 60 coupled thereto, between the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the front surface 33 of the fascia 30. The user will use the tool 80 to force the spacer 60 between the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the front surface 33 of the fascia 30 until the laterally spaced apart tabs 68, 69 are proud of the upper edge 23 of the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the relevant art that an acute angle of 30 degrees to 50 degrees, as described above, is sufficient to allow the laterally spaced apart tabs 68, 69 to be compressed towards the front face of the pan 67 as the gutter spacer 60 is forced between the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the front surface 33 of the fascia 30, and to then spring back to their original position once the tabs 68, 69 are proud of the upper edge 23 of the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20. The user will then pull down on the handle 85 of the tool 80 until the laterally spaced apart tabs 68, 69 of the spacer 60 hook onto the upper edge 23 of the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 such that the spacer 60 catches the upper edge 23 of the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20. The user then tilts the installation tool 80 relative to the spacer 60 such that the tab 72 of the spacer 60 moves out of the slot 83 of the spacer engaging portion 81 of the tool 80. The spacer engaging portion 81 of the tool 80 pivots about the end edge portion 82 within the channel 70 of the spacer 60 until the slot 83 is clear of the tab 72 when the installation tool 80 can be disengaged from the spacer 60. The installation tool 80 is then removed while the gutter spacer 60 remains in place between the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the front surface 33 of the fascia 30, with the laterally spaced apart tabs 68, 69 hooked onto the top of the upper edge 23 of the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the two flanges 61, 64 abutting against the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20. Thus, the distance between the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the front surface 33 of the fascia 30 is ultimately defined by the height of the two longitudinally extending walls 62, 63 upstanding from the front face of the pan 67.
[0037] As can be seen in figures 4 to 15, the spacer 60 includes a U-shaped cut out 71 between the laterally spaced apart tabs, 68, 69 that, in one installation method, is adapted to receive the web 43 of the spring clip 40 therewithin. Thus, as can be seen in figures 11 and 12, in particular, the gutter spacer 60 can be installed directly underneath the spring clip 40 and directly between the spring clip 40 and the rear wall
26 of the gutter 20 and the front surface 33 of the fascia 30 wherein the laterally spaced apart tabs 68, 69 are located either side of the web 43 of the spring clip 40.
[0038] The method of installing the gutter spacer 60 between the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the front surface 33 of the fascia 30 described and illustrated herein using the installation tool 80 is advantageous in that it can facilitate installation of one or more of the gutter spacers 60 in a retrofit scenario in an existing gutter installation where there is no, or inadequate, existing provision for rainwater overflow. As described above, in a new installation the gutter spacer 60 can be located such that it is directly aligned with and underneath the spring clip 40. However, it is to be appreciated that the gutter spacer 60 could be located near to, or remotely from, the spring clip 40 and still be effective to maintain a gap between the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the front surface 33 of the fascia 30. In some circumstances, a pair of the spacers 60 may be installed either side of the spring clip 40.
[0039] When the gutter spacer 60 is being installed in a retrofit scenario, the installation tool 80, with the gutter spacer 60 coupled thereto, can be inserted between the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the front surface 33 of the fascia 30 at any location near or remote from any spring clips 40, which may or may not be spring clips 40 of the type and form illustrated herein, holding the gutter 20 to the fascia 30 until the laterally spaced apart tabs 68, 69 of the gutter spacer 60 are proud of the upper edge 23 of the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20. The installation tool 80 can then be disengaged from the spacer 60 in the manner described above and removed to thereby leave the gutter spacer 60 behind. As a result, the pre-existing guttering assembly 10 is thereby provided with one or more of the gutter spacers 60 maintaining a gap between the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the front surface 33 of the fascia 30 to allow water overflowing the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 to pass between the gutter 20 and the fascia 30.
[0040] Embodiments of the present invention are advantageous in that the gutter spacer 60 can be retrofitted to an existing guttering assembly 10 in which direct access between the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the front surface 33 of the fascia from above may be blocked, or at least impeded, by overhanging roof cladding or roof tiles (not shown). By allowing for the gutter spacer 60 to be retrofitted to an existing guttering assembly 10 from below is advantageous as it enables installation of one or more of the gutter spacers 60 without requiring removal and replacement of roof cladding or roof tiles. It is also apparent that when the gutter spacer 60 is installed, the space between the rear wall 26 of the gutter 20 and the front face of the pan 67, as defined by the two longitudinally extending walls 62, 63 upstanding from the front face of the pan 67, acts as a channel that allows rainwater to flow down through the gutter spacer 60, rather than around the spacer as is typical of conventional solid-type spacers used in the industry. This flowthrough precludes the build-up of rainwater at the spacers and the likelihood of rainwater damage to the fascia 30 occurring as a result.
[0041] While the invention has been described in conjunction with a limited number of embodiments, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many alternatives, modifications and variations in light of the foregoing description are possible. Accordingly, the present invention is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variations as may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed.
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1. A gutter spacer for locating between the rear wall of a rainwater gutter and an upright surface of a building, such as a roof fascia, the spacer including:
a body portion for locating between the rear wall of the gutter and the upright surface of the building for maintaining a gap therebetween to allow water overflowing the rear wall of the gutter to pass between the gutter and the upright surface of the building,
means for catching an upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter to retain the spacer to the gutter, and
means for releasably engaging an installation tool adapted for installing the spacer from beneath a base of the gutter to locate the spacer between the rear wall of the gutter and the upright surface of the building and to pull down the spacer so that the means for catching engage the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter.
2. The spacer of claim 1, wherein the means for releasably engaging the installation tool includes a tab extending from the body portion to be received within a slot formed in the installation tool when pulling down the spacer.
3. The spacer of claim 2, wherein the means for releasably engaging the installation tool includes a recess including a channel along with the tab being adapted to receive a portion of the installation tool therebetween, wherein the installation tool is adapted to pivot within the channel to disengage the tool from the tab to thereby release the tool from engagement with the spacer.
4. The spacer of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the means for catching the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter includes a hook shaped member.
5. The spacer of claim 4, wherein the means for catching the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter includes a pair of the hook shaped members that are laterally spaced apart for receiving a spring clip therebetween.
6. The spacer of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the body portion includes a pan adapted for contacting the upright surface of the building and a pair of laterally opposite sides upstanding from the pan adapted to contact the rear wall of the gutter wherein a thickness of the gap maintained between the rear wall of the gutter and the upright surface of the building is defined by the height of the sides upstanding from the pan.
7. The spacer of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the means for catching the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter includes a pair of laterally spaced apart hook shaped members.
8. A gutter installation including a rainwater gutter connected to an upright surface of a building, such as a roof fascia, the installation including:
a channel shaped gutter having a base and opposite front and rear walls upstanding from the base defining an open top channel therewithin,
a spring clip comprising a pair of spaced apart legs and a web extending between and connected to the legs, one of the legs being adapted to engage a front surface of the rear wall of the gutter and the other leg being adapted to engage a rear surface of the fascia to thereby retain the gutter to the fascia,
a gutter spacer located between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia and comprising a body portion having a thickness for maintaining a gap between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia to allow water overflowing the rear wall of the gutter to pass between the gutter and the fascia wherein the spacer includes a means for catching an upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter to retain the spacer to the gutter, and
means for releasably engaging an installation tool adapted for installing the spacer from beneath a base of the gutter to locate the spacer between the rear wall of the gutter and the upright surface of the building and to pull down the spacer so that the means for catching engage the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter.
9. The gutter installation of claim 8, wherein the means for catching the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter includes a pair of laterally spaced apart hook shaped members for receiving the spring clip therebetween.
10.A combination gutter spacer and installation tool adapted for locating the gutter spacer between the rear wall of a gutter and a fascia to which the gutter is retained, the gutter spacer including a body portion for locating between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia to maintain a gap between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia to allow water overflowing the rear wall of the gutter to pass between the gutter and the fascia, means for catching the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter to retain the spacer to the gutter, and means for releasably engaging an installation tool adapted for installing the spacer from beneath a base of the gutter to locate the spacer between the rear wall of the gutter and the upright surface of the building and to pull down the spacer so that the means for catching engage the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter.
11.The combination of claim 10, wherein the installation tool includes a handle portion and a spacer engaging portion for releasable engagement with the spacer, the spacer including a recess with a channel and an opposing tab adapted for engagement with the spacer engaging portion of the installation tool, wherein the spacer engaging portion of the installation tool is adapted to pivot within the channel to disengage the tool from the tab to thereby disengage the tool from the spacer.
12.A method of installing a gutter spacer between a rear wall of a gutter and a fascia, the gutter being fixed to the fascia such as with a spring clip, the method including:
connecting a gutter spacer to an installation tool, the gutter spacer including a body portion including a recess with a channel and an opposing tab adapted for engagement with a spacer engaging portion of the installation tool to enable the spacer to be pulled down,
inserting the spacer from beneath a base of the gutter and between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia using the installation tool and pulling down the spacer until the spacer catches an upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter to retain the spacer to the gutter;
pivoting the spacer engaging portion of the tool within the channel out of engagement with the tab, and
withdrawing the tool from the channel and the recess to thereby disengage the tool from the spacer thereby leaving the spacer in position between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia wherein the body of the spacer maintains an overflow gap for water overflowing the rear wall of the gutter to pass between the gutter and the upright surface of the building.
13.The method of claim 12, wherein inserting the spacer between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia includes aligning the spacer with the spring clip so that a pair of laterally spaced apart hook shaped members of the spacer receive the spring clip therebetween and catch the upper edge of the rear wall of the gutter to retain the spacer to the gutter.
14.The method of claim 12, wherein inserting the spacer between the rear wall of the gutter and the fascia includes locating the spacer near to, or remotely from, the spring clip.
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