CA1225813A - Eaves troughing bracket - Google Patents

Eaves troughing bracket

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CA1225813A
CA1225813A CA000532168A CA532168A CA1225813A CA 1225813 A CA1225813 A CA 1225813A CA 000532168 A CA000532168 A CA 000532168A CA 532168 A CA532168 A CA 532168A CA 1225813 A CA1225813 A CA 1225813A
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eaves
troughing
connector
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John Harbom
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Plastmo Ltd
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04DROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D13/00Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage; Sky-lights
    • E04D13/04Roof drainage; Drainage fittings in flat roofs, balconies or the like
    • E04D13/064Gutters
    • E04D13/072Hanging means
    • E04D13/0725Hanging means situated above or inside the gutter
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04DROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D13/00Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage; Sky-lights
    • E04D13/04Roof drainage; Drainage fittings in flat roofs, balconies or the like
    • E04D13/064Gutters
    • E04D13/068Means for fastening gutter parts together

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

An eaves troughing assembly includes elongated eaves troughing members of resilient material with generally U-shaped section having a rear portion, base portion and front portion, the front portion of each eaves troughing member having a longitudinally extending recess in a front face at least adjacent an end of the member. Elongated connectors of re-silient material with generally U-shaped section have a rear connector portion having an inwardly extending upper tree end poriton forming a recess between the free end portion and an adjacent part of the rear connector to receive an upper end of the rear portion of an eaves troughing member. The front portion of each connector member has a longitudinally extend-ing projection in a rear face shaped for snapping engagement in the recess of an eaves troughing member. A connector member can be assembled with adjacent eaves troughing members, when they are longitudinally aligned with each other with ends substantially abutting, by initially causing the upper ends of the rear portions of the eaves troughing members to be received within the recess of the connector, with the remainder of the connector being below the eaves troughing members. The con-nector is then moved angularly upwardly relatively to the eaves troughing member to cause longitudinal projection of the connector to move into the recesses in the front faces of the front portions of the eaves troughing members and snap into engagement therewith with the rear portion, base portion and front portion of the connector engaging the corresponding portions of the eaves troughing members.

Description

This invention relates to eaves troughlng as~em-blies.
It is common practice for eaves troughing assemblies to comprise elongated eaves troughing members of resilient material with generally U-shaped section having a rear por-tion, base portion and front portion, and connectors of similar section and shaped for engagement with substantially abutting ends of longitudinally adjacent eaves troughing members. The resilient material may be metal or synthetic plastic material, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC). In such prior eaves troughing assemblies, it is rather common for the connectors to be assembled with each eaves troughing member by longitudinal sliding movement over the end of the eaves troughing member. With such an assembly, installa-tion is difficult because long lengths of eaves troughing have to be moved sideways in moun-ting brackets during instal-lation.
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide an improved eaves troughing assembly which does not require relative longitudinal sliding movement to secure a connector with an eaves troughing member.
According to the invention, the front portion of each eaves troughing member has a longitudinal extending recess in a front surface thereof at least adjacent an end of the member, and the connectors each have a rear connector portion having an inwardly extending upper free end portion forming a recess between the free end portion of an adjacent part of the rear connector portion to receive an upper end of the rear portion of an eaves troughing member, and the ~2~

front portion of the connector member has a longitudinal extend-ing projection in a rear face thereof shaped for snapping en-gagement in the recess of an eaves troughing member. A connec-tor can be assembled with a pair of eaves troughing members, when the members are longitudinally aligned with each other with ends substantially abutting, by causing the upper ends of the rear portions of the eaves troughing members to be received within the recess of the connector, with the remainder of the connector being below the eaves troughing members. The con-nector member is then moved angularly upwardly relative tothe eaves troughing members to cause a longitudinal projec-tion of the connector to move into the recesses in the front faces of the front portions of the eaves troughing members, and snap into engagement therewith with the rear portion, base portion and front portion of the connector engaging the corresponding portions of the eaves troughing members.
Thus, a number of eaves troughing members may be secured in place with their ends abu,tting, with the connec-tors being snapped into place thereafter. Each connector may be constructed so that its rear portion, base portion and front portion tightly engage the corresponding portions of adjacent eaves troughing member to reduce likelihood of water leakage from the eaves troughing. Also, appropriate adhesive, cement or other sealing material may be applied to the inner surfaces of each connector before it is installed.
The front connector portion of the connector may have an inwardly extending free end poxtion shaped to snap over upper ends of the front portions of adjacent eaves troughing members when the connector is assembled there-with.

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The longitudinal extending projection on the rearface of the front portion of the connector may have an upper edge shaped for substantially greater snapping action into engagement with corresponding upper edges of the recesses in the eaves troughing members than a lower edge which i5 shaped for substantially less snapping action into engagement with corresponding lower edges of the recesses in the eaves trough-ing members.
An eaves troughing assembly in accordance with the invention may also include at least one transversely elongated bracket securable to a support, each bracket having a downward-ly extending recess adjacent a rear end for receiving and retain-ing an upper end of the rear portion of an eaves troughing mem-ber and an upward projection at a front end, the front portion of each eaves troughing member having an inwardly bent upper end portion securable over the upward projection of the bracket to retain the eaves troughing member in engagement therewith when the upper end of the rear portion of the eaves troughing member is retained in the bracket recess.
The bracket may have retaining means on an upper portion of its rear end operable in association with the inwardly extending upper end portion of an eaves troughing member secured thereto to retain a screen member therebetween with the screen member extending across the eaves troughing member.
Advantageously, the eaves troughing members and the connector are extrusions of synthetic plastic material, such as PVC.
One embodiment of the inventi0n will now be des-cribed, by way of example, with reference to the accompany-ing drawings, of which:

Figure 1 is an end view of an eaves troughing rne~nber, Figure 2 is a similar view of a connector, Figure 3 is a similar view of an initial stage of engagement of a connector with an end of eaves troughing member, Figure 4 is a similar view showing the connector fully engaged with the eaves troughing member, Figure 5 is an end view of a bracket, Figure 6 is a front view of the bracket, Figure 7 is a plan view of the bracket, Figure 8 is a side view showing an initial stage of engagement of an eaves troughing member with the bracket, and Figure 9 is a similar view showing the eaves trough-ing member fully engaged with the bracket.
Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 shows a resili-ent eaves troughing member 12 of extruded PVC with a generally U-shaped section having a rear portion 14, base portion 16 and front portion 18, the various portions merging with one another through rounded corners. The rear portion 14 is slightly outwardly inclined in an upward direction, and the inner surface of the rear portion 14 has a longitudinal extending rib 20 with a downwardly facing lower surface 22 for a purpose to be described. The base portion 16 is hori-zontal. The front portion 18 is upwardly and outwardly in-clined and, at about mid-height position, has an outwardly curved medial portion with a longitudinally extending recess 24 in its front surface. The recess 24 has a slightly re-entrant lo~er edge 26, a concavely curved major surface 28and a considerably re-entrant upper edge 30. The front portion also has an inwardly extending upper end part 32 with an inwardly facing recess 34 for a purpose to be des-cribed.
Figure 2 shows a resilient connector 36 also of extruded PVC with a generally U-shaped section having a rear portion 38, base portion 40 and front portion 42, the various portions merging with one another through rounded corners.
The rear portion 38 is slightly outwardly inclined in an upward direction, and has an inwardly bent upper free end portion 44 forming a recess 46 with the adjacent part of the rear portion 38. The base portion 40 is horizontal. The front portion 42 is upwardly and outwardly inclined, and at about mid-height has an outwardly curved medial portion with a longitudinally extending projection 48 in its rear surface. The projection 48 has a lower edge 50, a concavely curved major surface 52 and upper edge 54 shaped in a com-plimentary manner to the corresponding parts of recess 24 in the eaves troughing member 12. The front portion 42 also has an inwardly extending upper free end part 56.
To assemble a ! connector 36 with the abutting ends of a pair of longitudinally adjacent eaves troughing members 12, the connector 36 is brought under the eaves troughing member 12 and the inwardly bent upper free end part 44 of the rear portion 38 is pulled down over the upper ends of the rear walls 14 of the eaves troughing members 12, as shown in Figure 3 so that the upper ends of the rear walls 14 enter the recess 46. By hinging the upper end of the rear portion 38 of the connector 36 about the upper ends of the rear portions 14 of the eaves troughing members 12, the connector 36 is moved angularly upwardly relative to the eaves troughing members 12 to cause the projection 48 on the front portion 42 of the connector 36 to snap into the recess 24 in the front portions 18 of the eaves troughing members 12.
With such upward movement, the lower edge 50 of the projection 48 hinges on the lower edge 26 of the recess 24, and the curved major surface 28 of the recess 24 then straightens somewhat -to permit the upper considerably re-entrant edge 54 of the pro-jection 48 to snap into engagement with the upper edge 30 of the recess 24, with the major surface 28 of the recess 24 tending to return to its original curved shape and therefore retain the connector 36 securely in engagement with the eaves troughing members 12 as shown in Figure 4. At the same time, the upper free end part 56 of the front portion 42 of the connector 36 snaps over the upper end of the front por-tions 18 of the eaves troughing members 12, thereby further securing the assembly.
The connector 36 is constructed so that, when assembled with the eaves troughing members 12, its rear por-tion 38, base portion 40 and rear portion 42 tightly engage the corresponding portions of the eaves troughing members 12.
The rounded corners between the various portions facilitate such engagement, which reduces the likelihood of water leak-age from the eaves troughing. A suitable sealing material, such as PVC cement, can be applied to the inner surfaces of the connector 36 before assembly for the same purpose.
Referring now to Figures S to 7, the eaves troughing assembly also includes a number of brackets 60 for securing the eaves troughing members 12 to a support. Each bracket 60 is of molded PVC with a rear body portion 62 having two longitudinally spaced holes 64 near the top and extending from 3~
front to rear for receiving screws 65 to enable the bracket 60 to be secured to a support. The lower part of the rear body portion 62 has a downwardly open recess 66 having a small ledge 68 at the lower end of its front wall for a purpose to be described. A tapering vertical wall 70 extends forwardly from the rear body portion 62, and a pair of wing portions 72 e~tend on opposite sides of the wall 70, the wing portions 72 extending in a downwardly inclined direction from the rear body portion 62 to the front end of the bracket 60. ~t the front end, the wing portions 72 curve into an upward projection 74. The top of the rear body portion 62 has a forwardly fac-ing hook 76 for a purpose to be described.
Referring now to Figure 8, brackets 60 are secured to a faciaboard support 78 by screws 65, which provide rigidity and strength over the recess 66. It will be noted that the rear body portion 62 is thick in the region of the apertures 64, i.e. wider than the recess 66, so that the screws 65 extend well past the recess 66, thus making the bridging over the recess 66 rigid.
An eaves troughing member 12 is secured to bracket 60 (after they have been secured by screws to a support structure at suitable intervals) by first pushing the upper end of the rear portion 14 of the eaves troughing member 12 into the recess 66 in the rear body portion 62 of the bracket 60, as shown in Figure 8, until the rib 20 passes the ledge 68 so that the rib surface 22 rests on the ledge 68. The eaves troughing member 12 is swung upwardly, with the rib 20 pivoting on the ledge 68 to cause the inwardly extending upper end portion 32 of the front portion 18 of the eaves troughing member 12 to snap over the projection 74 on the front of the bracket 60, thereby firmly securing the eaves troughing member to the bracket 60 as shown in Figure 9.
If desired, a screen (not shown) can be fitted in the hook 76 on the rear body portion 62 of the bracket 60 and the recess 34 in the inwardly extending upper end part 32 of the front portion 18 of the eaves troughing member 12 so as to extend over the top of the eaves troughing member 12 to prevent leaves, etc. from falling therein.
The advantages of the invention will be readily apparent to a person skilled in the art from the foregoing description of a preferred embodiment. Other embodiments of the invention will also be readily apparent to a person skilled in the art, the scope of the invention being defined in the appended claims.

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Claims (3)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed, are defined as follows:
1. An eaves troughing bracket having a rear body portion with a downwardly open recess adapted to receive an upper end of a rear portion of an eaves troughing member, said rear body portion having means in the recess to retain said upper end in said recess, and a portion extend-ing forwardly from the rear body portion and having an up-ward projection at a front end to retain an inwardly bent upper end portion of a front portion of the eaves troughing member, the rear body portion having at least one screw-receiving aperture in an upper portion thereof, said upper portion being above and wider than the downwardly extending recess to enable the bracket to be secured to a support by one or more screws which consequently provide rigidity in the rear body portion above the recess.
2. An eaves troughing bracket according to claim 1 wherein the upper portion of the rear body portion has a retaining means adapted, in association with the inwardly extending upper end portion of the eaves troughing member when secured thereto, to retain a screen member therebetween with the screen member extending across the eaves troughing member.
3. An eaves troughing bracket according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the bracket is of resilient synthetic plastic material.
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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0481819A2 (en) * 1990-10-17 1992-04-22 B A Aluminium Limited Guttering
EP0511758A1 (en) * 1991-04-30 1992-11-04 Alumasc Limited Gutter systems
FR2772812A1 (en) * 1997-12-23 1999-06-25 Nicoll Raccords Plastiques Rain gutter hook for building roof
EP0869230A3 (en) * 1997-04-04 2000-08-02 Marley Tile AG Gutters

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0481819A2 (en) * 1990-10-17 1992-04-22 B A Aluminium Limited Guttering
EP0481819B1 (en) * 1990-10-17 1995-11-29 B A Aluminium Limited Guttering
EP0511758A1 (en) * 1991-04-30 1992-11-04 Alumasc Limited Gutter systems
EP0869230A3 (en) * 1997-04-04 2000-08-02 Marley Tile AG Gutters
FR2772812A1 (en) * 1997-12-23 1999-06-25 Nicoll Raccords Plastiques Rain gutter hook for building roof

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