DE20112952U1 - Bracket for a rain gutter - Google Patents

Description

Velken, Matthias, Hofstr. 34, 48712 Gescher "Bracket for a gutter"

The innovation concerns a bracket for a gutter according to

the generic term of the main claim.

A corresponding gutter holder is described in the utility model G 83 18 185.7, and this gutter holder 10 has a fixable on the top of a roof rafter

y ^y Bracket on which the actual gutter hook for

the fastening of the gutter is arranged.

However, in many houses there is a desire not only to fix the gutter, but also to install below the rain

gutter to avoid a view of the rafters and other components of the building below the supported gutter.

Given the current state of technology, this would require not only the fastening

In addition to the guttering, a second, complex work step would require the corresponding cladding elements to be attached, which is a labor-intensive process.

Therefore, the innovation is based on the task of providing a holder

for a gutter which is on the one hand easy to install and on the other hand allows the easy fixing of a cladding element below the gutter hook.

This problem underlying the innovation is solved by the teaching of the characterising part of the main claim.

In other words, it is proposed to

To use a gutter hook, which is movable on the one hand with a

Bracket which can be fixed on the top of a roof rafter, whereby the advantage here is that it is not necessary to drill or screw into the end grain of the rafter or the supporting structure of the roof, but the fixing is done from the surface of the roof rafter and is therefore durable; in addition, devices are arranged directly or indirectly on the gutter hook in order to attach a cladding element below the gutter hook, so that on the one hand the proposed bracket enables quick installation of the gutter on the one hand and quick installation

corresponding facade cladding elements on the other hand.

Advantageous embodiments of the innovation are explained in the claims below.

In an advantageous embodiment, the holding leg for fastening the facade element is movably connected directly or indirectly to the gutter hook in order to easily adjust the support device of the facade element.

ment to the respective building situation, so that as many application areas as possible can be covered with a standardized product.

In an advantageous embodiment, the retaining leg of the gutter

hooks are designed to be removable, so that different holding legs can be arranged on a gutter hook, which, for example, have a different length for facade elements of different widths or lengths. This measure also enables a standardization of the

gutter hooks and the retaining legs to be used.

A simple attachment of a removable holding leg to a gutter hook is provided by the fact that

An opening is formed in the gutter hook into which a holding element

element of the holding leg and can be locked in such a way that the holding leg is held by the gutter hook. The locking can be done, for example, by turning the holding leg.
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A simple attachment of the holding leg to the gutter hook is also possible if there is a receiving pocket in the lower area of the gutter hook for the holding element of the holding leg.

A particularly simple installation is achieved when the retained gutter is formed as one piece with the facade element, so that during installation the gutter together with the facade cladding element attached to it only needs to be attached to the gutter hook in one operation.

Embodiments of the innovation are described in the drawings, in which

Fig. 1 shows a bracket for a gutter, in

Fig. 2 is the bracket fixed to a building with

including a held gutter and in

Fig. 3 is another embodiment of the innovation

. shown.

Referring to Fig. 1, the gutter bracket essentially consists of a bracket 1 which can be fixed to a building, in particular roof rafters, and which in this embodiment has openings through which the bracket can be fixed to the

The bracket 1 is connected to a swivel joint 3, to which a gutter hook 4 is pivotably attached. A retaining leg 5 is in turn attached to the gutter hook 4, which enables the attachment of a fascia not shown in this drawing.

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In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the gutter hook 4 has a receiving pocket 6 in its lower region into which a cross bolt 7 can be inserted, which in turn is connected to the holding leg 5. To attach the holding leg 5 designed in this way to the gutter hook 4, the cross bolt 7 is passed through an opening 8 formed in the gutter hook 4 and, after turning the holding leg 5 by 90°, the cross bolt 7 is then pushed into the receiving pocket 6, which is arranged below a support surface 9 of the gutter on the gutter hook 4, so that, in an advantageous embodiment, the held gutter does not touch the cross bolt 7 and cannot be damaged by it. In this embodiment, the cross bolt 7 is formed by recesses 17, 18 which create a web between them, the width of which is less than the remaining width of the holding legs 5. In this way, the width of the cross bolt 7 can, for example, be B. correspond to that of the remaining retaining bolt 5, or even be larger or smaller.

The removable design of the holding leg 5 from the gutter hook 4 has the advantage that, depending on the width or length of the facade cladding to be held, holding legs 5 of different lengths or shapes can be arranged on a standardized gutter hook 4 that always remains the same. A further advantage of the proposed embodiment is that the holding leg 5 is designed to be pivotable relative to the gutter hook 4 and this pivotability or mobility also makes it easy to adapt the holding leg 5 to the inclination of any roof rafters or other building elements.

It is also possible to form the holding leg 5 in one piece with the gutter hook 4, whereby in this form it is very advantageous to form the connection between the holding leg and the gutter hook in such a way that bending of the holding leg

5 in favour of a different inclination to the gutter hook

4 is made possible; this can be made possible, for example, by an area of reduced material thickness.

The holding leg 5 has a hook 10 at its upper end, which can be gripped by the cladding element (not shown), and at its lower end the holding leg 5 has a rearward-facing strut 11, which can also be gripped by the lower edge of the facade element. In this embodiment, the hook 10 is formed by deforming the upper part of the holding leg

5, so that the retaining leg 5 is formed as a single piece and can be manufactured cost-effectively.

Fig. 2 shows the illustrated holder 1 together with the gutter hook 4 and the rain gutter 12 held by it, whereby the held holding leg 5 in this embodiment carries a cladding element 14 which, like the holder of the gutter hooks of the holding legs, is advantageously made of metal. The cladding element is therefore simply hooked into the hook 10 and by gently pressing the lower area of the cladding element, a flange 15 of the cladding element engages behind the strut 11 of the holding leg 5. A bead of the cladding element enables an advantageous appearance of the cladding element and tension of the held cladding element so that it stays firmly in place even when exposed to wind and does not rattle.

Fig. 3 shows a further embodiment of the innovation and from this figure it can be seen that the gutter 12a and the cladding element 14a can be formed as one piece and thus for assembly only these one-piece components, gutter 12a and 14a, have to be pushed onto the gutter hook 4. This enables a particularly economical assembly of these components.

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Of course, the gutter hook 4 can also be attached to a support (not shown), which in turn is movably connected to the holder 1. It is therefore not absolutely necessary for the gutter hook to be directly movably connected to the holder 1, but can also be connected with an additional support, for example if the vertical distance between the holder and the gutter hook has to be so large that a support is first connected to the holder and then the gutter hook is arranged on the support.

Claims (7)

1. A holder for a gutter with a holder that can be fixed to a building, in particular roof rafters, and a gutter hook that is movably connected to the holder for fastening the gutter, characterized by a holding leg ( 5 ) that is at least indirectly arranged on the gutter hook ( 4 ) and has devices for fastening a cladding element ( 14 ). 2. Holder according to claim 1, characterized by the holding leg ( 5 ) movably connected to the gutter hook ( 4 ). 3. Holder according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the holding leg ( 5 ) which is designed to be removable from the gutter hook ( 4 ). 4. Holder according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by an opening ( 8 ) in the gutter hook ( 4 ) into which a holding element of the holding leg ( 5 ) can be inserted and locked in order to fasten the holding leg ( 5 ) to the gutter hook ( 4 ). 5. Holder according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a receiving pocket ( 6 ) arranged in the lower region of the gutter hook ( 4 ) for receiving the holding element of the holding leg ( 5 ). 6. Holder according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the one-piece design of the held gutter ( 12a ) with the cladding element ( 14a ). 7. Holder according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a joint between the holder ( 1 ) and the gutter hook ( 4 ) in favor of a mobility of the gutter hook ( 4 ) when the holder ( 1 ) is fastened.