EP1627973A1 - Gouttière demi-ronde avec crochets - Google Patents

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EP1627973A1
EP1627973A1 EP04019755A EP04019755A EP1627973A1 EP 1627973 A1 EP1627973 A1 EP 1627973A1 EP 04019755 A EP04019755 A EP 04019755A EP 04019755 A EP04019755 A EP 04019755A EP 1627973 A1 EP1627973 A1 EP 1627973A1
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eavestrough
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gutter guard
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D13/00—Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage ; Sky-lights
    • E04D13/04—Roof drainage; Drainage fittings in flat roofs, balconies or the like
    • E04D13/076—Devices or arrangements for removing snow, ice or debris from gutters or for preventing accumulation thereof

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  • the present invention relates to an eavestrough or rain gutter, and more particularly, relates to an improvement in such structures.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • the retaining member does not extend across the eavestrough
  • a plurality of such retaining members are utilized.
  • the various components of the eavestrough assembly may be formed of any suitable material with a formed aluminum material being common.
  • 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.
  • a retaining member or retainer 24 is secured to rear wall 16.
  • Retainer 24 is shown in Figure 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 Figure 2, hook segment 38 is designed to engage ridge 22 on rear wall 16 to secure retainer 24 in position.
  • Eavestrough assembly 10 also includes a gutter guard generally designated by reference numeral 40 and which is illustrated in greater detail in Figure 3a.
  • 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 intumed edge 52.
  • screws 62 are utilized to secure gutter guard 40 in position by physically attaching flange 50 to nose 20.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • screws 160 are utilized to secure flange 150 of gutter guard 140 and flange 178 of retainer 124 to nose 120.

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Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2177685A1 (fr) * 2008-10-17 2010-04-21 Guy Brochu Couvercle à gouttières demi-rondes
GB2486791A (en) * 2010-12-20 2012-06-27 Stephane Brochu Flexible gutter shield or cover

Citations (7)

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US4553356A (en) * 1984-03-08 1985-11-19 Bemis Manufacturing Company Rainwater gutter sealing arrangement
DE3536266A1 (de) * 1985-10-11 1986-04-17 Harald 5300 Bonn Meinke Regenrinnenabdeckung zur verhinderung von rinnenverunreinigungen
AU554988B2 (en) * 1979-05-03 1986-09-11 Hitchins, W.G. Leaf guard
US5016404A (en) 1990-03-21 1991-05-21 Briggs Jeffrey M Gutter and bracket assembly
DE9401192U1 (de) * 1994-01-25 1994-09-01 Swoboda, Michael, 92318 Neumarkt Dachrinnenabdeckung als Schmutzabweiser
US20020166290A1 (en) * 1999-04-23 2002-11-14 Rodolphe S. Bergeron Leaf guard for gutters
US20030046876A1 (en) * 2001-08-07 2003-03-13 Higginbotham Edward A. Self cleaning gutter shield

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU554988B2 (en) * 1979-05-03 1986-09-11 Hitchins, W.G. Leaf guard
US4553356A (en) * 1984-03-08 1985-11-19 Bemis Manufacturing Company Rainwater gutter sealing arrangement
DE3536266A1 (de) * 1985-10-11 1986-04-17 Harald 5300 Bonn Meinke Regenrinnenabdeckung zur verhinderung von rinnenverunreinigungen
US5016404A (en) 1990-03-21 1991-05-21 Briggs Jeffrey M Gutter and bracket assembly
DE9401192U1 (de) * 1994-01-25 1994-09-01 Swoboda, Michael, 92318 Neumarkt Dachrinnenabdeckung als Schmutzabweiser
US20020166290A1 (en) * 1999-04-23 2002-11-14 Rodolphe S. Bergeron Leaf guard for gutters
US20030046876A1 (en) * 2001-08-07 2003-03-13 Higginbotham Edward A. Self cleaning gutter shield

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2177685A1 (fr) * 2008-10-17 2010-04-21 Guy Brochu Couvercle à gouttières demi-rondes
EP2273031A1 (fr) * 2008-10-17 2011-01-12 Guy Brochu Couvercle à gouttières demi-rondes
GB2486791A (en) * 2010-12-20 2012-06-27 Stephane Brochu Flexible gutter shield or cover

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