EP2049747A1 - Hidden system for the removable fixing of gutters - Google Patents

Hidden system for the removable fixing of gutters

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EP2049747A1
EP2049747A1 EP06796255A EP06796255A EP2049747A1 EP 2049747 A1 EP2049747 A1 EP 2049747A1 EP 06796255 A EP06796255 A EP 06796255A EP 06796255 A EP06796255 A EP 06796255A EP 2049747 A1 EP2049747 A1 EP 2049747A1
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gutter
engagement
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Ivano Carusi
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Tecno Imac SpA
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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
    • E04D13/064—Gutters
    • E04D13/072—Hanging means

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  • the present invention relates to the sector of channels for collecting rain water, known as gutters, and in particular relates to the supporting brackets, or gutter brackets, which are used for fixing said channels to the line of eaves.
  • brackets that pass underneath the channel or gutter (which are visible from beneath) on which the latter rests; and brackets from which the gutter hangs (which are not visible from beneath) .
  • the present invention relates to the second type of gutter brackets, which, since they remain out of sight after being set in place, can be defined as "hidden” .
  • a first purpose of the invention is to provide a hidden engagement device for gutters that will guarantee a firm fixing of the channel to the line of eaves of the building, eliminating the possibility of any accidental release occurring.
  • a second purpose of the invention is to provide a hidden engagement device for gutters that will enable fast fixing of the gutter to be set in place.
  • a third purpose of the invention is to provide a hidden engagement device for gutters that will enable convenient release of the gutter from the bracket in the case of need.
  • a fixing device comprising, in combination, means for anchorage to the structure of the building, means for engagement of the gutter, and removable means for coupling the engagement means to said anchorage means.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded three-dimensional view of a first embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2A is a three-dimensional view of a bracket for anchoring the structure, with an enlarged detail;
  • FIG. 2B is a side elevation of the bracket of Figure 2A;
  • FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view according to the plane of trace B-B of Figure 2B, with an enlarged detail;
  • FIG. 3A is a three-dimensional view of a plate for engagement of the gutter-;
  • Figure 3B is a side elevation of the plate of Figure 3A;
  • - Figure 4A is a three-dimensional view of a key for coupling the . plate to the bracket;
  • - Figure 4B is a side elevation of the key of Figure 4A;
  • FIG. 5 is an assembled side elevation of the embodiment of the invention of Figure 1;
  • a first embodiment of the invention which is particularly suitable for fixing the gutter G to the roof, comprises: means for anchorage to the structure of the building, in this case to the roof, which are constituted by a shaped bracket 1; means for engagement of the gutter G, constituted by a shaped bar 2; and removable coupling means, constituted by keys 3 designed to block said bar 2 on said bracket 1.
  • said bar 2 and said bracket 1 are shaped so as to be perfectly superimposable, for at least one part, located in a position corresponding to the open top side of the gutter G, which is characterized by two top edges that are the same as one another, which project outwards and are curled towards the inner part of the channel itself. Said edges define an internal engagement seat for the front end (which is further away from the roof) of the bar 2, and an external engagement seat for the rear end (which is closer to the roof) of the same bar 2.
  • the first engagement seat is defined by the front edge BA of the gutter G, whilst the second is defined by the rear edge BP of the same gutter G.
  • said bar 2 for engagement of the gutter envisages a front *end curved upwards and a rear end curved downwards: the shape of said curved ends is such as to mate, respectively, with the internal end of the front edge of the gutter G and the external end of the rear edge thereof.
  • FIGS 1 and 5 show clearly that fixing of the gutter to the roof is obtained by fixing the gutter brackets 1 to the roof, slotting the engagement plates 2 by snap-action on the gutter G itself and subsequently coupling each of said engagement plates 2 with the respective gutter bracket 1 by means of the purposely provided rotating keys 3.
  • snap- action fixing of the engagement plates 2 to the gutter G can conveniently be performed on the ground, whilst the subsequent coupling to the gutter brackets 1 is particularly easy and convenient thanks to the keys 3 that function also as centring elements, markedly limiting the complexity of the operations that the workers have to carry out at the height of the eaves.
  • a second peculiar characteristic of the invention consists in the fact that, -to prevent any accidental release of the gutter G from the gutter bracket 1, the latter envisages a projecting element 4 facing downwards, which functions as shoulder to prevent the rear edge BP of the gutter from possibly sliding out of the curved rear end of the engagement bar 2.
  • said shoulder element 4 prevents the rear edge BP of the gutter from making any movement of disengagement from the rear end of the engagement bar 2.
  • the engagement bar is equipped, in a position corresponding to the initial stretch of its rear curved end, with an opening 5, in which said projecting element is inserted at the moment of assembly.
  • the coupling and centring keys 3 have a stem equipped with two radially projecting and diametrally opposite tabs 8, which, once inserted and rotated through 90° in purposely provided transverse slots 9, pre-arranged both on the central part of the centring bar 2 and on the corresponding front part of the gutter bracket 1, enable reciprocal fixing of the engagement bar 2 on the bracket 1.
  • each of said slots 9 is constituted substantially by a rectangular hole set transversely, at the centre of which there is made a preferably circular enlargement: the central part of the v slots is designed to receive with slight clearance the stem of the keys 3, whilst the two rectangular parts are- designed to receive the projecting tabs 8 of the stem itself.
  • said keys 3 it is appropriate for said keys 3 to be rotated through 90° after their insertion in the holes 9 so as to move the two tabs 8 as far as possible from the position of insertion into/removal from the holes.
  • each of the holes 9 of the gutter bracket 1 is a pair of opposed inclined planes 11, designed to define a seat for slotting and partially restraining at least one of two further radial and diametrally opposite flanges 10 that constitute the grip of the key.
  • the tops of said inclined planes 11 face one another at a distance substantially corresponding to the thickness of the further flanges 10 of the key 3, so that one of said flanges can be inserted between them, undergoing a limitation of its own displacements so as to prevent any undesirable rotation of the key itself.
  • said longitudinal ribbings 6 and 7 contribute considerably to stiffening the engagement bar 2 and the area of the gutter bracket 1 designed to couple to said bar.
  • the invention is applicable without any modification to any type of gutter, whatever its shape in cross section.
  • the only requirement is that the gutter should have top edges shaped in such a way as to enable the coupling with the engagement bar 2.
  • Figures 7 to 10 regard a second embodiment, suitable for fixing gutters to the wall of the building instead of to the ' line of eaves.
  • the gutter bracket 1 previously described has the rear part that is set vertically, instead of inclined like the pitch of the roof.
  • the modalities of use and the advantages remain the same already described for the previous case.
  • the present invention has been described and illustrated in some of its preferred embodiments, but it is clear that any person skilled in the branch may make technically and functionally equivalent modifications and/or substitutions, without thereby departing from the sphere of protection of the present industrial patent right.

Abstract

A device for fixing gutters without parts that are visible from beneath comprises, in combination: means for anchorage to the structure of the building or of the roof; means for engagement of the gutter; and removable coupling means for constraining said engagement means and said anchorage means to one another in a removable way. Said means for anchorage to the structure of the building are constituted by a shaped gutter bracket, said means for engagement of the gutter are constituted by a shaped bar, and said removable coupling means are constituted by keys designed to block said bar on said bracket.

Description

HIDDEN SYSTEM FOR THE REMOVABLE FIXING OF GUTTERS
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The present invention relates to the sector of channels for collecting rain water, known as gutters, and in particular relates to the supporting brackets, or gutter brackets, which are used for fixing said channels to the line of eaves.
There are currently known different types of gutter brackets. These can be divided substantially into two types: brackets that pass underneath the channel or gutter (which are visible from beneath) on which the latter rests; and brackets from which the gutter hangs (which are not visible from beneath) .
The present invention relates to the second type of gutter brackets, which, since they remain out of sight after being set in place, can be defined as "hidden" .
Currently, there exist hidden gutter brackets in which fixing of the suspended gutter is obtained using a snap-action system.
A first purpose of the invention is to provide a hidden engagement device for gutters that will guarantee a firm fixing of the channel to the line of eaves of the building, eliminating the possibility of any accidental release occurring.
A second purpose of the invention is to provide a hidden engagement device for gutters that will enable fast fixing of the gutter to be set in place.
A third purpose of the invention is to provide a hidden engagement device for gutters that will enable convenient release of the gutter from the bracket in the case of need.
The above and other purposes are achieved by providing a fixing device comprising, in combination, means for anchorage to the structure of the building, means for engagement of the gutter, and removable means for coupling the engagement means to said anchorage means.
A better understanding of the invention will be obtained from the ensuing detailed description with reference to the figures of the annexed plate of drawings, which illustrate, purely by way of non- limiting example, some preferred embodiments thereof.
In the plate of drawings :
- Figure 1 is an exploded three-dimensional view of a first embodiment of the invention;
- Figure 2A is a three-dimensional view of a bracket for anchoring the structure, with an enlarged detail;
- Figure 2B is a side elevation of the bracket of Figure 2A;
- Figure 2C is a cross-sectional view according to the plane of trace B-B of Figure 2B, with an enlarged detail;
- Figure 3A is a three-dimensional view of a plate for engagement of the gutter-;
- Figure 3B is a side elevation of the plate of Figure 3A;
- Figure 4A is a three-dimensional view of a key for coupling the. plate to the bracket; - Figure 4B is a side elevation of the key of Figure 4A;
- Figure 5 is an assembled side elevation of the embodiment of the invention of Figure 1;
- Figure 6, which is similar to Figure 5, shows the application to a differently shaped gutter;
- Figure 7, which is similar to Figure 1, relates to a second embodiment of the invention;
- Figures 8A and 8B, which are similar to Figures 3A and 3B, relate to the embodiment of Figure 7; and - Figures 9 and 10, which are similar to Figures 5 and 6, relate to the embodiment of Figure 7.
With reference to Figures 1 to 6, a first embodiment of the invention, which is particularly suitable for fixing the gutter G to the roof, comprises: means for anchorage to the structure of the building, in this case to the roof, which are constituted by a shaped bracket 1; means for engagement of the gutter G, constituted by a shaped bar 2; and removable coupling means, constituted by keys 3 designed to block said bar 2 on said bracket 1.
According to a first peculiar characteristic of the invention, said bar 2 and said bracket 1 are shaped so as to be perfectly superimposable, for at least one part, located in a position corresponding to the open top side of the gutter G, which is characterized by two top edges that are the same as one another, which project outwards and are curled towards the inner part of the channel itself. Said edges define an internal engagement seat for the front end (which is further away from the roof) of the bar 2, and an external engagement seat for the rear end (which is closer to the roof) of the same bar 2. The first engagement seat is defined by the front edge BA of the gutter G, whilst the second is defined by the rear edge BP of the same gutter G.
For this purpose, said bar 2 for engagement of the gutter envisages a front *end curved upwards and a rear end curved downwards: the shape of said curved ends is such as to mate, respectively, with the internal end of the front edge of the gutter G and the external end of the rear edge thereof.
Figures 1 and 5 show clearly that fixing of the gutter to the roof is obtained by fixing the gutter brackets 1 to the roof, slotting the engagement plates 2 by snap-action on the gutter G itself and subsequently coupling each of said engagement plates 2 with the respective gutter bracket 1 by means of the purposely provided rotating keys 3.
Advantageously, according to the invention, snap- action fixing of the engagement plates 2 to the gutter G can conveniently be performed on the ground, whilst the subsequent coupling to the gutter brackets 1 is particularly easy and convenient thanks to the keys 3 that function also as centring elements, markedly limiting the complexity of the operations that the workers have to carry out at the height of the eaves.
A second peculiar characteristic of the invention consists in the fact that, -to prevent any accidental release of the gutter G from the gutter bracket 1, the latter envisages a projecting element 4 facing downwards, which functions as shoulder to prevent the rear edge BP of the gutter from possibly sliding out of the curved rear end of the engagement bar 2.
With particular reference to Figure 5, which shows the invention completely assembled, as it appears once it is set in place, said shoulder element 4 prevents the rear edge BP of the gutter from making any movement of disengagement from the rear end of the engagement bar 2. For this purpose the engagement bar is equipped, in a position corresponding to the initial stretch of its rear curved end, with an opening 5, in which said projecting element is inserted at the moment of assembly. The coupling and centring keys 3 have a stem equipped with two radially projecting and diametrally opposite tabs 8, which, once inserted and rotated through 90° in purposely provided transverse slots 9, pre-arranged both on the central part of the centring bar 2 and on the corresponding front part of the gutter bracket 1, enable reciprocal fixing of the engagement bar 2 on the bracket 1.
As is clearly illustrated in the figures, each of said slots 9 is constituted substantially by a rectangular hole set transversely, at the centre of which there is made a preferably circular enlargement: the central part of the v slots is designed to receive with slight clearance the stem of the keys 3, whilst the two rectangular parts are- designed to receive the projecting tabs 8 of the stem itself. From the foregoing, it is evident that, once the keys 3 have been inserted in the holes 9 after coupling the gutter bracket 1 and the engagement bar 2, it is sufficient to rotate them to prevent them from coming out of the same holes 9, so as to block the gutter bracket 1 and the engagement bar 2 together and consequently fix the gutter G to the roof.
According to the invention, it is appropriate for said keys 3 to be rotated through 90° after their insertion in the holes 9 so as to move the two tabs 8 as far as possible from the position of insertion into/removal from the holes.
In the example of embodiment described herein, provided at the sides of each of the holes 9 of the gutter bracket 1 is a pair of opposed inclined planes 11, designed to define a seat for slotting and partially restraining at least one of two further radial and diametrally opposite flanges 10 that constitute the grip of the key. The tops of said inclined planes 11 face one another at a distance substantially corresponding to the thickness of the further flanges 10 of the key 3, so that one of said flanges can be inserted between them, undergoing a limitation of its own displacements so as to prevent any undesirable rotation of the key itself.
In Figures 1 and 5, the key closest to the front edge of the gutter is rotated in the position of blocking between said inclined planes 11, whilst the other key is in its position of insertion into/removal from the holes 9. A third peculiar characteristic of the invention consists in the fact t>hat the top surface of the engagement bar 2 is equipped with two male longitudinal stiffening and centring ribbings 6, to which there correspond similar female longitudinal stiffening and centring ribbings purposely pre-arranged on the bottom surface of the front part of the gutter bracket 1 that is coupled to the engagement bar 2 described herein.
In this connection, it is worthwhile noting that said male ribbings 6 and female ribbings 7 can be exchanged with one another without any functional modification. It should just be mentioned that the configuration illustrated prevents any stagnation of rain water that would occur if said longitudinal ribbings 6 and 7 were both projecting downwards instead of upwards .
Advantageously, said longitudinal ribbings 6 and 7 contribute considerably to stiffening the engagement bar 2 and the area of the gutter bracket 1 designed to couple to said bar.
With reference to Figure 6, it should be noted that the invention is applicable without any modification to any type of gutter, whatever its shape in cross section. The only requirement is that the gutter should have top edges shaped in such a way as to enable the coupling with the engagement bar 2.
Finally, Figures 7 to 10 regard a second embodiment, suitable for fixing gutters to the wall of the building instead of to the' line of eaves. In this case, in fact, the gutter bracket 1 previously described has the rear part that is set vertically, instead of inclined like the pitch of the roof. The modalities of use and the advantages remain the same already described for the previous case. The present invention has been described and illustrated in some of its preferred embodiments, but it is clear that any person skilled in the branch may make technically and functionally equivalent modifications and/or substitutions, without thereby departing from the sphere of protection of the present industrial patent right.

Claims

1. A device for fixing gutters (G) without parts that are visible from beneath, characterized in that it comprises, in combination, means for anchorage (1) to the structure of the building or of the roof, means (2) for engagement of the gutter (G) , and removable coupling means (3) for removably constraining said engagement means (2) and said anchorage means (1) to one another.
2. The device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said means for anchorage to the structure of the building are constituted by a shaped gutter bracket (1), said means for engagement of the gutter (G) are constituted by a shaped bar (2) , and said removable coupling means are constituted by keys (3), designed to block said bar (2) on said bracket
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3. The device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said bar (2) and said bracket (1) are shaped so as to be perfectly superimposable for at least one part that is designed to be located in a position corresponding to the open top side of the gutter (G) , which is characterized by two top edges that are the same as one another, which project outwards and curled towards the inner part of the channel itself.
4. The device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said edges define, respectively, an internal engagement seat for the front end of the bar (2) , and an external engagement seat for the rear end of the same bar (2) ; the first engagement seat being defined by the front edge (BA) of the gutter (G) , whilst the second is defined by the rear edge (BP) of the same gutter (G) .
5. The device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said bar (2) for engagement of the gutter envisages a front end curved upwards and a rear end curved downwards, the shape of said curved ends being such as to mate, respectively, with the internal one of the fronti edge (BA) of the gutter (G) and the external one of the rear edge (BP) thereof.
6. The device according to either Claim 4 or Claim 5, characterized in that, to prevent any accidental release of the gutter (G) from the gutter bracket (1) , the latter envisages a projecting element
(4) facing downwards, designed to constitute a shoulder to prevent the rear edge (BP) of the gutter from possibly sliding out of the curved rear end of the engagement bar (2) ; said shoulder element (4) preventing the rear edge (BP) of the gutter from making any movement of disengagement from the rear end of the engagement bar (2) .
7. The device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the engagement bar (2) is equipped, in a position corresponding to the initial stretch of its rear curved end, with an opening (5) , in which said projecting shoulder element (4) is designed to be inserted at the moment of assembly.
8. The device according to any one of Claims 2 to 7, characterized in that said coupling keys (3), have a stem that functions as centring element and is equipped with two tabs (8) projecting radially and diametrally opposite to one another, which are designed to be inserted through purposely provided transverse slots (9), provided botfo on the central part of the centring bar (2) and on the corresponding front part of the gutter bracket (1), and to be rotated through 90°, giving rise to the reciprocal fixing of the engagement bar (2) on the bracket (1).
9. The device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that each of said slots (9) is constituted substantially by a rectangular hole set transversely, at the centre of which a roundish enlargement is provided; the central part of the slots being designed to receive with slight clearance the stem of the keys (3) , whilst the two rectangular parts are designed to receive the projecting tabs (8) of the stem itself.
10. The device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that provided at the sides of each of the holes (9) of the gutter bracket (1) is a pair of opposed inclined planes (11), designed to define a seat for slotting and partially restraining at least one of two further radial and diametrally opposite flanges
(10) that constitute the grip of the key.
11. The device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the tops of said inclined planes
(11) are arranged so as to face one another at a distance substantially corresponding to the thickness of the further flanges (10) of the key (3) so that one of said flanges can be inserted between said planes, undergoing a limitation of its own displacements and preventing any undesirable rotation of the key itself.
12. The device according to any one of Claims 2 to 11, characterized in that the top surface of the engagement bar (2) is equipped with two stiffening and centring male longitudinal ribbings (6), to which there correspond similar female longitudinal stiffening and centring ribbings, purposely pre-arranged on the bottom surface of the front part of the gutter bracket (1) , designed to be coupled to the engagement bar (2) ; said male (6) and female (7) ribbings being interchangeable with one another, without any functional modification.
13. The device according to any one of Claims 2 to 12, characterized in that said anchoring bracket (1) has the rear part that is set vertically instead of inclined like the pitch of the roof, thus achieving the possibility of fixing the gutter to the wall of the building instead of to the eaves of the roof.
14. A device for fixing gutters (G) without parts that are visible from beneath, substantially as described and illustrated in the present description and in the annexed plate of drawings.
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