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US2613621A US70117A US7011749A US2613621A US 2613621 A US2613621 A US 2613621A US 70117 A US70117 A US 70117A US 7011749 A US7011749 A US 7011749A US 2613621 A US2613621 A US 2613621A
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  • This invention relates to building structures, and in particular to gutter screens and their mountings. f
  • One object of this invention is to provide a gutter-protecting device having a screen and an eaves flashing for holding fthe screen which will not only prevent leaves or other foreign matter from falling into the gutter or eaves trough but will also prevent fwater from running back of the gutter at the eaves and thereby prevent streaking of the backboard or facia.
  • Another object is to provide a gutter protecting device having a screen and eaves flashing of the foregoing character wherein a screen is removably mounted in-the flash-ing so that the gutter may be quickly and easily cleaned.
  • Another object isto provide a gutter protecting device having a Vscreen and eaves flashing of the foregoing character wherein the flashing is attached to the eaves beneath the lowermost row of shingles-or lowermostfportion of roofing without the need for'special tools.
  • Figure 1 is a vfragmentary perspective view of the lower edge of a vroof'and eaves trough or gutter, showing the improved eaves 'flashing and gutter screen of 'the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the eaves'ashing used with the gutter screen of Figure 1.
  • FIGS 1 and 2 show the gutter-protecting device, generally designated IIJ, consisting generally of an eavesiiashing II and gutter screen I2 for protecting aneaves troughor gutter I3 from the influx of foreign matter, such as leaves, twigs or the like.
  • the device I0 is attached to a roof I4 having rafters I5 to which the roof boards or eaves I6 are nailed in' the usual way, and to which the facia board or backboard I1 is attached. Secured to the lower portion of the facia board I1 are the horizontal and vertical eaves boards I8 and I3 respectively. Secured to the roof boards I6 is a layer of roofing paper 20 over which shingles 2
  • the rear wall 22 of a gutter or eaves trough 23 having a bottom wall 24 and front wall 25, the latter being formed with an inwardly-extending flange 2B having a longitudinal edge 21.
  • the foregoing construction, except for the gutter-projecting device I0, is conventional construction.
  • the eaves ashing II of the gutter-protecting device I0 is formed of sheet metal, such as copper, galvanized iron or the like ( Figure 2) and has a top portion or supporting portion 30 of plate-like form adapted to be inserted beneath the lowermost row of'shingles 2
  • EX- tending downward from the top portion 30 is a connecting portion 3
  • is the upper part 33 of a screen-holding portion 34 of U-shaped cross-section, the lower portion 35 of which extends forward and is bent downward as at 36 to facilitate the insertion of the screen I2.
  • the eaves flashing is preferably made in elongated sections of suitable length convenient for manufacture and handling.
  • the gutter screen I2 is also made in elongated sections from wire cloth or the like and has its rearward edge portion 40 inserted in the groove 31 formed between the upper and lower portions 33 and 35 of the screen-holding portion 34.
  • the forward edge portion 4I of the screen I2 is bent back upon itself as at 42 so as to provide a portion resting on the liange 2B of the eaves trough or gutter I3.
  • the extreme forward edge portion 43 of the screen I2 is bent downward from. the portion 42 so as to form an abutment adapted to engage the edge 21 of the flange 2B to prevent the rearward portion 40 of the screen I2 from slipping out of the groove 21 in the screen-holding portion 34.
  • I is placed against the top surface of the roof boards I6 near the lowermost edge 32, and '1s pushed upward beneath the roofing paper layer 20 and lower row of shingles 2
  • the flashing II is then nailed or otherwise secured in position against the board I6. The workman then grasps a length of the screen I2 and.
  • the screen-holding portion 34 by reason of its bent construction, prevents water from running back of the gutter at the eaves, and thereby prevents streaking of the facia board I 'I from this cause. It also prevents water from running down between the facia board I1 and the rearward wall 22 of the gutter I3, and thus eliminates rusting away of the gutter I3 at this location, or of the gutter brackets or fasteners.
  • the sections of the screen may be removed for cleaning merely by reversing the foregoing procedure of installing it. This consists in graspingv the forward edge of the screen and lifting upward upon it, until the downwardly bent abutment portion l43 clears the edge 21 of the flange 2S, whereupon the screen may be pulled forward over the flange 26 until its rearward edge portion 40 is completely withdrawn from the groove 3'! of the flashing I I. The screen may then be cleaned. and likewise the gutter i3, lif any fine particles have fallen through the screen into the gutter.
  • the screen I2 may then be replaced in the same manner in which it was originally installed.
  • a gutter-protecting device for attachment to a roof eave and gutter of a' building, said gutter protecting device comprising a flashing inn to a roof eave and gutter of a building, said gutter protecting device comprising a flashing including an elongated member of sheet material having a plate-like upper supporting portion fitting against the eave, an-intermediate portion extending downward from said upper portion.
  • an elongated reticulated gutter screen having ⁇ .a width suicient to cover the gutter, said screen having its forward edge portion engageable with the forward edge portion of the gutter and its rearward edge portion secured in said recess.
  • a gutter-protecting device for attachment to a roof eave and gutter of a building, said gutter protecting device comprising a ashing including an elongated member of sheet vmaterial having a plate-like upper supporting portion fitting against the eave, an intermediate portion extendingv downward from said upper portion past the edge of the eave, and a lower portion extending rearwardly from said intermediate portion and having a generally-horizontal forwardly-directed screen-receiving recess therein; and an elongated reticulated gutter screen having a width suicient to cover the gutter, said screen having its forward edge portion engageable with the forward edge portion of the gutter and its rearward edge portion secured in said recess.
  • a gutter-protecting device for attachment to a roof eave and gutter of a building, said gutter protecting device comprising a flashing including an elongated member of sheet material having a plate-like upper supporting portion fitting against the eave, an intermediate portion extending downward from said upper portion past the edge of the eave, and a lower portion extending rearwardly from said intermediate portion, said lower portion beingtrough-shaped With a generallyhorizontal forwardly-extending opening therein; and an elongated reticulated gutter screen having a width sufficient to cover the gutter, said screen having its forward edge portion engageable with the forward edge portion of the gutter and its rearward edge portion secured in said opening.
  • a gutter-protecting device for attachment to a roof eave and gutter of a building, said gutter protecting device comprising a ashing including an elongated member of sheet material having a plate-like upper supporting portion fitting against the eave, an intermediate portion extending downward from said upper portion past the edge of the eave, and a lower portion having a top wall extending rearwardly from said intermediate portion and a bottom wall extending forwardly from the rearward edge of said top wall to form a generally-horizontal screen-receiving trough; and an elongated reticulated gutter screen having a width sufficient to cover the gutter, said screen having its forward edge portion engageable with the forward edge portion cf the gutter and its rearward edge portion secured in said trough.
  • a gutter-protecting device for attachment to a roof eave and gutter of a building, said gutter protecting device comprising a flashing including an elongated member of sheet material having a plate-like upper supporting portion fitting against the eave, an intermediate portion extending downward from said upper portion past the edge of the eave, and a lower portion having a top wall extending rearwardly from said intermediate portion and a bottom wall extending forwardly from the rearward edge of said top wall to form a generally-horizontal screen-receiving trough, said bottom wall having a downwardly-directed forward edge portion to facilitate insertion of said screen; and an elongated reticulated gutter screen having a width sufficient to cover the gutter, said screen having its forward edge portion engageable with the forward edge portion of the gutter and its rearward edge portion secured in said trough.

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Oct. 14, 1952 c. H. scHRAEDr-:R
EAVES FLASHING FOR GUTTR-PROTECTING DEVICES Filed Jan. l0, 1949 Patented Oct. 14, 1952 UNIrEofs'rATEs PATENT OFFICE KHEAV'ES FLASHING FOR GUTTER- PROTECTING DEVICES oharlesn. schraeaer, Detroit, Mich. Application January 10, 1949, Serial No. 70,117
(Cl. S-30) f 6 Claims.
This invention relates to building structures, and in particular to gutter screens and their mountings. f
One object of this invention is to provide a gutter-protecting device having a screen and an eaves flashing for holding fthe screen which will not only prevent leaves or other foreign matter from falling into the gutter or eaves trough but will also prevent fwater from running back of the gutter at the eaves and thereby prevent streaking of the backboard or facia.
Another object is to provide a gutter protecting device having a screen and eaves flashing of the foregoing character wherein a screen is removably mounted in-the flash-ing so that the gutter may be quickly and easily cleaned.
Another object isto provide a gutter protecting device having a Vscreen and eaves flashing of the foregoing character wherein the flashing is attached to the eaves beneath the lowermost row of shingles-or lowermostfportion of roofing without the need for'special tools. l
In the drawings, 1
Figure 1 is a vfragmentary perspective view of the lower edge of a vroof'and eaves trough or gutter, showing the improved eaves 'flashing and gutter screen of 'the present invention; and
Figure 2'is a perspective view of a portion of the eaves'ashing used with the gutter screen of Figure 1.
Referring to the drawingsin detail, Figures 1 and 2 show the gutter-protecting device, generally designated IIJ, consisting generally of an eavesiiashing II and gutter screen I2 for protecting aneaves troughor gutter I3 from the influx of foreign matter, such as leaves, twigs or the like. The device I0 is attached to a roof I4 having rafters I5 to which the roof boards or eaves I6 are nailed in' the usual way, and to which the facia board or backboard I1 is attached. Secured to the lower portion of the facia board I1 are the horizontal and vertical eaves boards I8 and I3 respectively. Secured to the roof boards I6 is a layer of roofing paper 20 over which shingles 2| are laid in the usual way. Secured to the facia board I1 is the rear wall 22 of a gutter or eaves trough 23 having a bottom wall 24 and front wall 25, the latter being formed with an inwardly-extending flange 2B having a longitudinal edge 21. The foregoing construction, except for the gutter-projecting device I0, is conventional construction.
The eaves ashing II of the gutter-protecting device I0 is formed of sheet metal, such as copper, galvanized iron or the like (Figure 2) and has a top portion or supporting portion 30 of plate-like form adapted to be inserted beneath the lowermost row of'shingles 2| and a lower edge of the roofing paper (Figure 1). EX- tending downward from the top portion 30 is a connecting portion 3| approximately at right angles to the portion 30 and of approximately the thickness of the roof boards I6 and adapted to engage the lower edge 32 thereof. Bent inwardly from the connecting portion 3| is the upper part 33 of a screen-holding portion 34 of U-shaped cross-section, the lower portion 35 of which extends forward and is bent downward as at 36 to facilitate the insertion of the screen I2. The eaves flashing is preferably made in elongated sections of suitable length convenient for manufacture and handling.
The gutter screen I2 is also made in elongated sections from wire cloth or the like and has its rearward edge portion 40 inserted in the groove 31 formed between the upper and lower portions 33 and 35 of the screen-holding portion 34. The forward edge portion 4I of the screen I2 is bent back upon itself as at 42 so as to provide a portion resting on the liange 2B of the eaves trough or gutter I3. The extreme forward edge portion 43 of the screen I2 is bent downward from. the portion 42 so as to form an abutment adapted to engage the edge 21 of the flange 2B to prevent the rearward portion 40 of the screen I2 from slipping out of the groove 21 in the screen-holding portion 34.
In the installation of the invention, the base portion or supporting portion 30 of the flashing |I is placed against the top surface of the roof boards I6 near the lowermost edge 32, and '1s pushed upward beneath the roofing paper layer 20 and lower row of shingles 2| until its connecting portion 3| comes to rest against the edge 32 of the lowermost board I6. This causes the screen-holding portion 34 to lie beneath the lower edge portion of the lowermost board I6 with its groove 31 facing downward toward the edge 21 of the gutter flange 26. The flashing II is then nailed or otherwise secured in position against the board I6. The workman then grasps a length of the screen I2 and. while lifting the bent portions 43 and 42 above the flange 2B, he pushes the rearward edge portion 40 of the screen I2 into the groove 31, springing the screen I2 slightly in order to do this. When he releases the forward edge of the screen I2. the abutment portion 43 drops downward behind the edge 21 of the flange 26 and the reversely bent portion 42 comes to rest upon the flange 26, as shown in Figure 1. yThe eaves trough or gutter I3 is now protected from being clogged by leaves, twigs or the like, and other objects such as baseballs, or childrens toys are prevented from being lost in the eaves trough. The screen I2 also prevents birds from building their nests in the eaves trough I3. Furthermore, the screen-holding portion 34, by reason of its bent construction, prevents water from running back of the gutter at the eaves, and thereby prevents streaking of the facia board I 'I from this cause. It also prevents water from running down between the facia board I1 and the rearward wall 22 of the gutter I3, and thus eliminates rusting away of the gutter I3 at this location, or of the gutter brackets or fasteners.
If any leaves, twigs or other foreign matter accumulates on top of the screem I2, the sections of the screen may be removed for cleaning merely by reversing the foregoing procedure of installing it. This consists in graspingv the forward edge of the screen and lifting upward upon it, until the downwardly bent abutment portion l43 clears the edge 21 of the flange 2S, whereupon the screen may be pulled forward over the flange 26 until its rearward edge portion 40 is completely withdrawn from the groove 3'! of the flashing I I. The screen may then be cleaned. and likewise the gutter i3, lif any fine particles have fallen through the screen into the gutter.
The screen I2 may then be replaced in the same manner in which it was originally installed.
It will be seen from Figure l that the groove 3'! of the flashing II is inclinedslightly downward in a direction below the flange 26 of the gutter I3. The purpose of this Vconstruction is to bend the screen I2 slightly so that pressure is exerted by its forward edge portion downward against the flange 2G. `This holds the screen I2 securely in position at-all times but permitsi easy withdrawal thereof when desired.
What I claim is:
l. A gutter-protecting device for attachment to a roof eave and gutter of a' building, said gutter protecting device comprising a flashing inn to a roof eave and gutter of a building, said gutter protecting device comprising a flashing including an elongated member of sheet material having a plate-like upper supporting portion fitting against the eave, an-intermediate portion extending downward from said upper portion. past the edge of the eave, and a lower portion connected to said intermediate portion and hiavinga generally-horizontal screen-receiving recess therein; and an elongated reticulated gutter screen having` .a width suicient to cover the gutter, said screen having its forward edge portion engageable with the forward edge portion of the gutter and its rearward edge portion secured in said recess.
3. A gutter-protecting device for attachment to a roof eave and gutter of a building, said gutter protecting device comprising a ashing including an elongated member of sheet vmaterial having a plate-like upper supporting portion fitting against the eave, an intermediate portion extendingv downward from said upper portion past the edge of the eave, and a lower portion extending rearwardly from said intermediate portion and having a generally-horizontal forwardly-directed screen-receiving recess therein; and an elongated reticulated gutter screen having a width suicient to cover the gutter, said screen having its forward edge portion engageable with the forward edge portion of the gutter and its rearward edge portion secured in said recess.
4. A gutter-protecting device for attachment to a roof eave and gutter of a building, said gutter protecting device comprising a flashing including an elongated member of sheet material having a plate-like upper supporting portion fitting against the eave, an intermediate portion extending downward from said upper portion past the edge of the eave, and a lower portion extending rearwardly from said intermediate portion, said lower portion beingtrough-shaped With a generallyhorizontal forwardly-extending opening therein; and an elongated reticulated gutter screen having a width sufficient to cover the gutter, said screen having its forward edge portion engageable with the forward edge portion of the gutter and its rearward edge portion secured in said opening.
5. A gutter-protecting device for attachment to a roof eave and gutter of a building, said gutter protecting device comprising a ashing including an elongated member of sheet material having a plate-like upper supporting portion fitting against the eave, an intermediate portion extending downward from said upper portion past the edge of the eave, and a lower portion having a top wall extending rearwardly from said intermediate portion and a bottom wall extending forwardly from the rearward edge of said top wall to form a generally-horizontal screen-receiving trough; and an elongated reticulated gutter screen having a width sufficient to cover the gutter, said screen having its forward edge portion engageable with the forward edge portion cf the gutter and its rearward edge portion secured in said trough.
6. A gutter-protecting device for attachment to a roof eave and gutter of a building, said gutter protecting device comprising a flashing including an elongated member of sheet material having a plate-like upper supporting portion fitting against the eave, an intermediate portion extending downward from said upper portion past the edge of the eave, and a lower portion having a top wall extending rearwardly from said intermediate portion and a bottom wall extending forwardly from the rearward edge of said top wall to form a generally-horizontal screen-receiving trough, said bottom wall having a downwardly-directed forward edge portion to facilitate insertion of said screen; and an elongated reticulated gutter screen having a width sufficient to cover the gutter, said screen having its forward edge portion engageable with the forward edge portion of the gutter and its rearward edge portion secured in said trough.
CHARLES H. SCHRAEDER..
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UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,423,923 Audino July 15, 1947
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US2943421A (en) * 1958-04-02 1960-07-05 Eugene B Squires Eaves trough
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US6035587A (en) * 1998-03-31 2000-03-14 Amerimax Home Products, Inc. Roof drip edge with flexible leg
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US2175138A (en) * 1938-10-11 1939-10-03 Jr Edward B Westlake Eaves trough
US2276804A (en) * 1938-07-22 1942-03-17 Frank B Taylor Binder for the exposed edge of shingles or the like
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US1924008A (en) * 1931-06-26 1933-08-22 Weil Emile Roof-flashing
US2276804A (en) * 1938-07-22 1942-03-17 Frank B Taylor Binder for the exposed edge of shingles or the like
US2175138A (en) * 1938-10-11 1939-10-03 Jr Edward B Westlake Eaves trough
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US2943421A (en) * 1958-04-02 1960-07-05 Eugene B Squires Eaves trough
US4856237A (en) * 1988-07-13 1989-08-15 Wigle Frank T Multifunction roof edger
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US6035587A (en) * 1998-03-31 2000-03-14 Amerimax Home Products, Inc. Roof drip edge with flexible leg
US6427388B1 (en) * 2001-01-26 2002-08-06 Stephane Brochu Gutter shield
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