US2805632A

US2805632A - Gutter screen fastener

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Publication number: US2805632A
Application number: US547901A
Authority: US
Inventors: Albert P Couture
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1955-11-21
Filing date: 1955-11-21
Publication date: 1957-09-10
Anticipated expiration: 1974-09-10

Description

' S 1al;.'.'10', l957 A. P. COUTURE GUTTER SCREEN FASTENER Filed Nov. 21, 1955 INVEN TOR. 445.577 2 (aura/PE,

Elite States Patent Office 2,805,632 Patented Sept. 10, 1957 GUTTER SCREEN FASTENER Albert P. Couture, Detroit, Mich. Application November 21, 1955, Serial No. 547,901 2 Claims. (Cl. 108-30) This invention relates to a gutter screen fastener, and more particularly to a novel form of mounting clip adapted for positioning upon relative short lengths of gutter screen and also providing means for securing said screen to the gutter flange.

It is the object of the present invention to provide an improved gutter screen mounting and fastening clip which is simple of construction and which facilitates and minimizes the short in mounting and securing a suitable screen along the length of a roof gutter or other gutter.

It is the further object of the present invention to provide a novel gutter screen fastening and mounting clip consisting of a pair of spaced plates interconnected intermediate their ends providing slots at their opposite ends for respectively receiving portions of the gutter screen and portions of the gutter flange.

it is the further object of the present invention to provide novel interlocking means within the clip construction for immovably securing the clip with respect to the screen mesh.

These and other objects will be seen from the following specification and claims in conjunction with the appended drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a building roof with gutter and illustrating the mounting of the present screen and screen fastener.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevational section thereof.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the screen. and mounting clip; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section taken on line 44 of Fig. 3.

It will be understood that the above drawing illustrates merely a predetermined embodiment of the invention and that other embodiments are contemplated within the scope of the claims hereafter set forth.

Referring to the drawing, a portion of a building roof is fragmentarily designated generally at 11 and including at the upper end of the outer wall 13 the horizontally disposed molding 12. Overhanging in a conventional manner is the lowermost of a plurality of conventional shingles 14 which, as shown in Fig. 2, partially overlap the inner portion of the gutter 15 generally indicated in Fig. 2.

Said gutter includes a conventional inner upright wall 16 and the outer preferfomed and conventional outer Wall 17. Suitable tubular spacers 18 of a conventional construction are interposed between wall 16 and the upper end of Wall 17 and nails or other fasteners 19 project through the said outer wall 17 and the said tubular spacers 1t; and extend through a portion of the molding 12 providing a conventional form for so mounting the gutter.

In the preferred embodiment, the gutter is shown to include the inwardly directed horizontally disposed flange 20 which is right angularly related to the upper portion of the gutter front wall 17, and, as shown in Fig. 2, terminates in the reverse turned reinforcing strip 21.

Some gutters employ such reverse turned elements 21 for reinforcement, whereas others omit it entirely. The present invention is adapted for use with either type.

In operation the present invention is used in conjunction with a series of elongated relatively narrow strips of Wire mesh 22, which may be approximately two or three feet in length and which are adapted to rest along one longitudinal edge upon the outer course of the shingles 14, and may be tacked thereon if desired, though this is not essential. Y

The opposite longitudinal edge of the screening 22 is adapted to register with the marginal flange 20 of the gutter screen and is suitably secured to the said gutter flange by the series of fastening and mounting clips generally designated at 24 in Fig. 4.

In the preferred embodiment, it is contemplated that at least two of such clips be used for each segment 22 of screening. For this purpose the outer marginal edge of said screen has formed therein a rectangularly shaped slot 23, Fig. 3, of which, in the preferred embodiment, there are two. By the use of such slot, the fastening and mounting slip may be slidably projected over a substantial portion of the screening, as designated in Figs. 3 and 4, to thus leave only a short portion of the clip at the free end thereof to receive the marginal flange 20-21 of the gutter.

The present fastening and mounting clip consists of a pair of elongated, preferably metallic, plates 25 and 26, which are arranged in opposed relation with a suitable spacer 27 interposed therebetween. The rivet 23 extends through the said spacer and is adapted for securing the said plates together, as shown, said rivet being arranged intermediate the ends of said plates and towards the one ends thereof, as shown in Fig. 4.

. Accordingly, as shown, there is thus defined adjacent the opposite ends of the said pair of plates an elongated gutter flange receiving slot and respectively an elongated screen receiving slot.

Formed in each of the said plates 25 and 26 towards the opposite ends of said plates, are a pair of cooperating dimples 29 and 30 arranged in registry and with the lower of said dimples, namely, element 29, partially registering within the interior formation defined by dimple 30. This construction provides an interlock adapted for retaining registry within the wire mesh of screen 22.

Accordingly, as the said clip 24 is laterally projected inwardly of slot 23, the dimpled portions 29 and 30 register with one of the openings or meshes of the said screen to thereby partially and retainingly engage the said screen against accidental dislodging movement. This anchors the clip with respect to the wire mesh or screening in the relative position of parts shown in Fig. 3.

Accordingly, in the assembly of the pres .it clips, with the screening, this is done first. Thereafter it is only necessary that the said screen elements be laid down upon the gutter in the manner shown in Fig. 2 with one marginal edge resting upon the shingles 14 and with the opposite projecting edge of the clip as in Figs. 3 and 4, extending over and retainingly engaging the gutter flange 2021, completing the assembly.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention the respective ends 31 and 32 of the lower plate 25 are turned outwardly slightly to thereby provide slightly enlarged entrant openings into the adjacent receiving slots defined by the said plates.

Referring to Fig. 4, the one end 32 of the lower plate 26 terminates in the right angularly related upwardly extending flange 33 which is adapted for cooperative gripping relation with a portion of the trough flange elements 20 21.

This particular element renders the clip more complete and effects a firmer grip of the said clip with respect to the gutter flange. It is contemplated, however, in some situations that the flange 33 could be omitted as, for example, Where thegutter flange 20 does not include the reverse turned reinforcing strip 21.

Accordingly, the present invention has thus provided a very simple fastening and mounting clip which may easily be assembled with respect to separate screening elements 22 of a predetermined uniform length and laid down upon the shingles 14, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and joined to the gutter flange as above described,

Having described my invention, reference should now be had to the claims which follow for determining the scope thereof.

I claim:

1. A gutter screen fastening and mounting clip comprising apair of elongated plates in opposed relation, a spacer between said plates intermediate their ends and arranged towards their one ends, a rivet extending through said plates and spacer, defining with said one ends of said plates a gutter flange, receiving slot, and defining with the other ends of said plates a screen receiving slot, the ends of one of said plates being bent outwardly with respect to the corresponding ends of the other plate providing enlarged entrant openings into said slots, said plates adjacent said other ends having outwardly projecting corresponding dimples, one of which partially registers within the recess formed bythe other dimple, defining an interlock adapted for retaining registry Within the wire mesh of said screen, one of said one ends of said plates terminating in a substantial right angularly related flange extending toward the corresponding plate adapted for retaining engagement with said gutter flange.

2. The clip of claim 1, and an elongated gutter screen, one elongated edge thereof being adapted to rest upon an adjacent roof element, the opposite longitudinal edge of said screen having a pair of spaced rectangularly shaped notches adapted to cooperatively receive the said other ends of said plates permitting said opposite longitudinal edge to register with said gutter flange.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,803,431 Hill May 5, 1931 2,229,381 Grow Jan. 21, 1941 2,365,845 Schweda Dec. 26, 1944 2,636,458 Harris Apr. 28, 1953 2,734,467 Steele Feb. 14, 1956