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(No modeL) LA MONT M. BOWERS.

EAVES TROUGH ANGLE 0R MITER, No. 363,044.. Patented May 1'7, 1887.

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Wig/371mm II ITED STATES I PATENT LA MONT M. BOWERS, OF BINGHAMTON, NEWV YORK, ASSIG-NOR TO 'HIM- SELF, ALBERT HATTEN, AND LEWIS A. GALPIN, ALL OF SAME PLACE.

EAVES-TRCUGH ANGLE oR MITER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 363,044, dated May 1'7, 188?.

Application filed March 26, 1887.

T0 aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, LA MONT M. BOWERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Binghamton, in the countyof Broome and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eaves-Trough Angles or Miters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Similarletters refer to similar parts through out the several views.

My invention is that of an improved joint for the corners and angles of eaves troughs, and has for its object to strengthen the corners or turns of the trough to prevent leakage or displacement. The great difficulty in keeping troughs from leaking and getting out of place has been at the corners and turns,and is caused largely from the weight and accumulation of snow and ice at these points and from the injuries to the structure in removing these obstructions. No miterj oint has heretofore been made which possessed the necessary strength and at the same time has preserved a smooth surface on the inside of the trough.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows an angle of a trough with one of my improvedjoints,fromtheoutside,complete. Fig. 2 is a view of the samejoint with a piece broken away to show the inside 'of the trough. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the middle of the trough, and Fig. t shows the pieces of Fig. 3 separated.

The improvement, as will be seen from the drawings, consists in forming across the end of one piece and integral with it a rib, a, to stiffen and strengthen the joint. The end of Serial No. 232,586. (No model.)

the trough A is first cut to the proper angle, and then, by means of a suitable press, the rib ais struck up on the metal, having its greatest depth and weight at the center of the trough. This is shown most clearly at Fig. 4:, where the comparative depth is shown. The edge of the rib is brought back just to the level of the bottom of the main trough. The end of the other piece, B, is cut to correspond with the bevel of the main bed of the part A, the same as though no rib were used, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The end is then lapped on the trough A, covering over the rib, and soldered there in the usual way. The free edge of the rib a is then soldered to the under side of the part B, thus making a double solder and added strength of the flanged rib across the lap.

The joint may be strengthened by making a rib separate and soldering it to the bottom of both troughs; but in practice I have not found it to make as good ajoint as when the rib is struck up from one of the pieces and integral withit. This same rib may be used on straight joints, if desired, and I do not intend to limit myself to any shape of trough; but itis applicable to all forms of gutter.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In ajoint for eaves troughs or gutters, a rib integral with and formed upon the end of one of the parts, over which the other part laps and is soldered, with the free edge of the rib soldered to the under side of the overlapping part, all constructed and arranged substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LA MONT M. BOWERS. \Vitnesses:

ADA L. PINE,

ALLEN B. BROWN.

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