US503119A - Eaves-trough and support - Google Patents

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M. MAcG. BLAGKER. EAVES THOUGH AND SUPPORT.

No. 503,119. Patented Aug. 15, 1893.

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M. MAG-G. BLAOKER.

EAVBS THOUGH AND SUPPORT. 7 N10. 503.119. Patented Aug. 15, 1893.

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MURRAY MACGREGQR BLAOKER, OF AMELIA COURT-HOUSE, VIRGINIA.

EAVES-TROUGH .AND SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 503,119, dated August 15, 1893.

- Application filed September 14, 1892. Serial No. 445,874. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MURRAY MACGREGOR BLAQKER, a citizen of Great Britain, residing at Amelia Oourt-House, in the county of Amelia and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eaves- Troughs and Supports, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Thisinvention relates to new and useful improvements in eaves troughs, and means for supporting the same, and consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts as detailed in the following specification and particularly specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure l is a perspective view of part of a dwelling with my device attachedthereto. Fig. 2 shows the hanger, the parts being detached. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the preferred form of trough. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section on line 00, m Fig. 3. Figs. 5 and 6, 7 and 8, show respectively a plan and a sectional view of modified forms of troughs.

It is well known that there are serious disadvantages incident to using the ordinary tin troughs commonly in use, first because of their lack of strength, secondly because of their non-adjustability, and thirdly because of the skilled labor it requires to place 'them upon a dwelling. My invention aims to overcome these difficulties, and I do so by making my troughs of metal preferably cast in lengths of six feet, and by providing simple means whereby they can be adj ustably and detachably secured together quickly and without requiring the knowledge necessary to attach the soldered tin eaves troughs now in use. Combined with this adjustable and detachable trough, I use a two-part adjustable support, one part of which can be driven at any point into the dwelling, and upon which the other part is adjusted so as to hold the trough in any desired place or plane.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, A represents a pin having a threaded or smooth pointed end (1 adapted to be driven into the dwelling. The other end has a slot a. in which slides the stem 19 of the bifurcated support 13, upon which the trough rests. The stem 1) is threaded at b, with which two nuts engage, one above the pin A and one below it, to permit of a vertical or horizontal adj ust ment. The arms 17 of the support form a semicircle and conform to the size and shape of the trough.

There can be manydiiferent modifications of the troughs as regards shape and manner of adjustment, and I do not limit myself to any of the details which I have shown andhereinafter describe.

My preferred form of trough is shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and referring to them, 0 is the trough which is tapering and also semicircu lar in section, and may be cast with or without a flanged edge, though as shown it has none. As aforesaid the trough is preferably cast in lengths of six feet, so that they may be the more easily handled. It will be seen that the smaller end 0 of the trough is cut off in a curve, and has a semicircular recess 0' one on each side close to the end. At the larger end 0 there are caston the sides at a little distance from the end small studs or pintles c circular in form and corresponding in size to the pintle seats 0. When it is desired to couple two trough sections, one length 0 is raised at an angle to the other C, and the pintles are seated in the pintle seats 0', c, and around the pintles as pivots. The length 0 is then rocked downward, to a level with the lengths C, and it is then impossible to disengage them, one from the other, until they are rocked again into an unusual angular position. Thus it will be seen that as long as the lengths of pipe lie in ahorizontal normal position, they are secured against longitudinal or lateral displacement, being detached or uncoupled only when in an abnormal or unusual position. As aforesaid, the inclosed end of the pipe length is curved (when seen in side View), but the end may be cut off at an angle, in a straight line, as the object is merely to allow the inclosed end to swing freely around the pintles.

The trough may be cast in angles to fit the corners of a dwelling, and when it is desired to have a drain pipe, I cast on the length a branch duct C with athread O to which may be screwed an ordinary conducting pipe 0 In Figs. 5 and 6, is shown another form of trough. The lengths D, D, are cast with a countersink d at one end, and a semicircular groove 01'. There is a stop or shoulder 01 at the end of the groove cl, and I cast these shoulders alternately first on one side and then on the other. On the other end of each length of pipe I cast an annular flange d, which fits in the aforesaid groove, and is prevented from twisting therein by the stops or shoulders d which as just said are cast alternately on opposite sides.

Instead of having the shoulder, I may cast the one length D with a bolt e rigidly secured therein, and passing through an aperture in the groove, and use a nut e to fasten the lengths together, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8.

In each of the last two forms one end of the pipe section is countersunk, so that the two lengths may be coupled together without soldering, and without danger of breakage.

I am aware that it has been proposed to couple two lengths by means of an apertured sleeve or collar, and a nutted bolt, and I do not claim such as my invention.

I am also aware that stove pipes have been joined by constructing the joining ends, one with a flange and the other with a groove. But it is obvious that were the stove pipe sections cut in half to form a trough, it would require supplemental fastening devices to connect them. I do not claim such a pipe joint, nor do I broadly claim trough sections having flanges and grooves, and connected by supplemental fastening devices.

What I claim is 1. The combination with the support, of the cast metal eaves trough composed of detachable sections, the one end of each section inclosing the other end of the next adjoining section, and a projection on each side of one of said sections engaging corresponding parts of the other said section, whereby they are detachably secured against displacement as described.

2. A cast metal eaves trough composed of duplicate sections the one end of each section being inelosed in the other end of the other section when in position, one section having a pintle near one end and the other section having pintle seats in the other end, said sections being coupled and uncoupled only when in an unusual position, substantially as set forth.

3. A cast metal eaves trough composed of duplicate sections, the one end of each section being inelosed in the other end of the next adjoining section, each section having a short pintle on each side near one end and corresponding pintle seats in the other end, and one end being curved as shown, whereby said sections may be coupled and uncoupled only when in an unusual position, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I ai'fix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MURRAY lllAGGREGOR BLACKER.

\Vitnesses:

Son. Cu'ronms, WILLIAM J. WooDs.

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