Gutter bracket
OwnerCharles Augustine Crookstoninventor
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Abstract
A gutter bracket designed for a half round gutter includes a mounting portion with a flat mounting surface positioned behind one or more rear gutter retaining tabs. The gutter bracket includes a gutter supporting portion that is shaped and sized to accommodate the half round gutter. Within the gutter supporting portion there is a rib positioned between two wings that make contact with the half round gutter. The rib is open upwardly between the two wings. A front gutter retaining portion extends forwardly from the gutter supporting portion and has a front gutter retaining tab for bending around the front edge of the half round gutter. These features provide structural strength to support the gutter, especially under heavy loads such as snow. The gutter bracket also improves ease of installation of gutter systems.
Claims17
A gutter bracket structurally configured to cooperate with a structure and a half round gutter having a front edge, the gutter bracket comprising:
- a mounting portion including a substantially flat mounting surface offset rearwardly from one or more rear gutter retaining tabs with the one or more rear gutter retaining tabs in an unbent position, a the substantially flat mounting surface extending substantially vertically below the one or more rear gutter retaining tabs for abutting the structure;
- a gutter supporting portion shaped and dimensioned to receive the half round gutter;
- a rib in the gutter supporting portion;
- two wings arranged with the rib therebetween, the two wings configured to contact the half round gutter;
- wherein the rib extends downwardly below the two wings;
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- a front gutter retaining portion extending forwardly from the gutter supporting portion.
A gutter bracket structurally configured to cooperate with a structure and a half round gutter having a front edge, the gutter bracket comprising:
- a mounting portion including a substantially flat mounting surface offset rearwardly from one or more rear gutter retaining tabs with the one or more rear gutter retaining tabs in an unbent position, a the substantially flat mounting surface extending substantially vertically below the one or more rear gutter retaining tabs for abutting the structure, and two sidewalls adjacent the mounting surface;
- a gutter supporting portion shaped and dimensioned to receive the half round gutter;
- a rib in the gutter supporting portion;
- two wings arranged with the rib therebetween, the two wings configured to contact the half round gutter;
- wherein the two sidewalls are inwardly tapered from a bracket top to the rib;
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- a front gutter retaining portion extending forwardly from the gutter supporting portion.
A gutter bracket structurally configured to cooperate with a structure and a half round gutter having a front edge, the gutter bracket comprising:
- a mounting portion including a substantially flat mounting surface offset rearwardly from one or more rear gutter retaining tabs with the one or more rear gutter retaining tabs in an unbent position, a the substantially flat mounting surface extending substantially vertically below the one or more rear gutter retaining tabs for abutting the structure;
- a gutter supporting portion shaped and dimensioned to receive the half round gutter;
- a rib in the gutter supporting portion;
- two wings arranged with the rib therebetween, the two wings having a curvature shaped to conform to the half round gutter;
- and
- a front gutter retaining portion extending forwardly from the gutter supporting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.