Gutter attached by adhesive above a window or door
OwnerDavid M. Cruminventor
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Abstract
A vinyl gutter attachable by an adhesive strip to or above the trim of a window or a doorway of a building. The formed gutter has an inwardly inclined front leg portion having a minimum height joined by a horizontal bottom region to a vertical rear leg portion having a maximum height. The gutter has open ends and can be readily be custom cut to fit any size window or door on the job site. A first embodiment has a front leg portion without a lip portion. A second embodiment requires an inwardly projecting lip on the upper rim of the front leg portion.
Claims10
A drain gutter attachable by adhesive above an outside housing window or door, comprising:
- an elongated, trough-shaped structure having an inclined front leg portion having a minimum height, a vertical back leg portion having a maximum height, and a horizontal connecting bottom portion;
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- an elongated plastic foam strip containing a weather resistant adhesive co-extensive in length with and attached to an outside surface of the vertical back leg portion for attachment above the housing window or door trim;
- whereby protection from dripping condensation is provided by the drain gutter for the outside window or the glass door.
A drain gutter attachable by adhesive above an outside housing window or door, comprising:
- an elongated, trough-shaped structure having an inclined front leg portion having a minimum height and a lip directed inward, a vertical back leg portion having a maximum height, and a horizontal connecting bottom portion;
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- an elongated plastic foam strip containing a weather resistant adhesive co-extensive in length with and attached to an outside surface of the vertical back leg portion for attachment above the housing window or door trim;
- whereby protection from dripping condensation is provided by the drain gutter for the outside window or the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.