Apparatus for forming a gutter cap and gutter cap assembly
AssigneeVan Mark Products Corporation
InventorsJeffrey Cleave, Eugene Eichhorn, Matthew Damron, Joseph Pawlow
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Abstract
A gutter cap forming tool is provided for use in a method of forming a gutter cap from a sheet stock blank. A flange of the gutter cap is initially formed by a bending brake or a flange bender. A roll forming operation is performed to form a reversely-turned arcuate bend in the gutter cap. The gutter cap is installed with either an extruded bracket or a molded bracket that secures the gutter cap to a building and a gutter.
Claims21
A tool for forming a sheet form blank having a flange formed on a first edge of the blank into a gutter cap, the tool comprising:
- a tool housing;
- a right roll support and a left roll support provided on the tool housing;
- a stationary roll extending between the roll supports;
- a moveable roll pivotally supported relative to the stationary roll between the roll supports, the moveable roll being arcuately moveable about the stationary roll while remaining in a parallel orientation relative to the stationary roll;
- a flange retaining lip formed on the tool body proximate to and extending parallel to the stationary roll, the blank being inserted between the stationary roll and the moveable roll with the flange being moved into engagement with the flange retaining lip in a direction that is normal to the flange;
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- a handle engaging the moveable roll to move the moveable roll in an arc around the stationary roll and bend a portion of the blank into a reversely-turned arcuate shape with a relatively flat portion spaced from and overlying the flange.
A tool for forming a sheet form blank into a gutter cap, comprising:
- a tool housing;
- a right roll support and a left roll support provided on the tool housing;
- a stationary roll extending between the roll supports;
- a moveable roll pivotally supported relative to the stationary roll on the roll supports to be arcuately moveable about the stationary roll while remaining in a parallel orientation relative to the stationary roll;
- a retainer receiving the flange with the remainder of the blank extending between the stationary roll and the moveable roll;
- a support brace is assembled to the moveable roll and is disposed on the opposite side of the moveable roll relative to the stationary roll that backs up the moveable roll to resist deflection of the moveable roll as the moveable roll bends the portion of the blank around the stationary roll;
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- a handle acting on the moveable roll to move the moveable roll in an arc around the stationary roll and bend a portion of the blank into a reversely-turned arcuate shape with a relatively flat portion spaced from and overlying the flange.
A tool for forming a sheet form blank having a flange formed on a first edge of the blank into a gutter cap, the tool comprising:
- a tool housing;
- a flange bender including a slot for receiving an edge of the blank and an arcuately moveable member that engages a portion of the blank extending from the slot;
- a right roll support and a left roll support provided on the tool housing;
- a stationary roll extending between the roll supports;
- a moveable roll pivotally supported relative to the stationary roll between the roll supports, the moveable roll being arcuately moveable about the stationary roll while remaining in a parallel orientation relative to the stationary roll;
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- a handle engaging the moveable roll to move the moveable roll in an arc around the stationary roll and bend a portion of the blank into a reversely-turned arcuate shape with a relatively flat portion spaced from and overlying the flange.
A tool for forming a sheet form blank having a flange formed on a first edge of the blank into a gutter cap, the tool comprising:
- a tool body;
- a stationary roll supported by the tool body;
- a moveable roll pivotally supported by the tool body that is moveable relative to the stationary roll, the moveable roll being arcuately moveable about the stationary roll to form the blank around the stationary roll while remaining in a parallel orientation relative to the stationary roll;
- a retainer formed on the tool body proximate to and extending parallel to the stationary roll, the blank being inserted between the stationary roll and the moveable roll with the flange being held by the retainer;
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- a member engaging the moveable roll to move the moveable roll in an arc of more than 180° around the stationary roll to bend a portion of the blank into a reversely-turned arcuate shape with a cap portion spaced from and overlying the flange.
A gutter cap assembly for a roof of a building having a water directing layer, the roof having a slanted top surface and a vertically extending face to which a gutter is attached, the assembly comprising
- a gutter cap having:
- a interstitial planar portion that is received between the top surface and the water directing layer;
- a cap portion that extends from the interstitial planar portion over and substantially across the gutter;
- a reversely-turned radiused portion at the opposite end of the cap portion from the interstitial planar portion, the radiused portion being spaced from the gutter to define a gap through which water is directed by surface tension;
- a flange at the opposite end of the radiused portion from the cap portion;
- a plurality of brackets wherein each bracket has:
- an inner end secured to the vertically extending face by a fastener;
- an intermediate receptacle formed on the bracket and having at least one retaining lip disposed adjacent the receptacle that constrains the flange;
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- an outer end engaging a distal lip of the gutter.
A bracket for a gutter cap that is assembled to a gutter having a facing wall and a gutter lip, the gutter cap has a cap portion, a reversely turned portion, and a flange, wherein the bracket comprises:
- a main portion extending from the gutter lip to the facing wall;
- a flange receiving portion against which the flange is secured when the gutter cap is installed;
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- at least one retaining lip disposed adjacent the flange receiving portion that constrains the flange of the gutter cap.
A bracket for a gutter cap that is assembled to a gutter having a facing wall and a gutter lip, the gutter cap has a cap portion, a reversely turned portion, and a flange, wherein the bracket comprises:
- a main portion extending from the gutter lip to the facing wall;
- a flange receiving portion against which the flange is secured when the gutter cap is installed;
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- a bulbous support portion that is received in the reversely turned portion of the gutter cap when the gutter cap is installed on a building.
A bracket for a gutter cap that is assembled to a gutter having a facing wall and a gutter lip, the gutter cap has a cap portion, a reversely turned portion, and a flange, wherein the bracket comprises:
- a main portion extending from the gutter lip to the facing wall;
- a flange receiving portion against which the flange is secured when the gutter cap is installed;
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- comprising a nail receiving bore formed through the main portion of the bracket and extending from the lip to the facing wall.
A bracket for a gutter cap that is assembled to a gutter having a facing wall and a gutter lip, the gutter cap has a cap portion, a reversely turned portion, and a flange, wherein the bracket comprises:
- a main portion extending from the gutter lip to the facing wall;
- a flange receiving portion against which the flange is secured when the gutter cap is installed;
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- a nail receiving bore formed at least in part in the main portion of the bracket and extending from the flange receiving portion to the facing wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.