One Piece Gutter with Intergrated Screen
OwnerGuy Brochuinventor
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Abstract
An eavestrough (10) formed from a single piece of material and incorporating a gutter guard (38) extending across the top of the trough to prevent leaves and other extraneous matter from entering the trough, the eavestrough being secured bu mechanical fasteners (60).
Claims11
An eavestrough (10) formed from a single piece of material, said eavestrough comprising a rear wall (16), a front wall (26), and a bottom wall (12), said rear, front and bottom walls defining a trough therebetween;
- a top wall (38) extending between said front wall (26) and said rear wall (16) to cover said trough, said top wall comprising;
- a first top wall section (34) extending inwardly from an upper end of said front wall (26);
- a second top wall section (36) extending downwardly from said first top wall section (34);
- a third top wall section (38) extending across said trough, said third top wall section having a plurality of apertures (40) therein to permit water drainage therethrough;
- a fourth top wall section (42, 44) extending upwardly alongside an upper portion of said gutter rear wall;
- a locking section (48) extending downwardly from said fourth top wall section rearwardly of said rear wall and engaging said rear wall (16) in a locking relationship.
In a building having an eavestrough (10) for draining rainwater from a roof and wherein said eavestrough is attached to a fascia of the building, the improvement wherein said eavestrough is formed from a single piece of material secured to said fascia, said eavestrough comprising a rear wall (16), a front wall (26), and a bottom wall (12), said rear, front and bottom walls defining a trough therebetween;
- a top wall (38) extending between said front wall (26) and said rear wall (16) to cover said trough, said top wall comprising;
- a first top wall section (34) extending inwardly from an upper end of said front wall (26);
- a second top wall section (36) extending downwardly from said first top wall section (34);
- a third top wall section (38) extending across said trough, said third top wall section having a plurality of apertures (46) therein to permit water drainage therethrough;
- a fourth top wall section (42, 44) extending upwardly along side and upper portion of said gutter rear wall;
- a locking section (48) extending downwardly from said fourth top wall section rearwardly of said and engaging said rear wall (16) in a locking relationship.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.