Bracket Assembly for Supporting a Rotatable Gutter System
OwnerMartin Anthony Kennedyinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a rotatable gutter support assembly that can rotate the gutter from an operational position where the gutter is used to collect and divert water from a roof, to a cleaning or rotated position in which the gutter is sufficiently rotated downwardly so that its inside may be accessed from ground level. The cleaning position then enables one to clean the gutter by using a suitable brush or even simply by hosing with water. The present invention also relates to a gutter system using the above assembly.
Claims10
A gutter bracket for a gutter, comprising:
- anchor means adapted to be affixed to a substantially vertical structure surface below a roof edge, said anchor means having upper and lower portions;
- a gutter support adapted to rotatably engage said anchor means and affixable to said gutter, said gutter support being configured to allow movement of said gutter from a first operational gutter position to a second gutter position;
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- locking means adapted to releasably maintain said gutter in said first operational gutter position.
A gutter system of the type adapted to be mounted beneath a longitudinal roof edge, said gutter system comprising:
- a longitudinal gutter portion;
- a plurality of brackets adapted to be mounted at spaced apart longitudinal intervals below said roof edge, each of said brackets including anchor means adapted to be affixed to a substantially vertical structure surface beneath said roof edge, a gutter support having an upright portion that is affixable to a rear surface of said gutter portion and an outwardly extending transverse portion that is adapted to support said gutter portion proximate a bottom surface thereof, said gutter support being configured to allow movement of said gutter portion from a first operational position to a second position, wherein said gutter portion is more easily accessible,
- said gutter brackets further including locking means adapted to releasably maintain said gutter portion in said first operational position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.