# US 2019/0376294 A1 · Rain gutter installation device

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- Number: US 2019/0376294 A1
- Document ID: US20190376294A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/431,953
- Filed: 2019-06-05
- Published: 2019-12-12
- Earliest claimed: 2018-06-11
- Inventors: Bartley R. Williams
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190376294A1

## CPC

- E04D 13/068: Means for fastening gutter parts together
- E04D 13/0722: {extending mainly under the gutter}
- E04D 15/00: Apparatus or tools for roof working
- E04D: ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F13/00)

## Abstract

A rain gutter installation device including an expandable rain gutter support and hoist member. The device is constructed to have a transverse cross-sectional area sufficiently large enough to accommodate the sizes and shapes of conventional gutters. The device can include at least one first trough and at least one second trough movable relative to the first trough. The device may expand from about 6 to about 20 feet in length, whereby a considerable length of gutter may be supported in the desired mounting orientation and the likelihood of excessive twisting of the ends of the gutter during hoisting is minimized. As a result, a single installer can install gutter lengths of up to about 60 feet without the assistance of one or more additional installers.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rain gutter installation device comprising:
trough assembly having an opening sufficient to receive a rain gutter therein, the through assembly including:
a first trough; and
a second trough engaged with and extendable from the first trough.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rain gutter installation device of claim 1, wherein the first and second troughs span a length of about 6 to about 20 feet.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The rain gutter installation device of claim 1, wherein the second trough is telescopingly engaged with the first trough.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The rain gutter installation device of claim 1, wherein the trough assembly further comprises a third trough engaged with and extendable from one of the first and second troughs.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The rain gutter installation device of claim 1, wherein the first trough has a length of about 6 to about 10 feet, and the second trough has a length of about 6 to about 10 feet, wherein the trough assembly has an overall weight of about 6 to about 12 pounds

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The rain gutter installation device of claim 1, wherein the first trough comprises:
a first upright wall;
an opposed second upright wall;
a bottom wall extending between the first and second upright walls; and
first and second downwardly directed retaining members depending from top edges of the first and second upright walls, respectively.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The rain gutter installation device of claim 6, wherein the second trough comprises:
a first upright wall;
an opposed second upright wall; and
a bottom wall extending between the first and second upright walls, and
wherein the first and second downwardly directed retaining members of the first trough enclose top edges of the first and second upright walls of the second trough, thereby retaining the second trough within the first trough while permitting extension of one of the first and second troughs relative to the other of the first and second troughs.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The rain gutter installation device of claim 1, wherein the first and second troughs each include:
a first upright wall having at least one rib;
an opposed second upright wall having at least one rib; and
a bottom wall extending between the first and second upright walls, wherein the bottom wall includes at least one rib.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The rain gutter installation device of claim 1, wherein the trough assembly is formed from at least one of a metal and/or a plastic.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The rain gutter installation device of claim 1, wherein the first and second troughs are formed from 0.024 to 0.032 inch thick aluminum sheet.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The rain gutter installation device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second troughs include a plurality of apertures.

### Claim 12

A rain gutter installation device comprising:
trough assembly having an opening sufficient to receive a rain gutter therein, the through assembly consisting essentially of:
a first trough; and
a second trough engaged with and extendable from the first trough.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The rain gutter installation device of claim 12, wherein the first and second troughs span a length of about 6 to about 20 feet.