Roll-formed metal eavestroughing with plastic fittings
AssigneeGSW Limited - GSW Limitee
InventorDavid G. Woodrow
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Abstract
An eavestroughing system comprises a roll-formed sheet metal eavestrough in combination with plastic injection molded fitting therefor. The eavestrough has a compactly overturned longitudinally extending edge portion along each sidewall of a thickness substantially greater than the thickness of the metal in the trough. The support fitting is formed of semi-rigid plastic and has two spaced-apart clip portions adapted to receive the trough edge portions. The fitting has a body portion with an internal surface approximating the external shape of the trough to encompass same when the trough is clipped into and supported by the plastic fittings.
Claims7
In combination a roll-formed sheet metal eavestrough and a plastic injection molded support fitting therefor, said eavestrough having compactly overturned longitudinally extending edge portions of a thickness substantially greater than the thickness of the metal, said fitting being formed of semi-rigid plastic and having two spaced-apart clip portions to receive said through edge portions as they are snap-fitted into said clips, said fitting having a body portion with an internal surface approximating the external shape of said trough to encompass same with said trough clipped in and supported by said fitting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.