Locking gutter screen hinge
AssigneeGutter World, Inc.
InventorAlan W. Butler
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Abstract
A gutter screen hinge with a lock is disclosed. The hinge includes a clip to engage the edge of a gutter, and the clip carries one or more hinge loops to receive a wire of the gutter screen for hinging the screen. A finger extends from the clip, the finger having a hook at its end to engage a wire of the screen. The hook engages the screen at a point spaced from the hinge axis, thereby preventing hinging of the screen. The hook and screen are movable relative to each other to release the screen.
Claims8
A gutter screen hinge for pivotally fixing a screen over the open top of a gutter, said hinge including a clip for fixing said hinge to said gutter, at least one hinge loop carried by said clip for receiving a first wire of said screen, said first wire constituting a pintle for said screen hinge, a finger extending from said clip, hook means at the extending end of said finger for receiving a second wire of said screen, said hook means being spaced from said pintle, said gutter including an inwardly turned flange, said clip being receivable on said flange, said clip including a base lying on said flange, said hinge loop being carried at one edge of said base, said finger extending from the opposite edge of said base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.