Deck gutter system
OwnerMichael M. Mickelsen, Wayne F. E. Palminventors
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Abstract
A deck gutter is illustrated for mounting beneath the surface decking of a wooden deck between adjacent wooden joists. The deck gutter includes "J" shaped hangers that are mounted along an incline with respect to facing adjacent joist surfaces. A uniform cross-section gutter panel 56 is mounted between the hangers for receiving rain water through the cracks or spacing between adjacent decking boards for conveying the water away from and protecting the space below the deck surface. The gutter panel 56 has a central portion 58 with side wall portions 60, 62 extending upward to flanges. Each of the side wall portions has a "Z" shaped expansion band for accommodating during spacing between the joists and any bowing that may occur along the length of the joists.
Claims9
A deck gutter for mounting between two adjacent wooden deck joists of a wooden deck for receiving and directing water that passes through a wooden deck material away from any area below the wooden deck, comprising:
- an elongated sheet metal body having an elongated central portion and a first side wall portion extending upward from the central portion terminating in a first flange for attaching to a side surface of one joist and a second side portion extending upward from the central portion terminating in a second flange for attaching to a side surface of the adjacent joist;
- at least one of the side wall sections having a longitudinal expansion bend formed therein to enable the deck gutter to expand or contract transversely to accommodate spacing variations between adjacent joists and to accommodate bows in either of the adjacent joists;
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- at least one of the side wall sections has an inward bend acting as a gripping means intermediate the central portion and the flange for enabling an installer to grip and install the deck gutter from beneath the joist by pulling downward to attach the flanges.
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