US 4,956,948 AGranted

Clog resistant gutter-downspout connection unit

OwnerRichard Hartinventor

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Abstract

An improved gutter-downspout connection unit to be used in connecting a conventional gutter to a conventional downspout in rain water removal systems which is generally anvilar in structure comprising an upper body having first and second upper body sides and first and second end pieces with at least one of the end pieces having a smooth curvature which downwardly and inwardly converges towards the other end piece wherein the upper body sides and the end pieces adjoin each other along common edges such that the upper edges of the upper body sides and the end pieces form a common edge defining a top opening, and the lower edges of the upper body sides and the end pieces form a common edge defining a bottom opening substantially opposite the top opening, such that and debris and water contained in the conventional gutter will follow a curved path from the gutter to the downspout thereby making the gutter-downspout connection unit essentially clog-resistant.

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An improved gutter-downspout connection unit comprising

first and second upper body sides and first and second end pieces, each of the upper body sides and end pieces having an upper edge, a lower edge and two side edges, the first and second upper body sides being substantially flat and located opposite and substantially parallel to each other, the first and second end pieces being located opposite each other with at least one of the end pieces having a smooth curvature which is convex inward continuously toward the other end piece about a longitudinal axis located outside of the unit until said end pieces are substantially parallel to each other;
wherein the upper body sides and the end pieces adjoin each other along the side edges forming a unitary, generally hollow structure such that the upper edges of the upper body sides and the end pieces form a first common edge defining a top opening, and the lower edges of the upper body sides and the end pieces form a second common edge defining a bottom opening, said bottom opening being substantially opposite the top opening.

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