Gutter and improved gutter installation systems

A gutter formed from continuous strip-like material, comprising

• a continuously extruded thin strip of polymeric material, said strip formed by an extrusion process with a U-shaped cross-section and being resilient enough to allow said strip to be both flattened and wound onto a roll for storage prior to use, and flexed about its longitudinal axis into a U-shaped cross-section when unwound, and
• a plurality of spaced brackets each having a recess in which said flexed strip is supported and each having means for securing said flexed strip within said recess,
• said gutter being formed by cutting a required length of said strip, placing said cut length of strip over said brackets, flexing said cut strip so as to locate it within said recess of each said bracket, and securing said cut strip to each of said brackets,
• wherein the brackets are adapted for being secured to a structure, the gutter further comprising an overflow portion formed in an outer edge of the flexed strip in relation to said structure when the brackets are secured to said structure, said overflow portion comprising a perforate section of said outer edge, and an elongate spout formed below the perforate section on an outer surface of the flexed strip to direct overflowing fluid away from the outer surface of the flexed strip.

A gutter formed from continuous strip-like material, comprising

• a continuously extruded thin strip of polymeric material, said strip formed by an extrusion process with a U-shaped cross-section and being resilient enough to allow said strip to be both flattened and wound onto a roll for storage prior to use, and flexed about its longitudinal axis into a U-shaped cross-section when unwound, and
• a plurality of spaced brackets each having a recess in which said flexed strip is supported and each having means for securing said flexed strip within said recess,
• said gutter being formed by cutting a required length of said strip, placing said cut length of strip over said brackets, flexing said cut strip so as to locate it within said recess of each said bracket, and securing said cut strip to each of said brackets,
• wherein a beading is formed along each longitudinal edge of said strip, said beading being shaped to have a surface which extends outwardly with respect to the central longitudinal axis of said flexed strip so as to direct any overflowing fluid away from the outer surface of said flexed strip.