Eavestrough downspout
OwnerDouglas A. Cassidy, Ronald S. Kossowaninventors
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Abstract
A automatic downspout is taught having an extension which swings, in response to passage of water through the downspout, between a storage position and a position for transport of water. The extension has connected thereto a reservoir for retaining an amount of water from the water passing through the downspout. The weight of the water retained by the reservoir acts to maintain the extension in the lowered position for a selected period of time after the passage of water through the downspout stops. An actuator for such an automatic downspout is also taught.
Claims8
An eavestrough downspout comprising:
- an extension member for transporting water from an eavestrough system, the member being moveable between a storage position and a lowered position for transporting water away from the eavestrough system;
- and,
- an actuator responsive to passage of water through the downspout to exert a force on the extension member to move the extension member between the storage position and the lowered position, the extension member having a reservoir for retaining an amount of water therein when in the lowered position, the reservoir being formed to retain an amount of water selected to have a relative weight in combination with the extension member sufficient to act against the force of the actuator to maintain the extension member in the lowered position.
An eavestrough downspout comprising:
- an extension member for transporting water from an eavestrough system, the member being moveable between a storage position and a lowered position for transporting water away from the eavestrough system;
- and,
- an actuator responsive to passage of water through the downspout to exert a force on the extension member to move the extension member between the storage position and the lowered position, the extension member having a reservoir for retaining an amount of water therein when in the lowered position, the reservoir being formed to retain an amount of water selected to have a relative weight in combination with the extension member sufficient to act against the force of the actuator to maintain the extension member in the lowered position and the actuator comprising a receptacle for accumulating water from the eavestrough system and for passing the accumulated water to the extension member, a means for biasing the receptacle against downward linear movement and a means for translating any linear movement of the receptacle to rotational movement to drive the extension member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.