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US 7,581,355 B2Granted
Gutter level device
OwnerRandy Smithinventor
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Abstract
A gutter level device for leveling a gutter against a pitched fascia board is provided. The gutter level device includes a clip adapted to attach to a rear wall of the gutter. A selectively formable arm is coupled to a first end of the clip and adapted to bend to a first desired angle. The arm is further adapted to substantially match the pitch of the fascia board. A method for leveling the gutter with the gutter level device is also provided.
Claims20
A gutter level system, comprising:
- a gutter having a rear wall with a thickness;
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- a gutter level device for leveling the gutter against a pitched fascia board, the gutter level device including,
- a clip adapted for attachment to the rear wall of the gutter, the clip having a first end and a second end, the clip including a first vertical portion and a second vertical portion disposed adjacent one another, the first and second vertical portions having substantially the same length, a distance between the first and second vertical portions substantially the same as the thickness of the rear wall of the gutter, the first and second vertical portions in contact with the rear wall to sandwich substantially the entire rear wall of the gutter therebetween and militate against a degradation of the gutter with weathering, and
- a selectively formable arm integrally formed with the clip at the first end thereof, the selectively formable arm adapted to be bent to a desired angle to form an end portion substantially matching a pitch of the pitched fascia board and to maintain the gutter in a substantially upright position, the angled end portion placed against the pitched fascia board, the selectively formable arm including a plurality of pitch lines indicating a bending point where the arm should be bent to match the pitch of the pitched fascia board.
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A method for leveling a gutter against a pitched fascia board, comprising the steps of:
- providing the gutter having a rear wall with a thickness;
- providing a gutter level device having a clip with a first end and a second end, the clip adapted for attachment to a rear wall of the gutter, the clip including a first vertical portion and a second vertical portion disposed adjacent one another, the first and second vertical portions having substantially the same length, a distance between the first and second vertical portions substantially the same as the thickness of the rear wall of the gutter, the first and second vertical portions adapted to contact the rear wall to sandwich substantially the entire rear wall of the gutter therebetween and militate against a degradation of the gutter with weathering, and a selectively formable arm coupled to the first end of the clip and adapted to be bent to a desired angle to form an end portion substantially matching a pitch of a fascia board of a building, the selectively formable arm including a plurality of pitch lines indicating a bending point where the arm should be bent to match the pitch of the pitched fascia board;
- determining a pitch of the fascia board;
- bending the selectively formable arm to substantially match the pitch of the fascia board;
- attaching the gutter level device to the gutter by disposing the clip over the rear wall of the gutter;
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- attaching the gutter with the gutter level device to the building, the gutter level device disposed between the gutter and the pitched fascia board with the angled end portion placed against the pitched fascia board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.