Hidden down spout system
AssigneeMarPec, Inc.
InventorsRobert William Peck, Mark William Loughren, Micahel John Moleski
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Abstract
A hidden down spout system includes: a down spout receiver adapted to be secured to a building; a down spout adapted to be secured to the down spout receiver; a top conveyor arm adapted to receive water from a gutter; and a top cap connecting the top conveyor arm to the down spout such that water flowing from the top conveyor arm flows to the down spout. The down spout receiver may include: a sealing flange, one or more siding channels, a tab and a snap-lock tab; and a down spout adapted to snap-fit to the down spout receiver, wherein the down spout includes a socket adapted to receive the tab and further includes a ramp surface and retainer adapted to receive the snap-lock tab.
Claims23
A hidden down spout system comprising:
- a down spout receiver adapted to be secured to a building by a fastener;
- a down spout adapted to be secured to the down spout receiver through a snap fit connection, wherein the down spout is an outside corner down spout having one continuous hollow channel, wherein a cross section of the channel spans an outside corner of the building, wherein, when the down spout is secured to the down spout receiver, a space is maintained between an outer surface of the down spout receiver and an inner surface of the down spout, wherein a portion of the fastener is positioned in at least a portion of the space between the down spout and the down spout receiver;
- a top conveyor arm adapted to receive water from a gutter;
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- a top cap connecting the top conveyor arm to the down spout such that water flowing from the top conveyor arm flows to the down spout.
A hidden down spout system comprising:
- a down spout receiver including a sealing flange, one or more siding channels, a tab, and a snap-lock tab, wherein the down spout receiver is secured to a building by a fastener;
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- a down spout adapted to snap-fit to the down spout receiver, wherein the down spout includes a socket adapted to receive the tab and further includes a ramp surface and retainer adapted to receive the snap-lock tab, wherein the down spout is an outside corner down spout having one continuous hollow down spout channel, wherein a cross section of the down spout channel spans an outside corner of a building, wherein, when the down spout is secured to the down spout receiver, a space is maintained between an outer surface of the down spout receiver and an inner surface of the down spout wherein a portion of the fastener is positioned in at least a portion of the space between the down spout and the down spout receiver.
A hidden down spout system comprising:
- a down spout unit including a sealing flange, one or more siding channels, and a down spout channel, wherein the down spout channel is one continuous hollow channel, wherein a cross section of the down spout channel is configured to span an outside corner of a building, wherein, when the sealing flange is secured to the building by a fastener, a space is maintained between an outer surface of the sealing flange and an inner surface of the down spout, wherein a portion of the fastener is positioned in at least a portion of the pace between the down spout and the sealing flange;
- a top conveyor arm adapted to receive water from a gutter;
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- a top cap connecting the top conveyor arm to the down spout such that water flowing from the top conveyor arm flows to the down spout.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.