Patent classifications
E04D13/076
GUTTER COVER, GUTTER SYSTEM USING THE GUTTER COVER, AND METHOD OF INSTALLING THE GUTTER COVER
A cover for a gutter system, the cover having opposing cover ends and opposing cover edges. The cover may include a grid segment that is operatively coupled to a front segment and/or a rear segment. The grid segment may include a primary set of ribs and a secondary set of ribs. The front segment and/or the rear segment may have one or more channels that aid in bending a portion of the cover during installation. Adjacent covers may be operatively coupled through the use of one or more couplings (e.g., projections, cavities, or the like), which also allow for thermal expansion and/or contraction of the covers when installed. Furthermore, corner strips (e.g., inner corner strips, outer corner strips, or the like) having angled slots may be utilized to assemble adjacent covers at the corners where gutters meet. The angled slots allow the covers to be assembled flush within corner strips.
GUTTER COVER SYSTEM
A gutter cover system has a reverse-curve cover and clips, fastened to fascia, that secure the back edge of the cover. The front of the cover has an S shape with a convex upper part and a concave lower part. The lower part clips inside the upper front edge of the gutter. The cover is corrugated with fore-aft extending ridges and grooves. The corrugations create small triangular openings for water to enter the gutter while preventing small leaves and evergreen needles from entering the gutter.
GUTTER COVER SYSTEM
A gutter cover system has a reverse-curve cover and clips, fastened to fascia, that secure the back edge of the cover. The front of the cover has an S shape with a convex upper part and a concave lower part. The lower part clips inside the upper front edge of the gutter. The cover is corrugated with fore-aft extending ridges and grooves. The corrugations create small triangular openings for water to enter the gutter while preventing small leaves and evergreen needles from entering the gutter.
Gutter assessment system and method
The current disclosure describes components, systems, and methods for assessing the size and style of rain gutters. One embodiment is a kit that includes an extension rod and a plurality of measurement templates. The extension rod includes a pivotable head and a magnet. Each of the plurality of measurement templates includes a body and at least one metal component. The body of each measurement template is arranged such that it conforms to the inside or outside dimensions or contours of a rain gutter. The measurement templates are arranged to physically engage with rain gutters when assessing rain gutters. The measurement templates can assess K-style, half-round style, and fascia style rain gutters.
Gutter assembly and cover
A gutter assembly comprising: a gutter having a front gutter wall having a front inner lip; and a gutter cover comprising: a front cover mounting portion including: a rim abutting segment superposable to the front inner lip; and a lip retaining member resiliently and deflectably connected to the rim abutting segment, the lip retaining member extending downwardly and including a lip retaining segment extending forwardly from a rearward segment end of the rim abutting segment to define a lip receiving recess thereinbetween for receiving the front inner lip of the gutter, the lip retaining member further comprising a guiding member extending rearwardly and downwardly from the lip retaining segment, the lip retaining member being resiliently deflectable rearwardly by the guiding member abutting the front inner lip upon engagement of the gutter cover with the gutter.
Gutter assembly and cover
A gutter assembly comprising: a gutter having a front gutter wall having a front inner lip; and a gutter cover comprising: a front cover mounting portion including: a rim abutting segment superposable to the front inner lip; and a lip retaining member resiliently and deflectably connected to the rim abutting segment, the lip retaining member extending downwardly and including a lip retaining segment extending forwardly from a rearward segment end of the rim abutting segment to define a lip receiving recess thereinbetween for receiving the front inner lip of the gutter, the lip retaining member further comprising a guiding member extending rearwardly and downwardly from the lip retaining segment, the lip retaining member being resiliently deflectable rearwardly by the guiding member abutting the front inner lip upon engagement of the gutter cover with the gutter.
Gutter Assembly and Gutter Cover Therefor
A gutter cover for covering an open top of a gutter, comprising: a central cover portion positionable over the open top; a rear cover mounting portion extending rearwardly from a rear central cover portion end and being engageable with a rear gutter portion of the gutter; and a front cover mounting portion extending forwardly from a front central cover portion end and being engageable with the front gutter portion, the front cover mounting portion being configured such that a distal front mounting portion end of the front cover mounting portion is located under the central cover portion and rearward of the front central cover portion end and such that a reinforcement portion of the front cover mounting portion adjacent the distal front mounting portion end is superposed against a bottom central portion surface of the central cover portion, the reinforcement portion being secured to the central cover portion.
Gutter Assembly and Gutter Cover Therefor
A gutter cover for covering an open top of a gutter, comprising: a central cover portion positionable over the open top; a rear cover mounting portion extending rearwardly from a rear central cover portion end and being engageable with a rear gutter portion of the gutter; and a front cover mounting portion extending forwardly from a front central cover portion end and being engageable with the front gutter portion, the front cover mounting portion being configured such that a distal front mounting portion end of the front cover mounting portion is located under the central cover portion and rearward of the front central cover portion end and such that a reinforcement portion of the front cover mounting portion adjacent the distal front mounting portion end is superposed against a bottom central portion surface of the central cover portion, the reinforcement portion being secured to the central cover portion.
Downspout Guard, Kit Therefor, and Method of Assembly
A downspout guard having opposed sidewalls and opposed end walls connected to a top wall, all formed from mesh material, such as metal mesh. Bottom edges of the walls engage a gutter bottom wall to hold the guard in place and forcing water to flow through the guard before entering the downspout. The sidewalls can engage gutter front/back walls, further holding the guard in place. Trapped debris enhances further debris entrapment, even trapping particles smaller than the mesh opening. Optionally, end walls taller than the sidewalls to accommodate obstructions and allow height adjustment by relative angle changes.
PRESSURE SPRAY WASHER FOR CLEANING GUTTERS
A pressure spray washer for cleaning gutters has a body having a curved outer surface. The body has an internal channel opening at one end of said body, and a plurality of orifices extending through the body so as to have one end opening to the internal channel and an opposite end opening at an exterior surface of the body. The body has a connector at one end of the internal channel, which is adapted to connect with a source of a pressurized fluid.