Patent · US Expired

Concealed gutter hanger

US5098045A · kind A · utility

26Cited by
11References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 13, 1989
Grant dateMar 24, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 13, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04D13/0725
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a rain gutter system comprising a gutter including an outer portion which, when in use, extends vertically and an inner portion which is located in spaced parallel relation to the outer portion and which includes an inner part which, when in use, extends vertically, and a support bracket including a rigid base portion which is adapted to be fixed to a structure and which, when in use, extends vertically, a rigid arm extending outwardly from the base portion and including an outer end engaged with the outer portion of the gutter, and means on the gutter and on the bracket for supporting the inner portion of the gutter from the bracket in response to upward arcuate movement of the gutter about a fulcrum provided by the engagement of the outer portion of the gutter and the arm.

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