Gutter hanging bracket device with integral fastener retaining guide structure
US6726155B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04D13/0725
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A gutter hanging bracket device includes an elongated body portion adapted to span an open top of a gutter between front and rear sides thereof, a forward attachment portion merging from a front end of the body portion for engaging the front side of the gutter, a rearward attachment portion merging from a rear end of the body portion and adapted to cooperate with a fastener for securing the rear side of the gutter to an adjacent external structure so as to hang the gutter in a cantilevered fashion adjacent to the external structure, and a fastener retaining guide structure integrally formed in a rearward section of the body portion extending between a middle section and rear end thereof. The fastener retaining guide structure includes a longitudinally extending forward rib, a longitudinally extending rearward rib disposed adjacent to the rearward attachment portion and spaced from and aligned longitudinally with the forward rib, and a longitudinally extending intermediate rib disposed between the forward and rearward ribs and aligned longitudinally therewith. The forward and rearward ribs have arcuate-shaped transverse sectional configurations bowing upwardly from the body portion …
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