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US2537243A
US2537243A US25001A US2500148A US2537243A US 2537243 A US2537243 A US 2537243A US 25001 A US25001 A US 25001A US 2500148 A US2500148 A US 2500148A US 2537243 A US2537243 A US 2537243A
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  • My invention relates .to improvements 'in'rain guttersv and gutter miters.
  • a primary object .of'the invention isltq' provide a rain gutter for houses, andv the, like, designed ;so.that all of the water running off the roof must enter the gutter, and no water will spill over'the gutter to form icicles.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a rain gutter having means to prevent foreign .matter, such as sticks and leaves from entering the gutter to stop up the same.
  • a further object is to provide a rain gutter miter which will prevent. the flooding of rain gutters during heavy rains.
  • a still further object of the invention is to providearain gutter of improved and simplified construction which is relatively inexpensive, and well adapted for installation on new or old houses.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of a rain gutter and gutter miter embodying my invention, as applied to the roof of a house,
  • Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section taken on line 22 of Figure 1,
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of a gutter miter as applied to a roof, and embodying a. modification of my invention, and,
  • Figure 4 is a transverse vertical section taken on line 44 of Figure 3.
  • the cover It is 2 parallel to the strip l4, and spaced upwardly therefrom, as shown.
  • Aplurality of stiifeners or braces H! are arranged between the strip l4 to flange 20, and forming therewith an inverted V-shaped socket to receive the top longitudinal edge of an upstanding filter screen 2'2','as shown.
  • the screen 22 is disposed at right angles to'cover l8, and to the roof, and is bent" upwardly at its bottom to form a bottom longitudinal inclined portion or strip 23, clamped in place by a pmrality of pivotal lugs or clips 24, secured by rivets 25, or the like to plate or strip M.
  • Thepivoted clips 24 may be spaced apart along the rain gutter approximately four feet, or as desired.
  • the lip 2i may be pinched toward thefiange'w to secure the top edge of screen 22 in place.
  • a rain gutter is provided wherein all of the water on the roof must enter the gutter IT, and no water will tend to hurdle or spill over the gutter to form icicles upon the same.
  • I provide a miter gutter section i7, having its outer longitudinal edge 26 arranged at 45 degrees to the adjacent gutter sections H, with which it is connected.
  • the length of the edge 26 of section I1 is preferably about twice the diameter of the gutter employed, or about 6 inches on a 3 inch gutter. This arrangement provides the necessary increased volume for the water running down the valley 2! of the roof.
  • the miter section I? also facilitates the fiow of water at the corner or miter of the rain gutter.
  • the gutter ll and miter section ll may be formed of copper, aluminum, galvanized iron, or other suitable material.
  • the joints between adjacent gutter section may be slip type, locked, or raw and soldered, as desired.
  • the screen 22 is formed from a suitable mesh galvanized screening, or the like. Suitable end caps 28 are secured to the ends of the gutters H, as shown.
  • FIGs 3 and 4 of the drawings I have shown a modification of the invention, wherein a conventional type rain gutter is secured to the roof eaves I3.
  • This rain gutter as shown in Figure 3 comprises straight gutter sections 29, or troughs, which are U-shaped in transverse cross section, and open at their tops, as shown.
  • the gutter sections 29 include inner vertical sides 30, which project up to the outer edge of the eaves
  • the outer edge 34 of the miter section 33 is pref- 2 erably about twice the diameter of the diameter of the gutter sections 29, or approximately 6 inches for a 3 inch gutter.
  • the effect of the miter section 33 is to provide for the increased vflow of water down the valley 2'! of the roof, so
  • a rain gutter to be mounted upon the eaves of a roof comprising a longitudinal mounting strip arranged upon the eaves, a cylindrically curved gutter secured to the forward edge of the mounting strip and depending therefrom, an inclined cover carried by the outer edge of the gutter and spaced upwardly from the gutter and mounta bottom attaching strip, and pivoted clips secured to the mounting strip adjacent to the attaching strip and adapted to engage over the at taching strip to clamp the same against the mounting strip.
  • a rain gutter to be mounted upon a roof adjacent to the cave thereof comprising a fiat longitudinal mounting strip secured to the top of the eave, a generally U-shaped gutter secured to the forward longitudinal edge of the mounting strip and depending therefrom and having its bottom disposed a substantial distance below the bottom of the cave, a longitudinal inclined cover secured to the outer side of the gutter and integral therewith and extending transversely across the gutter above the same and over the longitudinal mounting strip, the cover being spaced a substantial vertical distance above the mounting strip in superposed relation therewith to form with the mounting strip a substantially horizontal longitudinal deep passage leading into the gutter, and a filter screen having its top edge secured to the cover and its bottom edge secured to the ing strip and extending over the mounting strip, 35
  • filter screen arranged between the inner edge of the cover and the mounting strip and including mounting strip and disposed substantially at right angles to the mounting strip and extending across the passage to prevent foreign matter from entering the same.

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F. J. SWARTZ Jan. 9, 1951 RAIN GUTTER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 4, 1948 INVENTOR. fired f JWQrfZ ATTOR/VEVJ F. J. SWARTZ RAIN GUTTER Jan. 9, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 4, 1948 INVENTOR. f; 5 i J Java/f2 Patented Jan. 9, 1951 UNITED PATENT OFFICE j .RAIN GUTTER Fred I. swam, Rushford, N. Y.
Application May 4, 1948, Serial No. 25,001
2 Claims. 1 My invention relates .to improvements 'in'rain guttersv and gutter miters.
' A primary object .of'the invention isltq' provide a rain gutter for houses, andv the, like, designed ;so.that all of the water running off the roof must enter the gutter, and no water will spill over'the gutter to form icicles.
A further object of the invention is to provide a rain gutter having means to prevent foreign .matter, such as sticks and leaves from entering the gutter to stop up the same.
A further object is to provide a rain gutter miter which will prevent. the flooding of rain gutters during heavy rains.
A still further object of the invention is to providearain gutter of improved and simplified construction which is relatively inexpensive, and well adapted for installation on new or old houses.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.
In the accompanying drawings, forming, a part of this application, and in which like. numerals are employed'to designate like, parts throughout the same,
Figure 1 is a plan view of a rain gutter and gutter miter embodying my invention, as applied to the roof of a house,
Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section taken on line 22 of Figure 1,
Figure 3 is a plan view of a gutter miter as applied to a roof, and embodying a. modification of my invention, and,
Figure 4 is a transverse vertical section taken on line 44 of Figure 3.
In the drawings, where for the purpose of illustration are shown preferred embodiments of my invention, attention is directed first to Figures 1 and 2, wherein the numeral designates the inclined roof of a house, covered with shingles H, or the like, and extending outwardly of the wall I 2, to form the usual eaves I3.
I apply my rain gutter to the eaves l3, and a flat inclined longitudinal strip or plate It is arranged upon the eaves as shown clearly in Figure 2. This strip l4 extends from the outer edge of the eaves, upwardly, and its upper longitudinal edge is arranged beneath the bottom row of shingles l I, as shown. Suitable nails l5 are employed to secure the strip [4 in place upon the roof, and these nails are arranged near the upper edge of the strip l4 and beneath the shingles H. The nails extend longitudinally of strip I4, and may be covered with roofers cement, or the like. Secured to the outer edge of strip i4,
and integral therewith, is an inner vertical side 16 of a depending rain gutter l1, preferably cylindrically curved in transversecross section, as shown, and including a top inclined fiat longi-- tudinal extension or cover H3. The cover It is 2 parallel to the strip l4, and spaced upwardly therefrom, as shown. Aplurality of stiifeners or braces H! are arranged between the strip l4 to flange 20, and forming therewith an inverted V-shaped socket to receive the top longitudinal edge of an upstanding filter screen 2'2','as shown. The screen 22 is disposed at right angles to'cover l8, and to the roof, and is bent" upwardly at its bottom to form a bottom longitudinal inclined portion or strip 23, clamped in place by a pmrality of pivotal lugs or clips 24, secured by rivets 25, or the like to plate or strip M. Thepivoted clips 24 may be spaced apart along the rain gutter approximately four feet, or as desired. The lip 2i may be pinched toward thefiange'w to secure the top edge of screen 22 in place.
It may be seen that a rain gutter is provided wherein all of the water on the roof must enter the gutter IT, and no water will tend to hurdle or spill over the gutter to form icicles upon the same.
At the corners or miters of the rain gutter, I provide a miter gutter section i7, having its outer longitudinal edge 26 arranged at 45 degrees to the adjacent gutter sections H, with which it is connected. The length of the edge 26 of section I1 is preferably about twice the diameter of the gutter employed, or about 6 inches on a 3 inch gutter. This arrangement provides the necessary increased volume for the water running down the valley 2! of the roof. The miter section I? also facilitates the fiow of water at the corner or miter of the rain gutter.
The gutter ll and miter section ll may be formed of copper, aluminum, galvanized iron, or other suitable material. The joints between adjacent gutter section may be slip type, locked, or raw and soldered, as desired. The screen 22 is formed from a suitable mesh galvanized screening, or the like. Suitable end caps 28 are secured to the ends of the gutters H, as shown.
In Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings, I have shown a modification of the invention, wherein a conventional type rain gutter is secured to the roof eaves I3. This rain gutter, as shown in Figure 3 comprises straight gutter sections 29, or troughs, which are U-shaped in transverse cross section, and open at their tops, as shown. The gutter sections 29 include inner vertical sides 30, which project up to the outer edge of the eaves The outer edge 34 of the miter section 33 is pref- 2 erably about twice the diameter of the diameter of the gutter sections 29, or approximately 6 inches for a 3 inch gutter. The effect of the miter section 33 is to provide for the increased vflow of water down the valley 2'! of the roof, so
that the gutter will not overflow at the miter or corner. The flow of' water through the miter section 33, from one gutter section 29 to the other is also facilitated by the construction.
It is to be understood that the forms of the invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred examples of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the scope of the invention, or the scope of the subjoined claims.
Having thus described the invention, I claim:
1. A rain gutter to be mounted upon the eaves of a roof, comprising a longitudinal mounting strip arranged upon the eaves, a cylindrically curved gutter secured to the forward edge of the mounting strip and depending therefrom, an inclined cover carried by the outer edge of the gutter and spaced upwardly from the gutter and mounta bottom attaching strip, and pivoted clips secured to the mounting strip adjacent to the attaching strip and adapted to engage over the at taching strip to clamp the same against the mounting strip.
2. A rain gutter to be mounted upon a roof adjacent to the cave thereof, comprising a fiat longitudinal mounting strip secured to the top of the eave, a generally U-shaped gutter secured to the forward longitudinal edge of the mounting strip and depending therefrom and having its bottom disposed a substantial distance below the bottom of the cave, a longitudinal inclined cover secured to the outer side of the gutter and integral therewith and extending transversely across the gutter above the same and over the longitudinal mounting strip, the cover being spaced a substantial vertical distance above the mounting strip in superposed relation therewith to form with the mounting strip a substantially horizontal longitudinal deep passage leading into the gutter, and a filter screen having its top edge secured to the cover and its bottom edge secured to the ing strip and extending over the mounting strip, 35
spaced braces arranged between the cover and mounting strip to maintain the same separated, a
filter screen arranged between the inner edge of the cover and the mounting strip and including mounting strip and disposed substantially at right angles to the mounting strip and extending across the passage to prevent foreign matter from entering the same.
FRED J. SWARTZ.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 274,393 Schaffert Mar. 20, 1883 691,744 Carr Jan. 28, 1902 803,670 Crawford Nov. 7, 1905 2,120,395 Dean June 14, 1938
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US4573290A (en) * 1984-08-23 1986-03-04 Fleming John H Drain shield for eave gutters
US6009672A (en) * 1996-09-10 2000-01-04 Kuhns; Richard L. Roof valley water collector
US6256933B1 (en) 1997-09-09 2001-07-10 Richard L. Kuhns Roof valley water distributor
US6412229B2 (en) 1996-09-10 2002-07-02 Richard Kuhns Roof valley water collector
US20050210758A1 (en) * 2004-03-15 2005-09-29 Iannelli Anthony M Roof gutter cover section with water draining upper surface
US20080276547A1 (en) * 2007-05-09 2008-11-13 Gp Industries, Llc Low-Profile Miter Apparatus and System
US20090000210A1 (en) * 2004-10-05 2009-01-01 Barnett O Lynn Water flow controller and debris separator for roof valleys
US20090031638A1 (en) * 2004-03-15 2009-02-05 Iannelli Anthony M Roof Gutter Cover Section With Water Draining Upper Surface
US20090107053A1 (en) * 2007-10-25 2009-04-30 Russell Guilford Corner gutter screen assembly
US7743561B1 (en) * 2008-07-10 2010-06-29 Frederick Michael J Eaves trough
US7946081B1 (en) 2008-07-10 2011-05-24 Frederick Michael J Eaves trough and cover assemblies for eaves troughs
US8646218B1 (en) 2012-07-25 2014-02-11 Anthony M. Iannelli Roof gutter cover with variable aperture size
US8763310B2 (en) * 2011-09-12 2014-07-01 Jimmy J. DeHart, SR. Inside corner gutter piece
US9879429B2 (en) 2013-04-09 2018-01-30 Robert E Joly, Jr. Inside corner piece for rain gutters and method of manufacture

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US4573290A (en) * 1984-08-23 1986-03-04 Fleming John H Drain shield for eave gutters
US6009672A (en) * 1996-09-10 2000-01-04 Kuhns; Richard L. Roof valley water collector
US6412229B2 (en) 1996-09-10 2002-07-02 Richard Kuhns Roof valley water collector
US6256933B1 (en) 1997-09-09 2001-07-10 Richard L. Kuhns Roof valley water distributor
US7950187B2 (en) 2004-03-15 2011-05-31 Anthony M Iannelli Roof gutter cover section with water draining upper surface
US20050210758A1 (en) * 2004-03-15 2005-09-29 Iannelli Anthony M Roof gutter cover section with water draining upper surface
US20090031638A1 (en) * 2004-03-15 2009-02-05 Iannelli Anthony M Roof Gutter Cover Section With Water Draining Upper Surface
US8397435B2 (en) 2004-03-15 2013-03-19 Anthony M. Iannelli Roof gutter cover section with water draining upper surface
US20090000210A1 (en) * 2004-10-05 2009-01-01 Barnett O Lynn Water flow controller and debris separator for roof valleys
US7805889B2 (en) 2004-10-05 2010-10-05 Barnett O Lynn Water flow controller and debris separator for roof valleys
US20080276547A1 (en) * 2007-05-09 2008-11-13 Gp Industries, Llc Low-Profile Miter Apparatus and System
US7987634B2 (en) * 2007-05-09 2011-08-02 Bailey Lance D Low-profile miter apparatus and system
US20090107053A1 (en) * 2007-10-25 2009-04-30 Russell Guilford Corner gutter screen assembly
US7765743B2 (en) * 2007-10-25 2010-08-03 Russell Guilford Corner gutter screen assembly
US7946081B1 (en) 2008-07-10 2011-05-24 Frederick Michael J Eaves trough and cover assemblies for eaves troughs
US7743561B1 (en) * 2008-07-10 2010-06-29 Frederick Michael J Eaves trough
US8763310B2 (en) * 2011-09-12 2014-07-01 Jimmy J. DeHart, SR. Inside corner gutter piece
US8646218B1 (en) 2012-07-25 2014-02-11 Anthony M. Iannelli Roof gutter cover with variable aperture size
US9879429B2 (en) 2013-04-09 2018-01-30 Robert E Joly, Jr. Inside corner piece for rain gutters and method of manufacture

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