EP0481819A2 - Gouttière - Google Patents

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EP0481819A2
EP0481819A2 EP91309661A EP91309661A EP0481819A2 EP 0481819 A2 EP0481819 A2 EP 0481819A2 EP 91309661 A EP91309661 A EP 91309661A EP 91309661 A EP91309661 A EP 91309661A EP 0481819 A2 EP0481819 A2 EP 0481819A2
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Mark Norman Smith
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B A Aluminium Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D13/00—Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage ; Sky-lights
    • E04D13/04—Roof drainage; Drainage fittings in flat roofs, balconies or the like
    • E04D13/064—Gutters
    • E04D13/072—Hanging means
    • E04D13/0725—Hanging means situated above or inside the gutter

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  • This invention relates to guttering for the roofs of buildings.
  • WO 84/02552 and GB 2145754A both show clipped arrangements involving both side walls of the gutter and requiring part of each bracket to extend across the upper, open, part of the potter. Again, in both cases it is clearly intended that the gutter may be unclipped by reversing the assembly movement.
  • roof guttering comprising in combination a gutter body and a connector to be secured to a building adjacent its roof in which the connector has first and second spaced apart arms to project outwardly of the building characterised in that the body is formed at one side thereof with spaced apart, first and second formations accessible externally of the body to cooperate with the respective first and second arms so that after the connector is secured to the building the first formation may be engaged with the first arm and the body rotated to engage the second formation with the second arm as a snap fit to lock the body and the connector together.
  • a gutter body 1 is carried by a series of connectors 2 secured to a building facia 3 below its roof 4.
  • the body 1 is extruded from an aluminium alloy to be slightly more than semi-circular in section. Its inner end 5 is formed with a cap 6 having an inwardly hooked part 7 and an outwardly hooked part 8. The outer end 9 of the body is formed with a cap 10 having an inwardly hooked part 11 corresponding to the part 7. Spaced below the inner end 5, and on the inner side of the body an arm 12 extends outwardly of the body 1 continuously therealong.
  • This arm has an inner part 13 connected with a flat base 14 by an inclined part 15.
  • the outer end 16 of the base is connected to a tongue 17 inclined oppositely to the part 14.
  • the tongue terminates in a nib 18 having an inclined face 18 a .
  • a recess is formed above the base 14 between the part 15 and the tongue 17.
  • the connector 2 is also extruded from an aluminium alloy which is then cut into short lengths so that a plurality of such connectors can be secured at intervals along the facia 3.
  • the connector has a base 19 formed with at least one slot to be secured against the facia by a fastener 20.
  • the connector is formed with a first arm 21 terminating in an upward extension 22.
  • the connector has a second arm 23 spaced from its lower end 24. This second arm has an inner zig-zag portion 25 providing a recess 26 and an outer flat portion 27 having a chamfered end 28.
  • the facia 3 and roof 4 are indicated diagrammatically and when the gutter body 1 is mounted as described the outer end 29 of the roof extends partially across its open end 30.
  • screws could extend on the line 37 to secure the arm 12 to some or all of the connectors 2.
  • This particularly firm fixing is achieved by virtue of the close engagement of the inclined face 18 a within the recess 26. It will be understood that the corresponding surface of the recess 26 closely engages the face 18 a and is disposed at such an angle to the base 19 that unclipping the body 1, by rotating it about the upper part of the upward extension 22, requires much greater force than the original assembly movement. While such unclipping is not impossible it means that, for practical purposes, the body 1 can by removed from the connections only by sliding.
  • the zig-zag portion 25 is omitted and the arm 12 lies closely along the tongue 17.
  • a bridge 32 is provided.
  • This bridge is also extruded from an aluminium alloy to the same shape as the body 1 but of sufficiently smaller size both to fit within the body and also so that in a relaxed position (not shown) its ends 33 and 34 are curved slightly towards one another.
  • This arrangement enables one end, say 33, to be engaged under the hooked part 7 with the other end 34 outside the hooked part 11.
  • the bridge 32 may then be flexed until its end 34 snaps beneath the hooked part 11 to hold the bridge firmly in place.
  • the bridge has three longitudinal ribs 35 on its outer surface to engage the inner surfaces of adjoining bodies 1 and it is expected that a sealant mastic (not shown) will fill the space 36 between the bodies and the bridge 32.
  • the ribs 35 ensure that the thickness of the body of mastic will be substantially even.
  • the body 1 is substantially semi-circular, other shapes could be provided. Also other metals or plastics could be used for the various parts of the gutter assembly.
  • the arm 12 provides substantially all the flexing required to achieve a snap-fit between the body 1 and the connector 2.
  • Other constructions are envisaged in which, for example, a locking formation is provided on the body 1 and the arm 23 is appropriately shaped and flexes to engage it.
  • the continuous arm 12 provides a pleasing appearance from below and also prevents access to the fastening 20 for the connectors 2.
  • the slot formed in the base 19 of the connector 2 for the fastener 20 enables some adjustment to be made so that a number of connectors can be accurately aligned on the facia 3. Packing pieces may be used beneath selected connectors to allow for irregularities in the facia surface. Alternatively the base 19 could be in two parts (not shown) in a manner well known, for example, for other mounting brackets to provide adjustment both in the plane of the facia and normal thereto.
  • the snap-fit arrangement could include various positions of engagement. In the described construction this could be achieved by providing a plurality of recesses 26 along the second arm 23 so that the nib 18 can engage any one of them. Such an arrangement would provide additional flexibility in fixing the gutter 1 in circumstances in which it is difficult accurately to align the connectors.
  • the present invention provides guttering that can include some or all of the following features.

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EP91309661A 1990-10-17 1991-10-17 Gouttière Expired - Lifetime EP0481819B1 (fr)

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GB909022516A GB9022516D0 (en) 1990-10-17 1990-10-17 Guttering
GB9022516 1990-10-17

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EP0481819A2 true EP0481819A2 (fr) 1992-04-22
EP0481819A3 EP0481819A3 (en) 1992-07-08
EP0481819B1 EP0481819B1 (fr) 1995-11-29

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AT (1) ATE130897T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE69114990T2 (fr)
GB (1) GB9022516D0 (fr)
IE (1) IE67516B1 (fr)

Cited By (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0511758A1 (fr) * 1991-04-30 1992-11-04 Alumasc Limited Systèmes de gouttière
GB2304130A (en) * 1995-08-04 1997-03-12 Marley Extrusions Gutter systems
WO1997011240A1 (fr) * 1995-09-22 1997-03-27 Schlüter-Systems Gmbh Systeme de fixation de gouttieres aux extremites des balcons ou terrasses
GB2397830A (en) * 2003-02-01 2004-08-04 Synseal Extrusions Ltd Attaching gutter to eaves beam
CN108005315A (zh) * 2017-12-11 2018-05-08 中冶南方工程技术有限公司 弧形自承重天沟
GB2619985A (en) * 2022-06-22 2023-12-27 Clear Amber Group Ltd Aluminium gutter system

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US3150851A (en) * 1963-04-11 1964-09-29 Lamb & Ritchie Company Gutter hanger
FR1459071A (fr) * 1965-09-10 1966-04-29 éléments de raccordement notamment pour sections de gouttières en matière plastique
AU464694B2 (en) * 1972-09-27 1975-09-04 Stratco Metal Proprietary Limited Gutter suspension means
DE2346518C3 (de) * 1973-09-15 1979-02-22 Braas & Co Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt Vorrichtung zum Verbinden der Enden zweier Dachrinnenabschnitte aus Kunststoff
US4261143A (en) * 1979-07-20 1981-04-14 Michael Rizzo Pitched roof support structures
FR2526836A1 (fr) * 1982-05-11 1983-11-18 Rousselle Jacques Gouttiere raidie par une poutre profilee
CA1225813A (fr) * 1987-03-16 1987-08-25 John Harbom Support de gouttiere
IE883818L (en) * 1988-12-21 1990-06-21 Halrona Developments Ltd Moulding gutters
GB9109309D0 (en) * 1991-04-30 1991-06-19 Alumasc Ltd Gutter systems

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0511758A1 (fr) * 1991-04-30 1992-11-04 Alumasc Limited Systèmes de gouttière
GB2304130A (en) * 1995-08-04 1997-03-12 Marley Extrusions Gutter systems
GB2304130B (en) * 1995-08-04 1999-12-08 Marley Extrusions Gutters
WO1997011240A1 (fr) * 1995-09-22 1997-03-27 Schlüter-Systems Gmbh Systeme de fixation de gouttieres aux extremites des balcons ou terrasses
US5960591A (en) * 1995-09-22 1999-10-05 Schluter-Systems Gmbh System for securing guttering to the ends of balconies or terraces
GB2397830A (en) * 2003-02-01 2004-08-04 Synseal Extrusions Ltd Attaching gutter to eaves beam
GB2397830B (en) * 2003-02-01 2006-06-14 Synseal Extrusions Ltd Building construction
CN108005315A (zh) * 2017-12-11 2018-05-08 中冶南方工程技术有限公司 弧形自承重天沟
GB2619985A (en) * 2022-06-22 2023-12-27 Clear Amber Group Ltd Aluminium gutter system
GB2619985B (en) * 2022-06-22 2024-06-12 Clear Amber Group Ltd Aluminium gutter system
US12529227B2 (en) 2022-06-22 2026-01-20 Clear Amber Group Ltd Aluminium gutter system

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IE67516B1 (en) 1996-04-03
GB9022516D0 (en) 1990-11-28
DE69114990T2 (de) 1996-07-18
EP0481819B1 (fr) 1995-11-29
IE913639A1 (en) 1992-04-22
DE69114990D1 (de) 1996-01-11
ATE130897T1 (de) 1995-12-15
EP0481819A3 (en) 1992-07-08

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