JPH10266493A - Gutter support - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a gutter support main body to be surely and firmly held at the desired position of a mounting rod through a simple lever operation. SOLUTION: A gutter support has a gutter support main body 1 and a mounting rod 11 which are connected together by a connector 13 passed through an oblong hole 9 in the gutter support main body 1, in order for the gutter support main body 1 to be freely slidably attached to the mounting rod 11. In that case, a number of projecting and recessed parts 10 are formed on the longitudinal inside surface of the oblong hole 9 in such a manner as to face each other, a lever 15 is freely slidably provided at the connector 13, and a lock-in piece 17 capable of elastic deformation, which can be locked into the recessed part 10b of the oblong hole 9 by the operation of sliding the lever 15, is provided at the lever 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gutter support, and more particularly to a gutter support for supporting an eaves gutter of a building or the like. The present invention relates to improvement of a gutter support provided slidably.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as such a gutter support, there is, for example, one shown in FIG. That is, this conventional one comprises a gutter support main body 1a and a mounting rod 11a, and has a long hole 9a formed in the longitudinal direction of one end side of the mounting rod 11a to slidably mount the gutter support main body 1a on the mounting rod 11a. , This slot 9a
Wing nut 21 with bolt 20 inserted into the hole of the gutter support body 1a
Are screwed together to fix the gutter support body 1a at a desired position.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, the fastening operation of the bolt 20 and the wing nut 21 is used as the fixing means of the gutter support main body 1a. This is extremely complicated, and has a fatal problem that a series of operations at a high place cannot be performed safely.

In addition, when the gutter support is used for a long period of time, there is a problem that corrosion such as rust occurs on each screw portion of the bolt 20 or the wing nut 21 due to rainwater or the like, and the gutter support main body 1a is moved again. It was extremely difficult to adjust.

Further, when the bolt 20 and the wing nut 21 are loosened, the gutter support body 1a inadvertently slides downward due to the weight of the gutter, resulting in a rattling of the gutter. It also had.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is intended to position and fix the gutter support main body at a desired position of a mounting rod by a simple lever operation. The task is to

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention employs a long hole in the gutter support main body 1 so that the gutter support main body 1 can be slidably mounted on the mounting rod 11. In a gutter supporting device in which the two are connected by a connecting body 13 inserted through 9, a large number of concave and convex portions 10 are formed on the inner surface in the longitudinal direction of the elongated hole 9 so as to face each other. 15 is slidably provided and the lever
15 is provided with an elastically deformable engaging piece 17 which can be engaged with the concave portion 10b of the elongated hole 9 by the sliding operation.

Accordingly, in the gutter support according to the invention, the gutter support main body 1 is first slid to a desired position, and in this state, the lever 15 is slid to the gutter support main body 1 side. The engagement piece 17 is engaged with the concave portion 10b of the elongated hole 9 of the gutter support main body 1, and the gutter support main body 1 is fixed to the mounting rod 11.

On the other hand, if the lever 15 is slid in the reverse direction, the engagement between the engagement piece 17 and the recess 10b is released, so that the gutter support body 1 is slid again to adjust its position. It can be carried out.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a gutter support body having bent side pieces 2 facing upward on both side edges, and one end thereof is engaged with a concave portion 3a of a gutter 3 to be supported. Possible engagement pieces 4
Is formed upward, and at the other end, an ear holding portion 5 that can be fitted to the ear portion 3b of the gutter 3 is bent and formed in a substantially U-shape. The extension piece 6 is provided diagonally below.

Reference numeral 7 denotes an inclined rib provided on the bent portion of the engagement piece 4. Numeral 8 denotes an elastic piece made of a spring plate provided on the back surface on the other end side of the support main body 1 so as to face the ear holding portion 5, and the tip is bent upward.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a long hole formed in the center of the gutter support main body 1 along the longitudinal direction.
Are formed facing each other.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a band-shaped mounting rod having a plate-shaped mounting member 12 mounted at one end. 13 is a slot 9 of the gutter support body 1
And a connected body composed of a rivet or the like inserted through a hole 14 formed in the other end of the mounting rod 11.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a slide piece 15a having an elongated hole 16 through which the connecting body 13 is slidably inserted as shown in FIG. The lever is composed of the formed gripping piece 15b, and elastically deformable substantially inverted V-shaped engaging pieces 17 are provided on both sides of the slide piece 15a.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a substantially U-shaped rivet 19 fixed to the back surface of the other end of the gutter support body 1 together with the elastic piece 8 in order to prevent the gutter support body 1 and the mounting rod 11 from separating from each other. 2 shows a character-shaped separation prevention piece.

The present embodiment has the above specific features. When using such a gutter support, first, the gutter support main body 1 is slid with respect to the mounting rod 11 to be fixed at a desired position.

That is, after the gutter support main body 1 is slid to a desired position, the gripping piece 15b of the lever 15 is gripped and pushed into the gutter support main body 1 side in this state. As a result, the engagement pieces 17 slide in a state where they are bent in a substantially planar shape under the pressing force, and the top of each engagement piece 17 is placed in a predetermined concave portion 10 b facing the elongated hole 9 of the gutter support body 1. Will be involved.

Thus, the gutter support body 1 pressed by the elastic force of the engagement piece 17 and the mounting rod 11 are fixed in a press-contact state, and the engagement piece 17 is engaged with the recess 10b. Thus, the gutter support main body 1 is securely and firmly fixed to the desired position of the mounting rod 11.

After the gutter supports are fixed to the nose cover, eaves and the like of the building via the mounting member 12 provided on the mounting rod 11, the gutters 3 are mounted between the gutter supports in a bridged state.

When the lever 15 is pulled out in the opposite direction, the engaging piece 17 is separated from the concave portion 10b of the elongated hole 9, and the pressure contact state between the gutter support main body 1 and the mounting rod 11 is released.
The fixing position is changed by sliding the gutter support body 1 again,
Can be adjusted.

As described above, since the gutter support main body 1 can be fixed by a simple sliding operation of the lever 17, there is an advantage that work at high places can be performed safely and efficiently.

Further, since the gutter support according to the present embodiment is very simple for specific items as a whole, there is an advantage that the gutter support can be easily and inexpensively manufactured.

In the above embodiment, the engaging piece 17 of the lever 15 is formed in a substantially inverted V shape having a top.
The specific shape of the engagement piece 17 can be changed according to the shape of the concave portion 10b provided in the elongated hole 9 of the gutter support body 1 and the like.

The present invention is not limited to the so-called hanging type gutter support as in the above embodiment. For example, a gutter support of a type in which the lower surface of the gutter 3 is received and supported by the gutter support body 1. It is of course applicable to the tool.

In addition, specific matters such as the shape of the gutter support body 1 and the mounting rod 11 can be freely changed in design within the range intended by the present invention.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, the gutter support main body can be fixed to a desired position of the mounting rod by an extremely simple operation of sliding the lever, so that a series of gutter mounting operations at a high place can be efficiently performed. This has resulted in a special effect that it can be performed safely and safely.

In addition, when the gutter hanging device main body is fixed, the elastically deformable engaging piece of the lever is engaged in the concave portion of the elongated hole. Also, there is an effect that the fixed state can be reliably and firmly maintained for a long period of time.

Further, since the gutter support according to the present invention has a very simple overall structure, it has an effect that it can be manufactured easily and inexpensively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a gutter support according to the present invention,
(A) is a front view, (b) is a bottom view.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a lever, (a) is a plan view,
(B) is a front view, (c) is a left side view, and (d) is a right side view.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a gutter support showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Gutter support main body 9 ... Long hole 10 ... Uneven part 10b ... Recess 11 ... Mounting rod 13 ... Connected body 15 ... Lever 17 ... Engagement piece

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A connecting body (13) inserted through a long hole (9) of a gutter support body (1) so that the gutter support body (1) is slidably mounted on a mounting rod (11). In the gutter support that is formed, a number of uneven portions (10) are formed facing the inner surface in the longitudinal direction of the long hole (9), and the lever (15) slides on the connecting body (13). The lever (15) is slidably operated on the lever (15) so that the recess of the long hole (9) is formed.
A gutter support comprising an elastically deformable engaging piece (17) capable of engaging with (10b). 2. The recess (10b) of the slot (9) having the engagement piece (17).
The gutter support according to claim 1, wherein the gutter support is formed in a substantially inverted V-shape having a top portion that is engaged with the gutter. 3. The gutter support according to claim 1, wherein said engagement piece (17) is formed as a pair so as to be able to be engaged in a concave portion (10b) facing said elongated hole (9).