US3331574A
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Gutter support brackets
Assignee: Reed Paper Group Ltd
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Filing: 1966-07-05
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Granted: 1967-07-18
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Expires: 1986-07-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Davidson Alastair Ritchie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 23:06
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04D; E04D13/00; E04D13/04; E04D13/064; E04D13/068; E04D13/0685
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A GUTTER SUPPORT BRACKET COMPRISING AN OPEN-ENDED TROUGH SHAPED CRADLE FOR RECEIVING THE ADJACENT ENDS OF TWO LENGTHS OF GUTTERING, RESILIENT SEALING STRIPS LOCATED IN TRANSVERSE GROOVES ON THE INNER SURFACE OF THE CRADLE FOR SEALINGLY ENGAGING THE UNDERSIDES OF SAID ADJACENT ENDS OF SAID TWO LENGTHS OF GUTTERING, TWO FLANGE PIECES EXTENDING TOWARDS EACH OTHER FROM THE RESPECTIVE UPPER EDGES OF SAID CRADLE AND LOCATED IN THE REGION OF THE MID-LENGTH OF SAID UPPER EDGES, A RESILIENT AND DETACHABLE TROUGH SHAPED LINER OF SYNTHETIC PLASTIC MATERIALEACH OF WHOSE UPPER EDGES ENGAGES UNDER A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID FLANGE PIECES TO STRESS SAID LINER AND SO CLAMP SAID LENGTHS OF GUTTERING IN SAID TROUGH AGAINST SAID SEALING STRIPS, TWO LUGS ON EACH UPPER EDGE OF SAID LINER AND LOCATED TOWARDS RESPECTIVE ENDS THEREOF AND EXTENDING SO THAT THEY REST ON ONE UPPER EDGE OF SAID CRADLE ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID FLANGE PIECE THEREON, AND LIPS AT THE OUTER EXTREMITIES OF SAID LUGS AND WHICH ARE A SNAP FIT OVER THE UPPER EDGES OF SAID CRADLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
A GUTTER SUPPORT BRACKET COMPRISING AN OPEN-ENDED TROUGH SHAPED CRADLE FOR RECEIVING THE ADJACENT ENDS OF TWO LENGTHS OF GUTTERING, RESILIENT SEALING STRIPS LOCATED IN TRANSVERSE GROOVES ON THE INNER SURFACE OF THE CRADLE FOR SEALINGLY ENGAGING THE UNDERSIDES OF SAID ADJACENT ENDS OF SAID TWO LENGTHS OF GUTTERING, TWO FLANGE PIECES EXTENDING TOWARDS EACH OTHER FROM THE RESPECTIVE UPPER EDGES OF SAID CRADLE AND LOCATED IN THE REGION OF THE MID-LENGTH OF SAID UPPER EDGES, A RESILIENT AND DETACHABLE TROUGH SHAPED LINER OF SYNTHETIC PLASTIC MATERIALEACH OF WHOSE UPPER EDGES ENGAGES UNDER A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID FLANGE PIECES TO STRESS SAID LINER AND SO CLAMP SAID LENGTHS OF GUTTERING IN SAID TROUGH AGAINST SAID SEALING STRIPS, TWO LUGS ON EACH UPPER EDGE OF SAID LINER AND LOCATED TOWARDS RESPECTIVE ENDS THEREOF AND EXTENDING SO THAT THEY REST ON ONE UPPER EDGE OF SAID CRADLE ON EITHER SIDE OF SAID FLANGE PIECE THEREON, AND LIPS AT THE OUTER EXTREMITIES OF SAID LUGS AND WHICH ARE A SNAP FIT OVER THE UPPER EDGES OF SAID CRADLE.
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-07-17 | 1971-01-16 | 1971-07-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-07-17 | 1975-01-16 | 1975-07-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-07-17 | 1979-01-16 | 1979-07-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |