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Light assembly for attachment to a gutter

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-11-10
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Granted: 1967-09-12
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Expires: 1986-11-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harry J Somermeyer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 20:42
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21S; F21S6/00; F21S6/001; F21W; F21W2121/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 233 words
IN COMBINATION, A HORIZONTALLY ELONGATED RAIN GUTTER HAVING A FORWARD WALL, A REARWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE ON SAID GUTTER ATTACHED TO AN EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY HORIZONTALLY REARWARDLY FROM THE UPPER END OF SAID FORWARD WALL, SAID FLANGE BEING ELONGATED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ELONGATION OF THE SAID GUTTER AND THE REARMOST EDGE OF SAID FLANGE BEING SPACED FROM THE REARWARD WALL OF SAID GUTTER, THE FORWARD WALL OF SAID GUTTER EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID FLANGE, AND A LIGHT FIXTURE, SAID LIGHT FIXTURE HAVING A BASE, HAVING A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING SLOT THERETHROUGH, SAID SLOT HAVING A FORWARD WALL DISPOSED IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE FORWARD WALL OF SAID GUTTER, SAID SLOT HAVING A REARWARD WALL PROVIDED WITH NOTCH MEANS THEREIN RECEIVING THE REARWARD EDGE OF SAID FLANGE, SID NOTCH MEANS HAVING WALL SURFACE MEANS EXTENDING UNDER THE REARWARD EDGE OF SAID FLANGE A SUFFICIENT DISTANCE AS TO PROVIDE A HOOKNG EFFECT FOR GRIPPING THE REARWARD EDGE OF SAID FLANGE, THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF SAID LIGHT FIXTURE BEING DISPOSED ABOVE SAID FLANGE AND ALSO A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE ABOVE SAID FLANGE WHEREBY SAID HOOKING EFFECT CAUSES SAID FIXTURE TO BE ARRESTED FROM FALLING FORWARDLY OFF OF SAID GUTTER, A SOCKET, AN ELECTRICAL LAMP RECEIVED IN SAID SOCKET PROVIDING A LAMP AND SOCKET ASSEMBLY, MEANS ONE SAID BASE INN COOPERATVE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LAMP AND SOCKET ASSEMBLY FOR SECURING SAID ASSEMBLY TO SAID BASE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 233 words
IN COMBINATION, A HORIZONTALLY ELONGATED RAIN GUTTER HAVING A FORWARD WALL, A REARWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE ON SAID GUTTER ATTACHED TO AN EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY HORIZONTALLY REARWARDLY FROM THE UPPER END OF SAID FORWARD WALL, SAID FLANGE BEING ELONGATED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ELONGATION OF THE SAID GUTTER AND THE REARMOST EDGE OF SAID FLANGE BEING SPACED FROM THE REARWARD WALL OF SAID GUTTER, THE FORWARD WALL OF SAID GUTTER EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID FLANGE, AND A LIGHT FIXTURE, SAID LIGHT FIXTURE HAVING A BASE, HAVING A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING SLOT THERETHROUGH, SAID SLOT HAVING A FORWARD WALL DISPOSED IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE FORWARD WALL OF SAID GUTTER, SAID SLOT HAVING A REARWARD WALL PROVIDED WITH NOTCH MEANS THEREIN RECEIVING THE REARWARD EDGE OF SAID FLANGE, SID NOTCH MEANS HAVING WALL SURFACE MEANS EXTENDING UNDER THE REARWARD EDGE OF SAID FLANGE A SUFFICIENT DISTANCE AS TO PROVIDE A HOOKNG EFFECT FOR GRIPPING THE REARWARD EDGE OF SAID FLANGE, THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF SAID LIGHT FIXTURE BEING DISPOSED ABOVE SAID FLANGE AND ALSO A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE ABOVE SAID FLANGE WHEREBY SAID HOOKING EFFECT CAUSES SAID FIXTURE TO BE ARRESTED FROM FALLING FORWARDLY OFF OF SAID GUTTER, A SOCKET, AN ELECTRICAL LAMP RECEIVED IN SAID SOCKET PROVIDING A LAMP AND SOCKET ASSEMBLY, MEANS ONE SAID BASE INN COOPERATVE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LAMP AND SOCKET ASSEMBLY FOR SECURING SAID ASSEMBLY TO SAID BASE.

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