Gutters and gutter fittings
Abstract
Abstract THIS INVENTION RELATES TO GUTTERS FOR RAINWATER AND LIKE USES AND TO FITTINGS FOR SUCH GUTTERS. ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION A GUTTER OF THE OPEN-TROUGH TYPE IS MADE OF A SYNTHETIC PLASTICS MATERIAL SO THAT IT HAS A NUMBER OF SPACED INTEGRAL, INWARDLY PROJECTING RIBS WHICH EXTEND IN THE DIRECTION OF FLOW. PREFERABLY THE SIDES AND BOTTOM OF THE GUTTER FORM A CONTINUOUS CURVE WITH EACH OTHER. IN THE CASE OF A FITTING TO WHICH SUCH A GUTTER IT TO BE FITTED, FOR EXAMPLE TO CONNECT ONE GUTTER TO ANOTHER OR TO A DOWNPIPE, THE FITTING ITSELF IS FORMED WITH INTERNAL RIBS WHICH ARE INTERNDED TO FORM CONTINUATIONS OF THE GUTTER RIBS WHEN THE PARTS ARE FITTED TOGETHER. ONE OUTER WALL OF A CURVED GUTTER OR THE FITTING MAY BE HIGHER THAN THE INNER WALL, WHILST ONE OF THE RIBS MAY BE HIGHER THAN THE OTHERS TO DIRECT THE FLOW OF WATER.
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- 👤 Ronald Edmondson
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