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US3737127A
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Gutter bracket
Assignee: ZMC Inc
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Filing: 1970-10-15
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Granted: 1973-06-05
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Expires: 1990-10-15
Abstract
Abstract A gutter hanger bracket comprising a bracket body which engages with the opposite sides of an eaves trough, and has a strap quickly manually connectable therewith by means of a T-head on the strap fitting in an eye slot with which it is assembled and locked by a simple inserting and turning motion. Special reinforcement enhances use of low cost non-rusting metal such as aluminum. Installation is assisted by an efficient troughgripping structure.
Inventors
- 👤 J Maloney
- 👤 R Zaccagni
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-04 17:24
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04D; E04D13/00; E04D13/04; E04D13/064; E04D13/072; E04D13/0725; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/70; Y10T403/7005; Y10T403/7007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
402 words
A gutter bracket assembly including a member having a bar body provided with end structures engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls, and a strap member attachable to a roof and adapted for supporting said bar body member, the improvement comprising: said strap member having a flat terminal portion of substantial width providing an interlock structure in the form of a flat terminal narrower than the adjacent width of the strap and connected to the strap by a narrower neck at each side of which is a laterally opening notch with the edges defining the strap side of the notch providing a shoulder along each notch facing toward said terminal; said bar body having an aperture therein of a length and width to receive said terminal therethrough; said aperture being shorter than the width of the strap so that said shoulders will engage the bar body as stops incident to assembly of the members by insertion of the terminal into the aperture; marginal portions of the bar body along the aperture being engageable interlockingly in said notches incident to relative turning of the strap member after insertion of said terminal in said aperture engagement of the shoulders with the bar body; said end structures including respective integral upstanding flanges joining the bar body on respective bend junctures; reinforcing flanges along opposite longitudinal edges of said bar body; respective substantially triangular indented integral reinforcing struts extending across said juncture bends between the adjacent ends of said reinforcing flanges and which ends extend toward the respective opposite ends of the bar body substantially beyond the inward extension of the reinforcing struts whereby the bar body and the junctures are thoroughly stiffened against bending forces imposed thereon even where the bar body is thin gauge aluminum; one of said end structures comprising a hook-like portion arranged to fit into engagement with a complementary hook-like structure on one marginal portion of a gutter trough wall; and the remaining end structure upstanding flange extending from the bar body at a simple right angular juncture bend and having an outwardly and reversely bent terminal flange portion normally biased from a spacing juncture toward said right angular juncture bend to provide a frictional gripping jaw to retain an engaged marginal portion of a gutter frictionally against separation and thereby at least during installation of a gutter retaining the bracket member assembled with the gutter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
402 words
A gutter bracket assembly including a member having a bar body provided with end structures engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls, and a strap member attachable to a roof and adapted for supporting said bar body member, the improvement comprising: said strap member having a flat terminal portion of substantial width providing an interlock structure in the form of a flat terminal narrower than the adjacent width of the strap and connected to the strap by a narrower neck at each side of which is a laterally opening notch with the edges defining the strap side of the notch providing a shoulder along each notch facing toward said terminal; said bar body having an aperture therein of a length and width to receive said terminal therethrough; said aperture being shorter than the width of the strap so that said shoulders will engage the bar body as stops incident to assembly of the members by insertion of the terminal into the aperture; marginal portions of the bar body along the aperture being engageable interlockingly in said notches incident to relative turning of the strap member after insertion of said terminal in said aperture engagement of the shoulders with the bar body; said end structures including respective integral upstanding flanges joining the bar body on respective bend junctures; reinforcing flanges along opposite longitudinal edges of said bar body; respective substantially triangular indented integral reinforcing struts extending across said juncture bends between the adjacent ends of said reinforcing flanges and which ends extend toward the respective opposite ends of the bar body substantially beyond the inward extension of the reinforcing struts whereby the bar body and the junctures are thoroughly stiffened against bending forces imposed thereon even where the bar body is thin gauge aluminum; one of said end structures comprising a hook-like portion arranged to fit into engagement with a complementary hook-like structure on one marginal portion of a gutter trough wall; and the remaining end structure upstanding flange extending from the bar body at a simple right angular juncture bend and having an outwardly and reversely bent terminal flange portion normally biased from a spacing juncture toward said right angular juncture bend to provide a frictional gripping jaw to retain an engaged marginal portion of a gutter frictionally against separation and thereby at least during installation of a gutter retaining the bracket member assembled with the gutter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
313 words
In a gutter hanger bracket assembly including a member having a bar body provided with end structures engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls, and a strap member attachable to a roof and adapted for supporting said bar body member, said strap member having a flat terminal portion of substantial width providing an interlock structure in the form of a flat terminal narrower than the adjacent width of the strap and connected to the strap by a narrower neck at each side of which is a laterally opening notch with the edges defining the strap side of the notch providing a shoulder along Each notch facing toward said terminal, said bar body having an aperture therein of a length and width to receive said terminal therethrough, said aperture being shorter than the width of the strap so that said shoulders will engage the bar body as stops incident to assembly of the members by insertion of the terminal into the aperture, marginal portions of the bar body along the aperture being engageable interlockingly in said notches incident to relative turning of the strap member after insertion of said terminal in said aperture and engagement of the shoulders with the bar body, the improvement comprising: reinforcing formations along opposite longitudinal edges of the bar body; said end structures on the bar body including respective integral upstanding flanges joining the body on respective juncture bends and including means engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls; and respective substantially triangular indented integral reinforcing struts extending across said juncture bends between the opposite ends of said reinforcing formations, the respective ends of said reinforcing formations and said reinforcing struts being cooperatively related to stiffen the body and juncture bends against bending forces imposed thereon even where the material of the bar body member is thin gauge aluminum.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
313 words
In a gutter hanger bracket assembly including a member having a bar body provided with end structures engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls, and a strap member attachable to a roof and adapted for supporting said bar body member, said strap member having a flat terminal portion of substantial width providing an interlock structure in the form of a flat terminal narrower than the adjacent width of the strap and connected to the strap by a narrower neck at each side of which is a laterally opening notch with the edges defining the strap side of the notch providing a shoulder along Each notch facing toward said terminal, said bar body having an aperture therein of a length and width to receive said terminal therethrough, said aperture being shorter than the width of the strap so that said shoulders will engage the bar body as stops incident to assembly of the members by insertion of the terminal into the aperture, marginal portions of the bar body along the aperture being engageable interlockingly in said notches incident to relative turning of the strap member after insertion of said terminal in said aperture and engagement of the shoulders with the bar body, the improvement comprising: reinforcing formations along opposite longitudinal edges of the bar body; said end structures on the bar body including respective integral upstanding flanges joining the body on respective juncture bends and including means engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls; and respective substantially triangular indented integral reinforcing struts extending across said juncture bends between the opposite ends of said reinforcing formations, the respective ends of said reinforcing formations and said reinforcing struts being cooperatively related to stiffen the body and juncture bends against bending forces imposed thereon even where the material of the bar body member is thin gauge aluminum.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
96 words
A gutter hanger bracket assembly according to claim 2, one of said end structures having on the distal end thereof an outwardly and reversely bent terminal flange portion spaced sufficiently therefrom to receive a marginal gutter wall portion therebetween and normally biased from a spacing juncture with said one flange toward the juncture bend of said one flange with said bar body whereby to provide a frictional gripping jaw to retain the engaged marginal gutter portion frictionally against separation and thereby at least during installation of a gutter retaining the bracket body assembled with the gutter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
351 words
In a gutter hanger bracket assembly including a member having a bar body provided with end structures engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls, and a strap member attachable to a roof and adapted for supporting said bar body member, said strap member having a flat terminal portion of substantial width providing an interlock structure in the form of a flat terminal narrower than the adjacent width of the strap and connected to the strap by a narrower neck at each side of which is a laterally opening notch with the edges defining the strap side of the notch providing a shoulder along each notch facing toward said terminal; said bar body having an aperture therein of a length and width to receive said terminal therethrough, said aperture being shorter than the width of the strap so that said shoulders will engage the bar body as stops incident to assembly of the members by insertion of the terminal into the aperture, marginal portions of the bar body along the aperture being engageable interlockingly in said notches incident to relative turning of the strap member after insertion of said terminal in said aperture and engagement of the shoulders with the bar body, the improvement comprising: one of said end structures comprising a hook-like portion arranged to fit into engagement with a complementary hook-like structure on one of said gutter marginal portions; and a return-bent integral flange formation comprising the end structure at the opposite end of said bar body including a first flange portion integral with the bar body and extending angularly thereto from a simple right angular juncture bend and including an outwardly and reversely bent terminal flange portion spaced from said first flange portion sufficiently to receive a marginal gutter wall portion therebetween, said terminal flange portion being normally biased from a spacing juncture with said first flange portion toward said juncture bend to provide a frictional gripping jaw to retain the engaged Marginal portion frictionally against separation and thereby at least during installation of a gutter retaining the bar body assembled with the gutter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
351 words
In a gutter hanger bracket assembly including a member having a bar body provided with end structures engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls, and a strap member attachable to a roof and adapted for supporting said bar body member, said strap member having a flat terminal portion of substantial width providing an interlock structure in the form of a flat terminal narrower than the adjacent width of the strap and connected to the strap by a narrower neck at each side of which is a laterally opening notch with the edges defining the strap side of the notch providing a shoulder along each notch facing toward said terminal; said bar body having an aperture therein of a length and width to receive said terminal therethrough, said aperture being shorter than the width of the strap so that said shoulders will engage the bar body as stops incident to assembly of the members by insertion of the terminal into the aperture, marginal portions of the bar body along the aperture being engageable interlockingly in said notches incident to relative turning of the strap member after insertion of said terminal in said aperture and engagement of the shoulders with the bar body, the improvement comprising: one of said end structures comprising a hook-like portion arranged to fit into engagement with a complementary hook-like structure on one of said gutter marginal portions; and a return-bent integral flange formation comprising the end structure at the opposite end of said bar body including a first flange portion integral with the bar body and extending angularly thereto from a simple right angular juncture bend and including an outwardly and reversely bent terminal flange portion spaced from said first flange portion sufficiently to receive a marginal gutter wall portion therebetween, said terminal flange portion being normally biased from a spacing juncture with said first flange portion toward said juncture bend to provide a frictional gripping jaw to retain the engaged Marginal portion frictionally against separation and thereby at least during installation of a gutter retaining the bar body assembled with the gutter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
321 words
A gutter bracket comprising a stamped sheet metal member having a bar body provided with end structures including respective integral upstanding flanges joining the body on respective bend junctures and including means engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls, reinforcing formations along opposite longitudinal sides of said bar body, respective substantially triangular indented integral reinforcing struts extending across said juncture bends between the opposite ends of said reinforcing formation, the ends of said reinforcing formations extending toward the opposite ends of said bar body substantially beyond the inward extension of said reinforcing struts, whereby said bar body and said junctures are thoroughly stiffened against bending forces imposed thereon even where the metal of the bar body is thin gauge aluminum, an aperture in said bar body intermediate the length of the bar body, and a hanger strap member attachable to a roof and having a terminal engageable in said aperture, said aperture and said terminal being constructed to enable endwise assembly of the terminal in the aperture and interlocking by turning the strap member after the terminal has been engaged in the aperture, the improvement comprising: said strap member having a flat terminal portion of substantial width providing said interlock structure in the form of a flat terminal narrower than the adjacent width of the strap member and connected to the strap member by a narrower neck at each side of which is a laterally opening notch with the edges defining the strap member side of the notch providing a shoulder along each notch facing toward the head; said aperture being of a length to receive said head therethrough but shorter than the width of the strap member so that said shoulders engage the bar body as stops incident to said assembly of the members; and marginal portions of the bar body along the aperture being engageable interlockingly in said notches incident to said turning movement.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
321 words
A gutter bracket comprising a stamped sheet metal member having a bar body provided with end structures including respective integral upstanding flanges joining the body on respective bend junctures and including means engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls, reinforcing formations along opposite longitudinal sides of said bar body, respective substantially triangular indented integral reinforcing struts extending across said juncture bends between the opposite ends of said reinforcing formation, the ends of said reinforcing formations extending toward the opposite ends of said bar body substantially beyond the inward extension of said reinforcing struts, whereby said bar body and said junctures are thoroughly stiffened against bending forces imposed thereon even where the metal of the bar body is thin gauge aluminum, an aperture in said bar body intermediate the length of the bar body, and a hanger strap member attachable to a roof and having a terminal engageable in said aperture, said aperture and said terminal being constructed to enable endwise assembly of the terminal in the aperture and interlocking by turning the strap member after the terminal has been engaged in the aperture, the improvement comprising: said strap member having a flat terminal portion of substantial width providing said interlock structure in the form of a flat terminal narrower than the adjacent width of the strap member and connected to the strap member by a narrower neck at each side of which is a laterally opening notch with the edges defining the strap member side of the notch providing a shoulder along each notch facing toward the head; said aperture being of a length to receive said head therethrough but shorter than the width of the strap member so that said shoulders engage the bar body as stops incident to said assembly of the members; and marginal portions of the bar body along the aperture being engageable interlockingly in said notches incident to said turning movement.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
202 words
In a gutter bracket comprising a stamped sheet metal member having a bar body provided with end structures including respective integral upstanding flanges joining the body on respective bend junctures and including means engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls, reinforcing formations along opposite longitudinal sides of said bar body, respective substantially triangular indented integral reinforcing struts extending across said juncture bends between the opposite ends of said reinforcing formations, the ends of said reinforcing formations extending toward the opposite ends of said bar body substantially beyond the inward extension of said reinforcing struts, whereby said bar body and said junctures are thoroughly stiffened against bending forces imposed thereon even where the metal of the bar body is thin gauge aluminum, the improvement comprising: one of said upstanding flanges having a return-bent integral flange formation extending in reversely bent relation to said one flange from a juncture wherein it is substantially spaced from said one flange obliquely toward and into frictional gripping jaw relation to the juncture of said one flange with the bar body whereby to be engageable frictionally with a marginal portion of a gutter inserted between said one flange and said terminal flange portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
202 words
In a gutter bracket comprising a stamped sheet metal member having a bar body provided with end structures including respective integral upstanding flanges joining the body on respective bend junctures and including means engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls, reinforcing formations along opposite longitudinal sides of said bar body, respective substantially triangular indented integral reinforcing struts extending across said juncture bends between the opposite ends of said reinforcing formations, the ends of said reinforcing formations extending toward the opposite ends of said bar body substantially beyond the inward extension of said reinforcing struts, whereby said bar body and said junctures are thoroughly stiffened against bending forces imposed thereon even where the metal of the bar body is thin gauge aluminum, the improvement comprising: one of said upstanding flanges having a return-bent integral flange formation extending in reversely bent relation to said one flange from a juncture wherein it is substantially spaced from said one flange obliquely toward and into frictional gripping jaw relation to the juncture of said one flange with the bar body whereby to be engageable frictionally with a marginal portion of a gutter inserted between said one flange and said terminal flange portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
218 words
In a gutter hanger bracket structure: a stamped sheet metal member having a bar body provided with end structures engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls comprising: a hook-like portion at one end of said bar body arranged to fit into engagement with complementary hook-like structure on one of said marginal portions; a return-bent integral flange formation at the opposite end of saId bar body including a first flange portion integral with the bar body and extending angularly thereto from a simple right angular juncture bend and an outwardly and reversely bent terminal flange portion spaced from said first flange portion sufficiently to receive a marginal gutter wall portion therebetween; said terminal flange portion being normally biased from a spacing juncture with said first flange portion toward said juncture bend to provide a frictional gripping jaw to retain the engaged marginal portion frictionally against separation and thereby at least during installation of a gutter retaining the bracket member assembled with the gutter; turned reinforcing flanges along the longitudinal edges of said body having lead-in cam end edges directed toward said jaw; and said terminal flange portion extending beyond said juncture bend cooperative with said cam edges to receive the edge of the associated marginal portion of the gutter during assembly into said jaw.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
218 words
In a gutter hanger bracket structure: a stamped sheet metal member having a bar body provided with end structures engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls comprising: a hook-like portion at one end of said bar body arranged to fit into engagement with complementary hook-like structure on one of said marginal portions; a return-bent integral flange formation at the opposite end of saId bar body including a first flange portion integral with the bar body and extending angularly thereto from a simple right angular juncture bend and an outwardly and reversely bent terminal flange portion spaced from said first flange portion sufficiently to receive a marginal gutter wall portion therebetween; said terminal flange portion being normally biased from a spacing juncture with said first flange portion toward said juncture bend to provide a frictional gripping jaw to retain the engaged marginal portion frictionally against separation and thereby at least during installation of a gutter retaining the bracket member assembled with the gutter; turned reinforcing flanges along the longitudinal edges of said body having lead-in cam end edges directed toward said jaw; and said terminal flange portion extending beyond said juncture bend cooperative with said cam edges to receive the edge of the associated marginal portion of the gutter during assembly into said jaw.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
244 words
In a gutter hanger bracket structure: a stamped sheet metal member having a bar body provided with end structures engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls comprising: a hook-like portion at one end of said bar body arranged to fit into engagement with a complementary hook-like structure on one of said marginal portions; a return-bent integral flange formation at the opposite end of said bar body including a first flange portion integral with the bar body and extending angularly thereto from a simple right angular juncture bend and an outwardly and reversely bent terminal flange portion spaced from said first flange portion sufficiently to receive a marginal gutter wall portion therebetween; said terminal flange portion being normally biased from a spacing juncture with said first flange portion toward said juncture bend to provide a frictional gripping jaw to retain the engaged marginal portion frictionally against separation and thereby at least during installation of a gutter retaining the bracket member assembled with the gutter; reinforcing formations along opposite longitudinal sides of said bar body; and a triangular indented integral reinforcing strut extending across said juncture bend between adjacent ends of said reinforcing formations and which ends extend toward said opposite end of the bar body substantially beyond the inward extension of said reinforcing strut whereby said bar body and said juncture bend are thoroughly stiffened against bending forces imposed thereon even where said sheet metal member is thin gauge aluminum.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
244 words
In a gutter hanger bracket structure: a stamped sheet metal member having a bar body provided with end structures engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls comprising: a hook-like portion at one end of said bar body arranged to fit into engagement with a complementary hook-like structure on one of said marginal portions; a return-bent integral flange formation at the opposite end of said bar body including a first flange portion integral with the bar body and extending angularly thereto from a simple right angular juncture bend and an outwardly and reversely bent terminal flange portion spaced from said first flange portion sufficiently to receive a marginal gutter wall portion therebetween; said terminal flange portion being normally biased from a spacing juncture with said first flange portion toward said juncture bend to provide a frictional gripping jaw to retain the engaged marginal portion frictionally against separation and thereby at least during installation of a gutter retaining the bracket member assembled with the gutter; reinforcing formations along opposite longitudinal sides of said bar body; and a triangular indented integral reinforcing strut extending across said juncture bend between adjacent ends of said reinforcing formations and which ends extend toward said opposite end of the bar body substantially beyond the inward extension of said reinforcing strut whereby said bar body and said juncture bend are thoroughly stiffened against bending forces imposed thereon even where said sheet metal member is thin gauge aluminum.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
216 words
A gutter bracket comprising a stamped thin gauge sheet metal member, having a flat upwardly facing elongated bar body provided with opposite end structures including respective integral upstanding flanges joining the body on respective bend junctures thereacross and provided with means engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls, comprising: longitudinal reinforcing formations extending along opposite longitudinal sides of said bar body to and between said bend junctures; said bar body being entirely flat between said junctures considered longitudinally and between said reinforcing formations considered transversely and having an aperture intermediate its ends and centered between its sides to receive in assembly therewith a supporting hanger strap member attachable to a roof; and respective indented integral substantially triangular, straight crested reinforcing struts extending across said juncture bends and located intermediate the adjacent ends of said reinforcing formations; said struts terminating at the ends of said crests in said flanges and in said body a short distance in each direction beyond said juncture bends, with the ends of the struts at said body spaced inwardly from said juncture bends, and in inwardly staggered relation to the ends of said reinforcing formations, to act with the reinforciNg formations in mutually reinforcing relation to the body, whereby the bracket is thoroughly stiffened against bending stresses.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
216 words
A gutter bracket comprising a stamped thin gauge sheet metal member, having a flat upwardly facing elongated bar body provided with opposite end structures including respective integral upstanding flanges joining the body on respective bend junctures thereacross and provided with means engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls, comprising: longitudinal reinforcing formations extending along opposite longitudinal sides of said bar body to and between said bend junctures; said bar body being entirely flat between said junctures considered longitudinally and between said reinforcing formations considered transversely and having an aperture intermediate its ends and centered between its sides to receive in assembly therewith a supporting hanger strap member attachable to a roof; and respective indented integral substantially triangular, straight crested reinforcing struts extending across said juncture bends and located intermediate the adjacent ends of said reinforcing formations; said struts terminating at the ends of said crests in said flanges and in said body a short distance in each direction beyond said juncture bends, with the ends of the struts at said body spaced inwardly from said juncture bends, and in inwardly staggered relation to the ends of said reinforcing formations, to act with the reinforciNg formations in mutually reinforcing relation to the body, whereby the bracket is thoroughly stiffened against bending stresses.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
222 words
In a gutter hanger bracket structure: a stamped sheet metal member having a bar body provided with end structures engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls comprising: a hook-like portion at one end of said bar body arranged to fit into engagement with a complementary hook-like structure on one of said marginal portions; and a return-bent flange formation at the opposite end of said bar body including a first flange portion integral with the bar body and extending angularly thereto from a simple right angular juncture bend and an outwardly and reversely bent terminal flange portion spaced from said first flange portion sufficiently to receive a marginal gutter wall portion therebetween; said terminal flange portion being normally biased from a spacing juncture with said first flange portion to extend obliquely toward said juncture bend to provide a frictional gripping jaw to retain the engaged marginal portion frictionally against separation and thereby at least during installation of a gutter retaining the bracket member assembled with the gutter; turned reinforcing flanges along the longitudinal edges of said body having lead-in cam end edges directed toward said jaw; and said terminal flange portion extending beyond said juncture bend cooperative with said cam edges to receive the edge of the associated marginal portion of the gutter during assembly into said jaw.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
222 words
In a gutter hanger bracket structure: a stamped sheet metal member having a bar body provided with end structures engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls comprising: a hook-like portion at one end of said bar body arranged to fit into engagement with a complementary hook-like structure on one of said marginal portions; and a return-bent flange formation at the opposite end of said bar body including a first flange portion integral with the bar body and extending angularly thereto from a simple right angular juncture bend and an outwardly and reversely bent terminal flange portion spaced from said first flange portion sufficiently to receive a marginal gutter wall portion therebetween; said terminal flange portion being normally biased from a spacing juncture with said first flange portion to extend obliquely toward said juncture bend to provide a frictional gripping jaw to retain the engaged marginal portion frictionally against separation and thereby at least during installation of a gutter retaining the bracket member assembled with the gutter; turned reinforcing flanges along the longitudinal edges of said body having lead-in cam end edges directed toward said jaw; and said terminal flange portion extending beyond said juncture bend cooperative with said cam edges to receive the edge of the associated marginal portion of the gutter during assembly into said jaw.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
248 words
In a gutter hanger bracket structure: a stamped sheet metal member having a bar body provided with end structures engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls comprising: a hook-like portion at one end of said bar body arranged to fit into engagement with a complementary hook-like structure on one of said marginal portions; and a return-bent integral flange formation at the opposite end of said bar body including a first flange portion integral with the bar body and extending angularly thereto from a simple right angular juncture bend and an outwardly and reversely bent terminal flange portion spaced from said first flange portion sufficiently to receive a marginal gutter wall portion therebetween; said terminal flange portion being normally biased from a spacing juncture with said first flange portion to extend obliquely toward said juncture bend to provide a frictional gripping jaw to retain the engaged marginal portion frictionally against separation and thereby at least during installation of a gutter retaining the bracket member assembled with the gutter; reinforcing formations along opposite longitudinal sides of said bar body; and a triangular indented integral reinforcing strut extending across said juncture bend between adjacent ends of said reinforcing formations and which ends extend toward said opposite end of the bar body substantially beyond the inward extension of said reinforcing strut whereby said bar body and said juncture bend are thoroughly stiffened against bending forces imposed thereon even where said sheet metal member is thin gauge aluminum.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
248 words
In a gutter hanger bracket structure: a stamped sheet metal member having a bar body provided with end structures engageable with respective opposite upper marginal portions of rain gutter trough walls comprising: a hook-like portion at one end of said bar body arranged to fit into engagement with a complementary hook-like structure on one of said marginal portions; and a return-bent integral flange formation at the opposite end of said bar body including a first flange portion integral with the bar body and extending angularly thereto from a simple right angular juncture bend and an outwardly and reversely bent terminal flange portion spaced from said first flange portion sufficiently to receive a marginal gutter wall portion therebetween; said terminal flange portion being normally biased from a spacing juncture with said first flange portion to extend obliquely toward said juncture bend to provide a frictional gripping jaw to retain the engaged marginal portion frictionally against separation and thereby at least during installation of a gutter retaining the bracket member assembled with the gutter; reinforcing formations along opposite longitudinal sides of said bar body; and a triangular indented integral reinforcing strut extending across said juncture bend between adjacent ends of said reinforcing formations and which ends extend toward said opposite end of the bar body substantially beyond the inward extension of said reinforcing strut whereby said bar body and said juncture bend are thoroughly stiffened against bending forces imposed thereon even where said sheet metal member is thin gauge aluminum.
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