Combined gutter, fascia, soffit arrangement

Claim 1

In combination, an elongated unitary gutter, soffit and fascia structure having a generally rectangular shape in cross section and providing an eave and gutter structure for a building originally constructed without an eave and gutter comprising: a. an elongated, planar, rear wall portion provided with means attaching said structure to the roof of said building, a substantially horizontal, planar, elongated bottom wall portion serving as a soffit and provided with downwardly extending steps respectively adjacent the front and the rear edges thereof, and a substantially vertical, planar and upwardly extending elongated front wall portion spaced forwardly from said rear wall portion serving as a fascia and terminating at its upper edge in an inwardly projecting wall provided with a return bend extending lengthwise of said front wall, said elongated rear, bottom and front walls, in combination, being integrally formed and providing the gutter of said unitary structure, b. a single piece mounting and supporting bracket for said eave and gutter structure having a vertically positioned planar main body portion disposed transversely of said eave and gutter structure, said main body portion terminating at the front thereof with two flange portions located respectively in two planes substantially normal to said main body portion and to each other for interlocking engagement within the return bend of said fascia portion, said flanges being located on one side of the main body portion of said mounting bracket, said main body portion terminating at the rear thereof with at least one integral flange disposed in a plane substantially normal to that of said main body portion, and an integral, roof anchoring portion located in a plane substantially normal to the plane of said main body portion and extending rearwardly of said integral flange and main body portion, said roof anchoring portion being in overlying, secured relation to the portion of the roof adjacent the edge thereof, and an elongated anchoring strip for said eave sTructure comprising a horizontal main body portion terminating at its rear edge with a downwardly depending flange for securing said strip to the wall of said building, and terminating at its front end with a generally upwardly extending flange for placement in front of the downwardly extending step adjacent the rear of the horizontal soffit portion.