Supports – Eaves trough – Wall bracket
Patent
1984-08-20
1986-09-09
Foss, J. Franklin
Supports
Eaves trough
Wall bracket
2482973, E04D 1306
Patent
active
046104127
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1) Field of the Invention
This invention relates to improvements in a fascia-gutter system for building construction.
(2) Prior Art
Building cost increases have forced builders to seek alternative construction methods to reduce costs both in the areas of materials and labour. One area of attention has been in the adoption of pre-fabricated fascia-gutter systems where the components are clipped or otherwise fixed together. An example of such a system is disclosed in Australian Pat. No. 464694, dated Sept. 20, 1973 and granted to Stratco Metal Proprietary Limited.
While many of these systems have reduced the labour costs over conventional fascia-gutter systems, they generally rely on a large number of components e.g. clips and brackets to enable the systems to be effective in all applications and the requirement for all these components make the systems expensive to produce.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a fascia-gutter system which uses a minimum number of preferred components.
It is a preferred object to provide a system which requires few tools for installation and where the components can be snapped or slid together.
It is a further preferred object to provide a system which can be assembled in its entirety for a new fascia-gutter system or where the components of the system may be used with existing structures to form a fascia-gutter system.
In one aspect the present invention resides in a gutter bracket assembly for a fascia-gutter system including:
a mounting bracket having a backing plate connectable to a fascia and a pair of opposed flanges spaced from the backing plate; and
a gutter bracket having a mounting plate engageable with the backing plate and flanges of the mounting bracket and a support arm extending forwardly from the mounting plate and engageable with a portion of a front wall of a gutter to support the gutter, wherein:
releasably engageable formations are provided on the backing plate and/or flanges of the mounting bracket and on the mounting plate of the gutter bracket to enable the gutter to be supported in a range of height adjustments relative to the fascia.
Preferably the formations include, dimples, ribs, slots, teeth or tabs so arranged that the formation on the mounting plate of the gutter bracket is adapted to engage corresponding or co-operating formations on the backing plate of the mounting bracket. Preferably visual markings are provided on one of the components to enable the fall of the gutter to be accurately set.
Preferably the gutter bracket assembly is used with a fascia having a fascia panel terminated by rearwardly directed top and bottom portions adapted to enable the fascia to be secured to a building structure, a "tunnel-like" formation being provided in the fascia panel having a face panel spaced rearwardly of the fascia panel and interconnected thereto by upper and lower opposed channel-like formations. The top and bottom portions of the fascia may be adapted to "snap-onto" one or more fascia brackets fixed to rafters of the structure.
The top portion may be of double thickness for increased strength to enable the fascia to act as a tilting batten for roof tiles, while the bottom portion, which may also be of double thickness may include a rearwardly directed mouth to receive a soffit. When the fascia is to be placed over an existing timber fascia, the top portion may be omitted.
The tunnel-like formation may slidably receive the backing plate of the mounting bracket. However, it is preferred that the backing plate be locked into the formation by rotation from a horizontal insertion position to a vertical locked position. Preferably the mounting plate has a vertical dimension substantially equal to, and a horizontal dimension less than, the distance between the upper and lower channels, with a pair of opposed large radius corners which provide clearance to enable the mounting bracket to be rotated to the locked position. The gutter may have a front wall and a rear wall inter
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Foss J. Franklin
Speedifix Building Components Pty. Ltd.
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