Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Cover with surface water receiver at eave or valley – With downspout
Patent
1997-05-19
1998-09-01
Smith, Creighton
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Cover with surface water receiver at eave or valley
With downspout
52 11, E04D 1308
Patent
active
057994455
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for providing rainwater overflow protection for a roof gutter. The method includes removing rainwater under the force of gravity from the gutter via a conduit connected at an opening in a substantially vertical wall at one end of the gutter. A further step includes directing the rainwater from the opening through a downward turning transition section in the conduit such that a substantially horizontal rainwater flow direction is gradually converted to a downward flow direction. A portion of the rainwater may be further directed via the conduit from the gutter to a conventional downspout connected to a bottom surface of the gutter. In this alternative, the conduit joins the conventional downspout at a location at least six inches below the bottom surface of the gutter and serves as a bypass for a plugged conventional downspout opening.
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Kock Ronald W.
Smith Creighton
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