Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Cover with surface water receiver at eave or valley
Patent
1998-03-13
1999-10-05
Friedman, Carl D.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Cover with surface water receiver at eave or valley
52 13, 52 14, 52 15, 248 481, 248 482, E04D 13072
Patent
active
059605910
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The invention relates to a system for securing gutters on the ends of balconies or terraces.
Such a gutter mounting system is known, for example from German utility patent DE 295 14 797 01 U1. The known system comprises a supporting section with means for securing the supporting section on the side of the balcony, with a visible leg spaced from the mounting base and aligned parallel with the end of the wall, and with securing means for mounting a gutter, as well as a gutter with means for securing the latter on the supporting section, whereby the securing means of the gutter support the gutter in cooperation with the securing means of the supporting section.
The supporting means of said known system is substantially L-shaped The longer leg of the supporting section is designed as a securing leg for installing the supporting section in the floor structure of the balcony or terrace. The shorter leg is bent off, pointing downwardly, and thus represent at the same time a visible leg. An undercut groove, which is open towards the mounting base, is arranged on the inner side of the visible leg pointing at the mounting base. Said groove serves as securing means on the side of the supporting section for receiving a securing means associated with the gutter.
A hook-like suspension segment, which is insertable in the mounting groove of the supporting section, is associated with the gutter to be secured on the supporting section. Since the suspension segment of the gutter is arranged within the upper range of a gutter leg, the gutter is suspended with its suspension segment on the top edge of the lower groove bridge. So that the gutter is supported in its vertical alignment, provision is made for a strip covering the opening of the groove of the supporting section, such groove being supported on the top groove bridge of the mounting groove of the supporting section.
Supporting the strip section on the top groove bridge prevents the gutter from swinging towards the end of the balcony or terrace. However, the strip section cannot prevent the suspended gutter from swinging away from the end of the balcony or terrace, for example when subjected to attacking winds. Such swinging away from the end would pose the risk that the suspension section is moved out of the securing groove of the supporting section, causing the gutter to drop down. So that the gutter is secured against any unintended movement breaking it loose, provision is made that the front, visible leg of the gutter is supported on a railing stanchion arranged in front of the face side of the balcony or terrace.
For suspending the gutter with its suspension section in the mounting groove of the supporting section, the gutter has to be lifted over its entire length and arranged with the downwardly pointing strip of the suspension section aligned with the small groove opening, so that said strip can then be pushed into the mounting groove. When suspending longer sections, however, such aligned arrangement is difficult to accomplish under certain circumstances because greater lengths of gutter have the tendency to sag. Therefore, for sliding the suspension section into the mounting groove of the supporting section, several persons are required with greater gutter lengths for holding the gutter in the position in which it has to be mounted.
Based on the state of the art discussed above, the invention is based on the problem of proposing a system for mounting gutters on the ends of balconies or terraces, by which it is not only possible to safely secure a gutter without requiring any support on a post or stanchion of the balcony, but by which even the suspension of longer gutters is assured without the help of additional means.
According to the invention, said problem is solved by a system for securing gutters on the ends of balconies or terraces, comprising a supporting section with means for securing the supporting section on the balcony side, with a visible leg spaced from the mounting base and aligned parallel with the wall connection, and with securing means for
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A Phi Dieu Tran
Friedman Carl D.
Schluter-Systems GmbH
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