Gutter shield

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a shield for a rainwater gutter assembly or a eaves trough.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The use of shields for gutters or eaves troughs is well known in the prior art and there have been many proposals for different types of shields. The purpose of the shield is essentially to permit passage of rainwater from the roof to the eaves trough while protecting the same from extraneous foreign matter such as leaves and the like.

[0003] To date, there have been several different approaches taken. A first approach is utilizing a shield or a guard which is apertured and permits the passage of rainwater while ostensibly barring the passage of extraneous material. However, many of these guards do not function as desired and access must still be had to the eaves trough for cleaning purposes. Also, each one must be fabricated to the particular size of eaves trough.

[0004] It has also been proposed in the art to provide relatively complex structures wherein the eaves troughs are mounted for rotatable movement such that they may be emptied at desired intervals.

[0005] There have also been proposed gutters having a design wherein a cover has an outer edge which curls downwardly and the water flow follows the curved portion due to surface tension to cascade into the eaves trough. However, this concept will not necessarily work when the volume of water becomes sufficiently large that the surface tension is insufficient to cause all the water to flow into the gutter.

[0006] It is known from US Patent 3 351 206 to Wennerstrom to provide a device for protecting gutters wherein the aperture member provided is held in place with a clip structure securd adjacent the front wall of the gutter.

[0007] Similarly, it is known from US Patent 4 553 356 to Pepper to provide a retaining member which has a flange for positive sealing against the surface to which it is mounted. The mounting member helps retain a fixed screen which extends the top of the gutter.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0008] It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel gutter guard which is designed to fit many different sizes of eaves troughs.

[0009] It is a further object of the present invention to provide a gutter for a eaves trough wherein the rainwater may enter the gutter but virtually all foreign matter is excluded.

[0010] According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for protecting a gutter wherein the gutter has a rear wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, the walls defining a trough therebetween, the device comprising a mounting member, means for securing the mounting member to the gutter, a guard member having an elongated configuration with first and second longitudinally extending opposed sides, a first side of the guard member being engageable with the mounting member to prevent substantial vertical movement of the guard member while permitting horizontal movement thereof to allow adjustment of the guard member for an individual gutter width, and wherein the guard member has a substantially planer portion between the first and second sides, the substantially planer portion having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough and wherein said means for securing said mounting member to said gutter comprising a securing member designed to be attached to a gutter retaining member extending between said rear side wall and said front wall.

[0011] According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided, in combination, a gutter having a rear wall, a front wall, and a bottom wall, the rear wall, front wall and bottom wall defining an open top trough, the gutter being attached to a structure by means of an attaching member extending through the front and rear walls to the structure, and a device for protecting the gutter, the device comprising a mounting member, means for securing the mounting member to the gutter, a guide member having an elongated configuration with first and second longitudinally opposed sides, a first side of the guard member being engageable with the mounting member to prevent substantial vertical movement of the guard member while permitting horizontal movement thereof to allow adjustment of a width of the guard member between the front and rear walls, and wherein the guard member has a substantially planer portion between the first and second sides, the substantially planer portion having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough and wherein said means for securing said mounting member to said gutter comprising a securing member designed to be attached to a gutter retaining member extending between said rear side wall and said front wall.

[0012] According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for protecting a gutter wherein the gutter has a rear wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, the walls defining a trough therebetween, the device comprising a mounting member, means for securing the mounting member to the gutter, a guard member having an elongated configuration with first and second longitudinally extending post sides, a first side of the guard member being engageable with a first side of the mounting member to prevent substantial vertical movement of the guard member, the mounting member having a flexible sealing portion extending outwardly in a direction away from the first side of the mounting member for sealing engagement with an adjacent structure, and the guard member having a substantially planar portion between the first and second sides, the substantially planar portion having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough and wherein said means for securing said mounting member to said gutter comprising a securing member designed to be attached to a gutter retaining member extending between said rear side wall and said front wall.

[0013] The device of the present invention may be formed of any suitable material and would conveniently be formed either of a metallic or plastic material. Thus, both materials are known for use in gutters and one may use either a similar or dissimilar material.

[0014] The device of the present invention provides a guard for the eaves trough to prevent foreign matters from entering into the eaves trough through the appropriate sizing of the apertures formed therein. In this respect, the aperture size and their placement permit them adequate drainage of the water through the apertures into the eaves trough while substantially excluding a foreign matter which remains on the top and would normally be removed by wind and the like. The size of the apertures prevents clogging of the device.

[0015] The apertures preferably extend in diagonal lines at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the gutter length. In the preferred embodiments, the apertures have an aperture of between 2.5 and 10 mm and even more preferably between 3.0 and 4.0 mm. As the apertures are arranged in diagonal rows, they are also preferably arranged in longitudinally extending rows. In a longitudinally extending row, the apertures are spaced apart by a distance of between 10 and 15 mm while in a diagonal row, they are spaced apart by a distance of between 5 and 10 mm.

[0016] As will be appreciated, during a period of heavy rain or the like, the drainage may not be instantaneous and accordingly, there is preferably provided a vertically extending wall adjacent the front wall of the gutter to prevent overflow.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a device according to one embodiment of the present invention, showing the gutter and device secured in place;

Figure 2 is an end cross sectional view of the gutter and device shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of means for securing the device to the gutter;

Figure 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of Figure 2 showing the mounting member;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a portion of eaves troughs surrounding a structure having a second embodiment of a gutter guard;

Figure 6 is a cross sectional view thereof;

Figure 6a is a cross sectional view of a variation thereof; and

Figure 7 is a cross sectional view of the gutter guard of Figure 5.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0017] Referring to the drawings in greater detail and by reference characters thereto, it is illustrated a gutter generally designated by reference numeral 10 and which is attached to a roof generally designated by reference numeral 12. As is conventional, there is provided a drip edge 14 extending from under the edge of the roof.

[0018] Gutter 10 is a conventional gutter and includes a rear wall 16 lying substantially adjacent to the facia of the structure. Extending between a front wall 20 and rear wall 16 is a bottom wall 18. Front wall 20 includes a front top wall 22 which extends horizontally inwardly and which is folded under to present a finished edge as is conventional. Gutter 10 is secured by means of nails 24 which pass through an internal shroud 26, again as is well known in the art.

[0019] One embodiment of a device of the present invention includes a mounting member generally designated by reference numeral 30 and which will now be referred to. Mounting member 30 has a bottom portion 32 which extends through a radius into a side wall 34. Mounting member 30 also includes an outwardly tapering section 36 arcuately merging with side wall 34. Outwardly tapering section 36 continues to a horizontal top wall portion 38. Finally, there is a flange 40 which extends inwardly. A V-shaped recess 42 is defined within mounting member 30.

[0020] The device also includes a guard member 44 which includes a main planar body portion 46 which has a plurality of apertures 48 formed therein. Apertures 48, as may be seen, extend in diagonal lines at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the length of the body portion 46. For a best functioning of the device, the sizing and placement of the apertures is important. The apertures preferably have a diameter of between 2.5 and 10 mm and more preferably between 3.0 and 4.0 mm. Also, the spacing is preferably such that in a longitudinally extending row, the apertures are spaced between 10 and 15 mm apart with a spacing of between 5 and 10 mm in a diagonal row. It has been found that these spacings and sizes of apertures permit water to flow into the gutter while the sizes are such that substantially all foreign matter is excluded.

[0021] The guard member 44 includes a flange 50 which extends inwardly along one side of body portion 46 for reasons which will become apparent hereinbelow. Flange 50, together with body portion 46, defines a V-shaped configuration.

[0022] At its other side, body portion 46 has a vertical inner wall 52 which is radiused to join a vertical outer wall 54. A horizontal portion 56 extends outwardly from vertical outer wall 54 and terminates in a reverse edge.

[0023] In use, mounting member 30 is secured adjacent rear wall 16 of gutter 10. To this end, there are provided securing members 66 which are secured to the underside of wall 32 of mounting member 30. In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, each securing member 66 comprises a pair of inwardly facing C-shaped elements 68 defining an opening 70 therebetween. These are then mounted on shroud 26 surrounding a nail 24.

[0024] As may be seen in Figure 4, the side of body portion 46 having flange 50 may be inserted into the cavity 42. It is then movable to provide for an adjustable width. The flanges 40 and 50 will prevent withdrawal of guard member 44.

[0025] Vertical inner side wall 52 forms a barrier to prevent overflow of the rainwater from the surface of body portion 46.

[0026] Referring to Figures 5 to 8 illustrating a second embodiment of the invention, there is illustrated a gutter generally designated by reference numeral 110 and which is attached to a roof generally designated by reference numeral 112. As is conventional, there is provided a drip edge 114 extending from under the edge of the roof.

[0027] Gutter 110 is a conventional gutter and includes a rear wall 116 lying substantially adjacent to the facia of the structure. Extending between a front wall 120 and rear wall 116 is a bottom wall 118. Front wall 120 includes a front top wall 122 which extends horizontally inwardly and which is folded under to present a finished edge as is conventional. Gutter 110 is secured by means of nails 124 which pass through an internal shroud 126, again as is well known in the art.

[0028] The device of the present invention includes a mounting member generally designated by reference numeral 130 and which will now be referred to. Mounting member 130 has a base 132 which extends through to an end wall 134. In turn, end wall 134 merges with a top wall 136 which terminates in a downwardly extending flange 138. A recess 140 is defined between flange 138 and walls 132, 134 and 136. A flexible sealing member 142 extends outwardly to seal against drip edge 114 to thereby permit the device to readily adjust to different size gutters.

[0029] The device also includes a guard member 144 which includes a main planar body portion 146 which has a plurality of apertures 148 formed therein. Apertures 148, as may be seen, extend in diagonal lines at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the length of the body 146. For a best functioning of the device, the sizing and placement of the apertures is important. The apertures preferably have a diameter of between 2.5 and 10 mm and more preferably between 3.0 and 4.0 mm. Also, the spacing is preferably such that in a longitudinally extending row, the apertures are spaced between 10 and 15 mm apart with a spacing of between 5 and 10 mm in a diagonal row. It has been found that these spacings and sizes of apertures permit water to flow into the gutter while the sizes are such that substantially all foreign matter is excluded.

[0030] The guard member 144 includes a flange 150 which extends inwardly along one side of body portion 146 for reasons which will become apparent hereinbelow. Flange 150, together with body portion 146, defines a V-shaped configuration.

[0031] At its other side, body portion 146 has a vertical inner wall 152 which is radiused to join a vertical outer wall 154. A horizontal portion 156 extends outwardly from vertical outer wall 154 and terminates in a reverse edge.

[0032] In use, mounting member 130 is secured adjacent rear wall 116 of gutter 110. To this end, there are provided clip members 166 which are secured to the underside of wall 132 of mounting member 130. In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, each clip member 166 comprises a pair of inwardly facing C-shaped elements 168 defining an opening 170 therebetween. These are then mounted on shroud 126 surrounding a nail 124.

[0033] As may be seen in Figure 8, the side of body portion 146 having flange 150 may be inserted into the cavity 142. The flanges 140 and 150 will prevent withdrawal of guard member 144.

[0034] Vertical inner side wall 152 forms a barrier to prevent overflow of the rainwater from the surface of body portion 146.

[0035] As may be seen in Figures 6 and 6a, flexible member 142 will provide a seal against an adjacent structure and provide for the device to be utilized with structures of different sizes.

Claims

1. A device for protecting a gutter wherein the gutter has a rear wall (16), a front wall (20), a bottom wall (18), said walls defining a trough therebetween, said device comprising:

a mounting member (30), means (66) for securing said mounting member to said gutter;

a guard member (44) having an elongated configuration with first and second longitudinally extending opposed sides;

a first side (50) of said guard member (44) being engageable with said mounting member to prevent substantial vertical movement of said guard member while permitting horizontal movement therof, and

wherein said guard member has a substantially planar portion (46) between said first and second sides, said substantially planar portion having a plurality of apertures (48) extending therethrough,
characterised in that said means for securing said mounting member (30) to said gutter comprises a securing member (66) designed to be attached to a gutter retaining member (24, 26) extending between said rear side wall and said front wall.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said apertures (48) are arranged in diagonal rows extending between said rear side wall (16) and said front wall (20).

3. The device of claim 1, wherein said apertures (48) are circular in configuration, said apertures having a diameter of between 2,5 and 10 mm.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein said apertures (48) have a diameter of between 3,0 mm and 4,0 mm.

5. The device of claim 3, wherein said diagonal rows extend at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to said first and second side walls, said apertures (48) forming longitudinally extending rows, said apertures being spaced apart by a distance of between 10 and 15 mm in said longitudinally extending rows.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein said apertures (48) are spaced apart by between 5 mm and 10 mm in each diagonal row.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein said mounting member (30) has a recess (42) facing said first side of said guard member, whereby said first side of said guard member (44) is insertable into said recess and is moveable therein.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein said mounting member (30) has means for retaining said first side of said guard member in said recess.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein said means for retaining said first side comprises a V-shaped member (42) formed within said recess and a cooperating V-shaped member formed on said one side of said guard member.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein said device has a vertically extending side wall (52) adjacent said second side.

11. In combination, a gutter having a rear wall (16), a front wall (20), and a bottom wall (18), said rear wall, front wall and bottom wall defining an open top trough, said gutter being attached to a structure by means of an attaching member (24) extending through said front and rear walls to said structure, and a device for protecting said gutter, said device comprising:

a mounting member (30), means for securing said mounting member to said gutter;

a guard member (44) having an elongated configuration with first and second longitudinally opposed sides;

a first side (50) of said guard member (44) being engageable with said mounting member to prevent substantial vertical movement of said guard member while permitting horizontal movement thereof to allow adjustment of a width of said guard member between said front and rear walls; and

wherein said guard member (44) has a substantially planar portion (46) between said first and second sides, said substantially planar portion having a plurality (48) of apertures extending therethrough, characterised in that said means for securing said mounting member (130) to said gutter comprises a securing member (66) designed to be attached to said attaching member (24).

12. The device of claim 11, wherein said apertures (48) are circular in configuration, said apertures having a diameter of between 2,5 and 10 mm.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein said mounting member (30) has a recess facing said first side of said guard member whereby said first side of said guard member is insertable into said recess and horizontally movable therein.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein said first side of said guard member (44) has a V-shaped portion formed thereon, said mounting member (30) having a cooperating V-shaped member to retain said first side of said guard member in said recess.

15. A device for protecting a gutter, wherein the gutter has a rear wall (116), a front wall (120), a bottom wall (118), said walls defining a trough therebetween, said device comprising:

a mounting member (130), means (66) for securing said mounting member to said gutter;

a guard member (144) having an elongated configuration with first and second longitudinally extending opposed sides;

a first side of said guard member (144) being engageable with a first side of said mounting member (130) to prevent substantial vertical movement of said guard member;

said mounting member (130) having a flexible sealing portion extending outwardly in a direction away from said first side of said mounting member for sealing engagement with an adjacent structure; and

said guard member having a substantially planar portion between said first and second sides, said substantially planar portion having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough;

characterised in that said means for securing said mounting member to said gutter comprises a securing member designed to be attached to a gutter retaining member extending between said rear side wall and said front wall.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein said apertures are arranged in diagonal rows extending between said rear side wall and said front wall.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein said apertures are circular in configuration, said apertures having a diameter of between 2,5 and 10 mm.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein said apertures have a diameter of between 3,0 mm and 4, 0 mm.

19. The device of claim 17, wherein said diagonal rows extend at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to said first and second side walls, said apertures forming longitudinally extending rows, said apertures being spaced apart by a distance of between 10 and 15 mm in said longitudinally extending rows.

20. The device of claim 19, wherein said apertures are spaced apart by between 5 and 10 mm in each diagonal row.

21. The device of claim 15, wherein said mounting member has a recess facing said first side of said guard member, whereby said first side of said guard member is insertable into said recess and is moveable therein.

22. The device of claim 21, wherein said mounting member has means for retaining said first side of said guard member in said recess.

23. The device of claim 22, wherein said means for retaining said first side comprises a V-shaped member formed within said recess and a coooperating V-shaped member formed on said one side of said guard member.

24. The device of claim 15, wherein said guard member has a vertically extending side wall adjacent said second side thereof.

Ansprüche

1. Vorrichtung zum Schutz einer Ablaufrinne, die eine Rückwand (16), eine Vorderwand (20), und eine Bodenwand (18) hat, die die Wände eines Troges miteinander bilden, und die Vorrichtung aufweist:

ein Befestigungsbauteil (30),

eine Vorrichtung (66) zum Festlegen des Befestigungsbauteiles an der Rinne,

ein Schutzbauteil (44) von länglicher Gestalt mit ersten und zweiten in Längsrichtung verlaufenden entgegengesetzten Seiten,

eine erste Seite (50) des Schutzbauteiles (44), die mit dem Befestigungsbauteil in Eingriff bringbar ist, um eine ins Gewicht fallende vertikale Bewegung des Schutzbauteiles zu verhindern, hingegen eine horizontale Bewegung zugelassen wird, und

wobei das Schutzbauteil einen weitgehend ebenen Teil (46) zwischen den ersten und zweiten Seiten besitzt und der ebene Teil eine Mehrzahl von durch diesen Teil hindurchgehenden Öffnungen (48) besitzt,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtung zum Festlegen des Befestigungsbauteils (30) an der Ablaufrinne ein Sicherungsbauteil (66) aufweist, das so ausgelegt ist, dass es mit einem Rinnenhaltebauteil (24, 26) verbunden ist, das zwischen der Rückwand und der Vorderwand verläuft.

2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, bei der die Öffnungen (48) in diagonalen Reihen angeordnet sind, die zwischen der Rückwand (16) und der Vorderwand (20) verlaufen.

3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Öffnungen (48) kreisförmig mit einem Durchmesser zwischen 2,5 und 10 mm ausgebildet sind.

4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, bei der die Öffnungen (48) einen Durchmesser von zwischen 3,0 mm und 4,0 mm haben.

5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, bei der die diagonalen Reihen sich in einem Winkel von 45° in bezug auf die ersten und zweiten Seitenwandungen erstrecken, und dass die Öffnungen (48) in Längsrichtung verlaufende Reihen ausbilden, sowie um einen Abstand von zwischen 10 und 15 mm in den in Längsrichtung verlaufenden Reihen versetzt sind.

6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, bei der die Öffnungen (48) um zwischen 5 mm und 10 mm in jeder diagonalen Reihe versetzt sind.

7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, bei der das Befestigungsbauteil (30) eine Ausnehmung (42) besitzt, die der ersten Seite des Schutzbauteiles zugewandt ist,
wobei die erste Seite des Schutzbauteiles (44) in die Aussparung einsetzbar und darin verschiebbar ist.

8. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7, bei der das Befestigungsbauteil (30) Mittel zum Halten der ersten Seite des Schutzbauteiles in der Aussparung aufweist.

9. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 8, bei der die Vorrichtung zum Festhalten der ersten Seite ein V-förmiges Bauteil (42), das innerhalb der Aussparung ausgebildet ist, sowie ein damit zusammenwirkendes V-förmiges Bauteil, das auf der einen Seite des Schutzbauteiles ausgebildet ist, aufweist.

10. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, bei der die Vorrichtung eine vertikal verlaufende Seitenwand (52) in der Nähe der zweiten Seite besitzt.

11. Kombination aus einer Ablaufrinne mit einer Rückwand (16), einer Vorderwand (20) und einer Bodenwand (18), wobei die Rückwand, die Vorderwand und die Bodenwand einen oben offenen Trog festlegen, und wobei die Ablaufrinne mit einem Gebäudeteil mit Hilfe eines Verbindungsbauteils (24) verbunden ist, das sich durch die Vorder- und die Rückwand hindurch in das Gebäudeteil ersreckt, und einer Vorrichtung zum Schutz der Ablaufrinne, wobei die Vorrichtung aufweist:

ein Befestigungsbauteil (30),

Mittel zum Festlegen des Befestigungsbauteils an der Ablaufrinne,

ein Schutzbauteil (44) von länglicher Gestalt und mit ersten und zweiten in Längsrichtung entgegengesetzten Seiten,

wobei eine erste Seite (50) des Schutzbauteils (44) mit dem Befestigungsbauteil in Eingriff bringbar ist, um eine im wesentlichen vertikale Bewegung des Schutzbauteiles zu verhindern, während eine horizontale Bewegung zur Erzielung der Verstellung einer Breite des Schutzbauteiles zwischen der Vorder- und der Rückwand möglich ist, und
das Schutzbauteil (44) einen im wesentlichen ebenen Teil (46) zwischen den ersten und zweiten Seiten besitzt, sowie der im wesentlichen ebene Teil eine Mehrzahl (48) von hindurchgehenden Öffnungen besitzt,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtung zum Festlegen des Befestigungsbauteiles (13c) an der Ablaufrinne ein Sicherheitsbauteil (66) aufweist, das so ausgelegt ist, dass es mit dem Verbindungsbauteil (24) befestigt ist.

12. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 11, bei der die Öffnungen (48) kreisförmige Gestalt und einen Durchmesser von zwischen 2,5 und 10 mm haben.

13. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 12, bei der das Befestigungsbauteil (30) eine Aussparung besitzt, die der ersten Seite des Schutzbauteiles zugewandt ist, wobei die erste Seite des Schutzbauteiles in die Aussparung einsetzbar und horizontal darin verschiebbar ist.

14. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 13, bei der die erste Seite des Schutzbauteils (44) ein V-förmiges Teil, das an das Schutzbauteil angeformt ist, besitzt, und dass das Befestigungsbauteil (30) ein damit zusammenwirkendes V-förmiges Bauteil enthält, um die erste Seite des Schutzbauteils in der Aussparung festzuhalten.

15. Vorrichtung zum Schutz einer Ablaufrinne, die eine Rückwand (116), eine Vorderwand (120), und eine Bodenwand (118) aufweist, und die Wände einen Trog dazwischen bilden, mit

einem Befestigungsbauteil (130),

einer Vorrichtung (66) zum Festlegen des Befestigungsbauteiles an der Ablaufrinne,

ein Schutzbauteil (144) von länglicher Gestalt mit ersten und zweiten, in Längsrichtung verlaufenden entgegengesetzten Seiten,

einer ersten Seite des Schutzbauteiles (144), die mit einer ersten Seite des Befestigungsbauteiles (130) in Eingriff bringbar ist, um eine wesentliche vertikale Bewegung des Schutzbauteiles zu verhindern, wobei

das Befestigungsbauteil (130) ein flexibles Abdichtteil besitzt, das nach außen in einer Richtung von der ersten Seite des Befestigungsbauteils weg gerichtet ist, um einen Eingriff mit einem angrenzenden Gebäudeteil abzudichten, und

das Schutzbauteil einen im wesentlichen ebenen Teil zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Seite aufweist, und der im wesentlichen ebene Teil eine Vielzahl von hindurchgehenden Öffnungen besitzt,

dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichung zum Festlegen des Befestigungsbauteils an der Ablaufrinne ein Sicherungsbauteil aufweist, das so ausgelegt ist, dass es mit einem Rinnenhaltebauteil befestigt ist, das zwischen der Rückwand und der Vorderwand verläuft.

16. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 15, bei der die Öffnungen in diagonalen Reihen angeordnet sind, die sich zwischen der hinteren Seitenwand und der Vorderwand erstrecken.

17. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 16, bei der die Öffnungen eine Kreisform mit einem Durchmesser von zwischen 2,5 und 10 mm haben.

18. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 17, bei der die Öffnungen einen Durchmesser von zwischen 3,0 mm und 4,0 mm haben.

19. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 17, bei der die diagonalen Reihen sich in einem Winkel von 45° in bezug auf die ersten und zweiten Seitenwandungen erstrecken, die Öffnungen in Längsrichtung verlaufende Reihen ausbilden und die Öffnungen um einen Abstand von zwischen 10 und 15 mm versetzt in in Längsrichtung verlaufenden Reihen angeordnet sind.

20. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 19, bei der die Öffnungen um zwischen 5 und 10 mm in jeder diagonalen Reihe versetzt sind.

21. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 15, bei der das Befestigungsteil eine Aussparung hat, die der ersten Seite des Schutzbauteiles zugewandt ist, wobei die erste Seite des Schutzbauteils in die Aussparung einsetzbar und darin verschiebbar ist.

22. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 21, bei der das Befestigungsbauteil eine Vorrichtung zum Festhalten der ersten Seite des Schutzbauteiles in der Aussparung besitzt.

23. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 22, bei der die Vorrichtung zum Festhalten der ersten Seite ein V-förmiges Bauteil, das in der Aussparung ausgebildet ist, sowie ein damit zusammenwirkendes V-förmiges Bauteil, das auf der einen Seite des Schutzbauteils ausgebildet ist, aufweist.

24. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 15, bei der das Schutzbauteil eine vertikal verlaufende Seitenwand in der Nähe der zweiten Seite besitzt.

Revendications

1. Dispositif de protection pour gouttière dans lequel la gouttière présente une paroi arrière (16), une paroi frontale (20) et une paroi de fond (18), lesdites parois définissant un trou intermédiaire, ledit dispositif comprenant :

un élément de montage (30), un moyen destiné à fixer ledit élément de montage à ladite gouttière ;

un élément de protection (44) à configuration allongée avec un premier et un second côtés opposés s'étendant longitudinalement ;

un premier côté (50) dudit élément de protection (44) pouvant être engagé avec ledit élément de montage pour prévenir tout mouvement vertical important dudit élément de protection tout en autorisant son déplacement horizontal, et

ledit élément de protection présentant une portion (46) essentiellement planaire avec de multiples ouvertures (48) traversant ladite portion,

caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen de fixation dudit élément de montage (30) à ladite gouttière comprend un élément de fixation (66) conçu pour être attaché à un élément de retenue de la gouttière (24, 26) s'étendant entre ladite paroi latérale arrière et ladite paroi frontale.

2. Le dispositif de la revendication 1, dans lequel lesdites ouvertures (48) sont disposées en rangées diagonales s'étendant entre ladite paroi latérale arrière (16) et ladite paroi frontale (20).

3. Le dispositif de la revendication 1, dans lequel lesdites ouvertures (48) sont de configuration circulaire et ont un diamètre situé entre 2,5 et 10 mm.

4. Le dispositif de la revendication 3, dans lequel lesdites ouvertures (48) ont un diamètre situé entre 3,0 mm et 4,0 mm.

5. Le dispositif de la revendication 3, dans lequel les rangées diagonales s'étendent selon un angle de 45 degrés par rapport aux première et seconde parois latérales, lesdites ouvertures (48) formant des rangées s'étendant longitudinalement, lesdites ouvertures étant écartées de 10 à 15 mm dans des rangées s'étendant longitudinalement.

6. Le dispositif de la revendication 5, dans lequel lesdites ouvertures (48) sont distancées de 5 à 10 mm dans chaque rangée diagonale.

7. Le dispositif de la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit élément de montage (30) présente un évidement (42) faisant face audit premier côté dudit élément de protection, ledit premier côté dudit élément de protection (44) pouvant être inséré dans ledit évidement et pouvant être déplacé à l'intérieur de cet évidement.

8. Le dispositif de la revendication 7, dans lequel ledit élément de montage (30) dispose d'un moyen pour retenir ledit premier côté dudit élément de protection dans ledit évidement.

9. Le dispositif de la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de retenue dudit premier côté comprend un membre en forme de V (42) formé dans ledit évidement et un élément solidaire en forme de V formé sur ledit premier côté dudit élément de protection.

10. Le dispositif de la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit dispositif présente une paroi latérale verticale (52) adjacente audit second côté.

11. En combinaison, une gouttière ayant une paroi arrière (16), une paroi frontale (20) et une paroi de base (18), lesdites parois arrière, frontale et de fond définissant un trou à sommet ouvert, ladite gouttière étant attachée à une structure à l'aide d'un élément d'attache (24) s'étendant à travers lesdites parois frontale et arrière jusqu'à ladite structure, et un dispositif de protection de ladite gouttière, ledit dispositif comprenant :

un élément de montage (30), des moyens de fixation dudit élément de montage à ladite gouttière ;

un élément de protection (44) ayant une configuration allongée avec des premier et deuxième côtés opposés longitudinalement ;

un premier côté (50) dudit élément de protection (44) pouvant être engagé avec ledit élément de montage pour prévenir tout mouvement vertical important dudit élément de protection tout en autorisant son déplacement horizontal pour permettre l'ajustement d'une largeur dudit élément de protection entre lesdites parois frontale et arrière ; et

ledit élément de protection (44) présentant un segment essentiellement planaire entre lesdits premier et deuxième côtés, ledit segment essentiellement planaire disposant d'une multitude (48) d'ouvertures s'étendant à travers ledit segment, et caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen de fixation dudit élément de montage (30) à ladite gouttière comprend un élément de fixation (66) conçu pour être attaché audit élément d'attache (24).

12. Le dispositif de la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que lesdites ouvertures (48) sont circulaires et ont un diamètre situé entre 2,5 et 10 mm.

13. Le dispositif de la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de montage (30) présente un évidement faisant face audit premier côté dudit élément de protection, ledit premier côté dudit élément de protection pouvant être inséré dans ledit évidement et pouvant se déplacer horizontalement dans cet évidement.

14. Le dispositif de la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que ledit premier côté dudit élément de protection (44) a un segment en forme de V formé sur ledit premier côté et ledit élément de montage (30) présente un élément solidaire en forme de V pour retenir ledit premier côté dudit élément de protection dans ledit évidement.

15. Dispositif de protection pour gouttière dans lequel la gouttière présente une paroi arrière (16), une paroi frontale (20) et une paroi de fond (18), lesdites parois définissant un trou intermédiaire, ledit dispositif comprenant :

un élément de montage (30), un moyen destiné à fixer ledit élément de montage à ladite gouttière ;

un élément de protection (44) à configuration allongée avec un premier et un second côtés opposés s'étendant longitudinalement ;

un premier côté (50) dudit élément de protection (44) pouvant être engagé avec ledit élément de montage pour prévenir tout mouvement vertical important dudit élément de protection ;

ledit élément de montage (130) ayant un segment de fermeture flexible s'étendant vers l'extérieur de manière à s'éloigner dudit premier côté dudit élément de montage destiné à sceller l'engagement avec une structure adjacente ; et

ledit élément de protection présentant un segment essentiellement planaire situé entre lesdits premier et second côtés, ledit segment essentiellement planaire ayant une multitude d'ouvertures s'étendant à travers ledit segment ;

caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen de fixation dudit élément de montage à ladite gouttière comprend un élément de fixation conçu pour être attaché à un élément de retenue de la gouttière s'étendant entre ladite paroi latérale arrière et ladite paroi frontale.

16. Le dispositif de la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce que lesdites ouvertures sont disposées en rangées diagonales s'étendant entre ladite paroi latérale arrière et ladite paroi frontale.

17. Le dispositif de la revendication 16, caractérisé en ce que lesdites ouvertures sont de configuration
circulaire, avec un diamètre compris entre 2,5 et 10 mm.

18. Le dispositif de la revendication 17, caractérisé en ce que lesdites ouvertures ont un diamètre compris entre 3,0 mm et 4,0 mm.

19. Le dispositif de la revendication 17, caractérisé en ce que lesdites rangées diagonales s'étendent en formant un angle de 45 degrés par rapport auxdits premier et second murs latéraux, lesdites ouvertures formant des rangées s'étendant longitudinalement et lesdites ouvertures étant écartées de 10 à 15 mm dans lesdites rangées s'étendant longitudinalement.

20. Le dispositif de la revendication 19, caractérisé en ce que lesdites ouvertures sont espacées de 5 à 10 mm dans chaque rangée diagonale.

21. Le dispositif de la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de montage présente un évidement opposé audit premier côté dudit élément de protection, ledit premier côté dudit élément de protection pouvant être inséré dans ledit évidement et déplacé dans cet évidement.

22. Le dispositif de la revendication 21, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de montage présente des moyens de retenue dudit premier côté dudit élément de protection dans ledit évidement.

23. Le dispositif de la revendication 22, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de retenue dudit premier côté comprend un élément en forme de V formé dans ledit évidement et un élément solidaire en forme de V formé sur ledit premier côté dudit élément de protection.

24. Le dispositif de la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément de protection présente une paroi latérale s'étendant verticalement et adjacente audit deuxième côté de l'élément de protection.

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