(19)
(11) EP 2 302 147 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.04.2011 Bulletin 2011/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/13

(21) Application number: 10178104.5

(22) Date of filing: 21.09.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E04D 13/068(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME RS

(30) Priority: 21.09.2009 GB 0916605

(71) Applicant: DHM Plastics Limited
Maidstone, Kent ME17 2DE (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Wereszczynski, Zbigniew Zygmunt
    Kent, ME17 2DE (GB)

(74) Representative: Hall, Matthew Benjamin 
Dehns St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD
London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

   


(54) Metal gutter system with improved gutter joint


(57) A gutter system is described having a gutter joint where a first metal gutter component, comprising a length of metal gutter (1), is joined to a union (10), the components overlapping at the gutter joint and the gutter joint further having a strip of resilient material (30) that extends transversely to the metal gutter (1) and is sandwiched between adjacent overlapping surfaces of the gutter components, wherein the union (10) is provided with a channel for holding a sealant retaining portion of the strip (30) in place, and further wherein the sealant retaining portion of the strip (30) comprises a track (31) that is arranged to be filled with a bead of sealant prior to joining the gutter components together to form the gutter joint.







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