Patent ID: 7610722
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A guttering system, comprising: (a) at least one gutter comprising two side sections and a bottom section connected to each of said side sections, said sections being divided longitudinally by two thinned regions of said gutter, and said gutter further comprising an inner tab at a first side of each of said thinned regions and an outer tab opposite said inner tab at a second side of each of said thinner regions, wherein said outer tab comprises a channel comprising at least one sidewardly extending barb, and wherein said inner tab comprises a tongue and at least one sidewardly extending barb at a distal end of said tongue, whereby said outer tab may lockingly receive said inner tab by extending said tongue within said channel such that said inner tab barb extends behind said outer tab barb to lock said side sections in a raised position with respect to said bottom section; (b) at least one corner connector with an open top and two ends each adapted to be received by said gutter, wherein said two corner connector ends form an angle; (c) at least one downspout connector adapted to connect to said gutter; and (d) a downspout cap adapted to receive a gutter and thereby form a closed channel, and further adapted to connect to said downspout connector.