Patent ID: 6209826
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A gutter hanger assembly comprising:a. a main flat body having at one end an upwardly and inwardly turned hook portion adapted to hook into a gutter ""Ogee"" bead and at the other end an inverted U-shaped clip adapted to clip over and engage a rear wall of a gutter, the clip being formed with at least one aperture to receive a fastener,b. a pair of free-standing tabs struck upwardly from the main flat body and spaced longitudinally of the main flat body, the tabs having openings at the upper ends thereof, the opening in the tab closer to the clip being closer to the main flat body than the opening in the other tab, the opening in the other tab being open up-wardly,c. a fastener retained in the openings and having an axis directed toward and having a tip adjacent to the aperture in the clip whereby said tab which is closer to the clip is adapted to be bent over by forceful engagement by said fastener and is adapted to serve as a washer or buttress for the fastener as the fastener presses it against the clip when the fastener secures the gutter to a fascia.