Patent ID: 6745517
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A rain gutter support system comprising:a rain gutter comprising: a roof, a back wall and an upwardly open trough having a bottom, wherein the roof of the gutter extends forward from the back wall of the gutter over the upwardly open trough, spaced above the trough so that the front of the roof forms a longitudinal slot horizontal opening into the gutter along a length of the gutter, between the front of the roof and the front of the trough, the front of the roof turning downward and backward forming a concave longitudinal recess, a bracket comprising: a horizontal bar having a back, and a front having a convex portion turning upward and backward and extending longitudinally along a width of the horizontal bar, said convex portion extending into the concave side of the recess in contact with the concave side of the recess, a vertical bar connected to the back of the horizontal bar, contacting the back wall of the gutter and extending to the bottom of the trough, longitudinal guide means for holding and guiding a fastener, said longitudinal guide means having a tubular member, extending from the vertical bar in a forward direction, configured along a first axis that extends normal to the back wall of the gutter and through the slot when the vertical bar contacts the bottom of the trough, so that said longitudinal guide means for holding and guiding restricts a fastener having a length to movement of the fastener along said first axis when the fastener is inserted into one end of said longitudinal guide means for holding and guiding.