Patent ID: 6041555
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A device for receiving run-off from gutters, comprising:an elongated corner member adapted for mounting along a corner of a house and having a generally L-shaped cross section, two longitudinal edges, an interior face and an exterior face, wherein each longitudinal edge is adapted for mounting beneath siding on a house;an elongated hollow leader member having a generally L-shaped cross section, an interior face, an exterior face, an upper end and a lower end, the interior face of the leader member being mounted to the exterior face of the corner member, wherein the exterior face of the hollow leader extends only slightly outward from the siding of the house;an aperture on the exterior face of the leader member near its upper end;a hollow upper elbow mounted in the aperture of the leader member, said upper elbow extending upward and away from the leader member at an angle and adapted to connect with a gutter mounted to the edge of a roof of a house;a hollow lower elbow having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end being mounted on the lower end of the leader member, said lower elbow extending downward and away from the leader member at an angle,wherein run-off from the gutter flows into the upper elbow, through the leader member and out of the lower elbow and away from the house.