Improvements in Brackets for Supporting Rain Water Gutters or Spouting.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 6th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 20th July, 1896-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1996
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brackets for Supporting Rain Water Gutters
or Spouting.
I ALFRED DOMAN of Terry Street, Kates Hill, Dudley, in the County of
Worcester, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Instead of welding or rivetting two or more pieces of metal together to form a
tee or back plate for the support of the arm of the bracket, I make the back plate
of my bracket out of a solid piece of metal, which enables me to produce a stronger
and lighter bracket than has hitherto been made. The back plate can be stamped
out of a solid piece of metal, and dispenses with the process of welding or rivetting
the pieces together to form a tee or back plate. By stamping out my back plate,
I can produce any pattern or shape at much less expense than by welding or
rivetting two or more pieces together. The back plate being solid, is far stronger,
and can be made more perfect in shape than where two or more pieces are welded
together. At the bottom end of the back plate, I attach the arm of the bracket,
which extends a few inches from the back plate, at the end of which is attached a
flat piece of metal or strap, which is curved in the shape of a half circle, and
which receives and supports the spouting, this curved piece of metal is also attached
to the top of the back plate, and is slightly indented where it is fastened to the
back plate, so that the curve of the half circle is slightly brought forward to allow
for the extra width of the spouting at the joints, thus obviating the necessity of a
thick back plate to keep the spouting or guttering the required distance from the
wall, because of the extra width at the joints.
My bracket and plate can be made in any kind of metal, either in cast, wrought
or malleable.
Dated this 4th day of May 1896
Improvements in Brackets for Supporting Rain Water Gutters
or Spouting.
I ALFRED DOMAN, of Terry Street, Kates Hill, Dudley, in the County of
Worcester, Manager of Iron Works, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The purpose of my invention is to supply gutter brackets for rain water spouting
with a solid back plate, in shapes or patterns which would otherwise require to be
welded, rivetted or forged into shape.
Figure 1. is a gutter bracket cousisting of a solid metal back plate A. with a
metal arm B. rivetted on to the back plate, and extended out from the plate to
form a support to the curved metal strap C. which holds the gutter in position, and
is rivetted on to the end of the arm B. which supports the weight of the gutter
or spouting. The curved strap or band C. is rivetted at one end to the top of

page_text: the back plate A. and is indented where it is rivetted to the back plate, this
indentation D. causes the gutter or spouting to stand out from the wall, so as to
allow for the extra width of the spouting at the joints, or to carry it out any
distance from the wall. The part of the strap above the indentation is for
lapping over the gutters when fixed to prevent the spouting from falling out of
position. The strap or band C. which supports the gutter can be bent to any
shape to suit half-round or O G gutters. The bracket is rivetted together by
the three rivets-E. F. G.
Figure 2. is a front view of bracket as described in the foregoing statement.
All the parts of my bracket can be made in any kind of metal, either wrought,
malleable or cast.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1stly. Making my back plate A. in one solid piece of metal, in shapes and
patterns which would otherwise require to be rivetted, welded or forged into
shape, and cutting out the same in various shapes and patterns from the solid
metal.
2ndly. Indenting the strap C. which receives the gutter, where it is attached
to the back plate A. to keep the gutter the required distance from the wall.
Dated this 20th day of July 1896.
ALFRED DOMAN.