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Half round with hooksHalf round with hooks description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060037255, Half round with hooks. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] The present application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/923,356 filed Aug. 20, 2004. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to an eavestrough or rain gutter, and more particularly, relates to an improvement in such structures. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Various types of gutters or eavestroughs are well known in the art as is the use of a cover member or gutter guard which is designed to protect the gutter or eavestrough from the entry of extraneous foreign matter such as leaves and the like. [0004] There have been many attempts in the prior art to design a gutter which prevents the entry of the aforesaid foreign matter. One approach which has been commercialized is by installing an outer edge on the roof which curls downwardly and inwardly such as shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,016,404. [0005] This arrangement causes the water flow to follow the curved edge to enter the eavestrough which is situated below the soffit. Leaves and other extraneous matter are supposed to fall exteriorly of the eavestrough. However, when a large volume of water flows, the surface tension is generally insufficient to direct all the water to flow into the eavestrough. [0006] A popular approach taken by the prior art has been the use of a gutter guard which constitutes a physical barrier across the top of the eavestrough with apertures within the gutter guard to permit the passage of rainwater while simultaneously preventing the passage of extraneous material. While such gutter guards have been used for many years, they are not widely accepted as they have been disadvantages in the structural integrity of some of the gutter guards and their operability. [0007] The configuration of eavestroughs generally comes in two different types. A first type is commercially known as a K type of eavestrough and constitutes a flat bottom wall, a substantially vertical rear wall and an arcuately configured front wall. A second type of eavestrough is known as the "half round" and utilizes an arcuate or semispherical bottom wall. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008] It is an object of the present invention to provide for an improved gutter guard suitable for use with half round eavestrough. [0009] According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided, in an eavestrough of a half round configuration having a bottom wall, a front wall and a rear wall, a nose at a top of the front wall and wherein there is a gutter guard assembly, the improvement wherein the gutter guard assembly comprises at least one retaining member mounted on the rear wall of the eavestrough, a perforated gutter guard extending across the trough, a first side of the gutter guard being supported by the retaining member, and a second side of the gutter guard being attached to a nose of the eavestrough. [0010] In a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided an eavestrough assembly comprising an eavestrough having a rounded bottom wall, a front wall, and a rear wall, the front wall, the rear wall and the rounded bottom wall defining a trough therebetween, at least a first retaining member, the retaining member having a base portion seated within the trough and being supported by the eavestrough, a retainer first side wall extending upwardly adjacent the eavestrough rear wall, a retainer second side wall extending upwardly adjacent the eavestrough front wall, a gutter guard extending across the trough above the retaining member, the gutter guard having a first side thereof supported by the retainer first side wall and a second side thereof being supported by the retainer second side wall. [0011] According to both embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a retainer or a retaining member which is arranged to support a gutter guard. The first embodiment of the invention, wherein a relatively small retaining member is employed, it is specifically designed for new installations. The second embodiment is designed for arrangements wherein the gutter has already been installed. [0012] In the first embodiment wherein the retaining member does not extend across the eavestrough, one may use either a continuously extending retaining member or a number of such members each having a relatively small width. In the embodiment wherein the retaining member extends across the eavestrough, a plurality of such retaining members are utilized. [0013] The various components of the eavestrough assembly may be formed of any suitable material with a formed aluminum material being common. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0014] Having thus generally described the invention, reference will be made to the accompanying drawings illustrating an embodiment thereof, in which: [0015] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an eavestrough assembly according to the present invention; [0016] FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view thereof; [0017] FIG. 3a is a cross sectional view of the gutter guard portion of the eavestrough assembly of FIG. 1; [0018] FIG. 3b is a cross sectional view of a retainer member used in the eavestrough assembly of FIG. 1; [0019] FIG. 3c is a cross sectional view of the eavestrough; [0020] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of an eavestrough assembly according to the present invention; Continue reading about Half round with hooks... 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