US 11,866,944 B2
Gutter installation tool
Jack Conley Griffith, III, Centerburg, OH (US)
Filed by Jack Conley Griffith, III, Centerburg, OH (US)
Filed on Aug. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/885,045.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/231,757, filed on Aug. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0050859 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. E04D 15/00 (2006.01); E04D 13/064 (2006.01)
CPC E04D 15/00 (2013.01) [E04D 13/064 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for installing a length of rain gutter, the device comprising:
a grasping portion comprising:
a first fin and a second fin; and
a scissors apparatus positioned between the first fin and the second fin, the scissors apparatus comprising a plurality of arms in rotational communication with one another;
wherein the scissors apparatus is configured to permit the first and second fins to be positioned at any number of lengths from one another to immobilize the grasping portion beneath an eave;
a support portion comprising:
a platform;
a horizontal gutter positioning apparatus; and
a height adjustment apparatus;
wherein the support portion is linked to and configured to extend outwardly from the grasping portion away from the scissors apparatus;
wherein the height adjustment apparatus is configured to allow the height of the platform and the horizontal gutter positioning apparatus to be adjusted; and
wherein the platform and horizontal gutter positioning apparatus are configured to contact and immobilize the length of rain gutter.