US 12,286,783 B2
Gutter system, cover unit and securing element
Arne Stoltenberg, Budelsdorf (DE)
Assigned to ACO AHLMANN SE & CO. KG, Budelsdorf (DE)
Appl. No. 17/756,378
Filed by ACO AHLMANN SE & CO. KG, Budelsdorf (DE)
PCT Filed Nov. 24, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/083174
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 24, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/105104, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 132 119.0 (DE), filed on Nov. 27, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0003011 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. E03F 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC E03F 5/06 (2013.01) [E03F 2005/063 (2013.01); E03F 2005/065 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gutter system (1) comprising at least one frame unit (10), at least one cover unit (20) and at least one securing element (30), wherein the frame unit (10) comprises at least one receiving area (12) for arranging the at least one cover unit (20), and wherein the at least one securing element (30) is designed to engage in the at least one cover unit (20) and to releasably engage in the receiving area (12), such that the at least one cover unit (20) can interlock in the receiving area (12) of the frame unit (10), wherein the at least one cover unit (20) has at least one receiving opening (22) for receiving and guiding the at least one securing element (30), wherein the at least one receiving opening (22) has at least one bearing element (26) and the at least one securing element (30) has at least one correspondingly designed bearing groove (36) for receiving and guiding the at least one securing element (30), and wherein the at least one bearing element (26) has a loss-preventing unit (26.1) at a longitudinal end in the direction of a central area of the gutter system (1), such that the at least one securing element (30) and the at least one cover unit (20) can be connected non-positively or positively to provide a captive connection.