ONE-PIECE DRIP GUARD

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed to a drip guard for a roof and more particularly a one-piece drip guard having greater stability.

Drip guards are well-known in the art. Typically, drip guards are attached to a roof so that when it rains, water is directed away from the roof and instead directed to drip along rain gutters to protect the roof and the fascia of the building. While useful, many drip guards have multiple parts, take time to install, and are expensive. Other, more simple drip guards, lack the stability to withstand certain weather conditions. Therefore, a need exists in the art for a device that addresses these deficiencies.

A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a drip guard to eliminate water surface tension, which eliminates water following back and coming down between the fascia and gutter on a house and not going into the rain gutter.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a drip guard having one-piece construction.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a drip guard that is easy to install.

Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a drip guard having greater stability and durability.

These and other objectives will be apparent based on the following written description, drawings, and claims.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A drip guard made of one-piece construction having an elongated member having a top section, a first angled section, a second angled section, a bottom section, and a downward section that are formed by bending the elongated member at a plurality of transition points. At least a portion of the first and second angled sections engage one another and/or at least a portion of the top section and bottom section engage one another.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a side view of a drip guard.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a drip guard

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to the figures, a drip guard 10 is used in relation to a roof 12 for a building having a rake 14 and a fascia 16. The drip guard 10, made of one-piece construction, has an elongated member 17, a top section 18 attached to the rake 14 with a fastening member 20, such as a nail or the like. The top section 18 has a top edge 22, a pair of side edges 24, a top surface 26, and a bottom surface 28 that partially engages the rake 14. The top section 18 extends outwardly from the fascia 16 to a first transition point 30 and maintains the angle of the rake 14.

At transition point 30, the drip guard 10 is bent downwardly and outwardly from the fascia 16 to form a first angled section 32. The first angled section 32 has an outer surface 34 and an inner surface 36. The first angled section 32 terminates at a second transition point 38 where the drip guard is folded back to form a second angled section 40 having a first surface 42 and a second surface 44. The second angled section 40 preferably is pinched so that at least a portion of the first surface 42 engages inner surface 36 of the first angled section 32. The second angled section 40 generally follows the angle of the first angled section and terminates at a third transition point 46. Preferably, the third transition point 46 engages and nest within the first transition point 30.

Extending from the third transition point 30 to a fourth transition point 48 is a bottom section 50. The bottom section 50 has a top surface 52 that preferably engages at least a portion of the bottom surface 28 of top section 18. Bottom section 50 generally follows the angle of the top section 18.

Extending from the fourth transition point 48 downwardly to a bottom edge 52 is a downward section 54. Preferably, the fourth transition point 48 and/or at least a portion of the downward section 54 engage the fascia 16. In one embodiment, the bottom portion 56 of downward section 54 is bent outwardly and away from fascia 16.

Thus, a drip guard has been disclosed that at the very least meets all the stated objectives.