JIMMY VERDEL OLSON
Pilots at Broadway, Fargo, ND

License number

North Dakota A1421508

Issued Date

Apr 2015

Expiration Date

Apr 2017

Professional information

Portable Apparatus And Method For Making A Gutter Cover

US Patent:

2011013, Jun 16, 2011

Filed:

Sep 30, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/895539

Inventors:

Bradley P. Olson - Fort Ransom ND, US
Jimmy V. Olson - Fargo ND, US
Daniel G. Belcourt - West Fargo ND, US

Assignee:

Eastside Machine Co., Inc. - Fargo ND

International Classification:

E04D 13/076, E04D 13/072, E04D 13/068, B21D 5/08

US Classification:

52 12, 72203

Abstract:

A gutter and cover system includes a cover that may be mounted to the preexisting gutter at the edge of a roof. The cover system includes a cover member having an upper pooling portion and an edge flange and lip that provide for dripping of water over the flange and off the lip into the gutter through surface tension. The cover is supported on a series of spaced apart brackets that include a cover mounting portion that aligns with the flange and keeps the cover at a proper orientation to cause pooling. The cover is a seamless cover that is cut to length and includes a cover forming system forming the cover from a coil of blank material. As the cover mounts directly to the mounting bracket, a mounting flange is not needed and only one edge of the blank material is deformed. The material is aligned against one edge and fed through a series of forming bearings and rollers to gradually bend the edge of the material into the shape of a flange and a lower lip drip. The system is lightweight and more mobile than prior systems as fewer stations are needed to deform the cover as only the first edge is deformed.