摘要 |
<p>A rain gutter has a bottom wall prepared for connection of a downspout thereto and comprising a downspout opening in the bottom wall having a continuous downturned lip flange around the edge of the opening derived from material displaced from the area of the opening, and extension means on the lip flange, whereby the extension means and the lip flange can engage within the upper end of a downspout to maintain the downspout in alignment with the opening. The lip flange provides a funnel-like closure for the joint between the gutter bottom wall and the upper end of a downspout coupled to the gutter by means of the extension means.</p> |