Rubbermaid, Inc.

Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc.

Gregory S Floyd

William F Croft

Jonathan N Mandell

Hoke V Bullard, Iii

Robb Willgohs

Donald R Musil

A roof support with an integral gutter including a roof support, a panel joint cover, and a gutter for a small storage or utility building or shed having a shallow-pitched roof. In particular, the roof support with integral gutter includes a support web, an exposure surface perpendicularly bisecting the support web, and a collector perpendicularly bisecting the support web opposite the exposure surface. The roof support with integral gutter is made by the pultrusion process, which eliminates the need for additional and separate components to provide rigidity and strength to the roof support.

Roof support with integral gutter

A utility shed is disclosed comprising modular side panels ( ) which are connected together by corner connectors ( ) and in-line connectors ( ) to form sidewalls. The connectors ( ) have an I-beam cross section and comprise U-shaped ends ( ) which engage relatively wide channels ( ) to securely hold the wall panels together. A door assembly is provided for engaging the corner connectors ( ) and include pivot pin members ( ) which attached to the vertical channel ( ) of corner connectors ( ) and allow pivotal door panels ( ) to be suspended therefrom. Floor panels ( ) and lid panels ( ) are provided compatible with the I-beam edge configuration of the side panels ( ) such that the lid, floor and sidewalls mutually interlock with high structural integrity. The modularity of the side panels ( ) allow for enclosures of larger or smaller size to be created using the same panel componentry.

Modular panel construction system

A utility shed is disclosed comprising modular side panels (,) which are connected together by corner connectors (,) and in-line connectors (,) to form sidewalls. The connectors (,) have an I-beam cross section and comprise U-shaped ends (,) which engage relatively wide channels (,) to securely hold the wall panels together. A door assembly is provided for engaging the corner connectors (,) and include pivot pin members (,) which attached to the vertical channel (,) of corner connectors (,) and allow pivotal door panels (,) to be suspended therefrom. Floor panels (,) and lid panels (,) are provided compatible with the I-beam edge configuration of the side panels (,) such that the lid, floor and sidewalls mutually interlock with high structural integrity. The modularity of the side panels (,) allow for enclosures of larger or smaller size to be created using the same panel componentry.

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Wooster, OH, United States of America

Gregory S Floyd