An automatic eaves trough downspout includes a first conduit and a second conduit. The first conduit has a coupling socket. The second conduit has a hollow cylindrical coupling body is adapted to fit in the socket to form a pivotal connection. The cylindrical coupling body pivots on a pair of pivot pins. A torsion spring overlies one of the pivot pins. A first end of the torsion spring is secured to the cylindrical coupling body. A second end of the torsion spring is secured to a head of the pivot pin. Rotation of the pivot pin in a first direction increases the tension of the torsion spring. The torsion spring biases the second conduit into the substantially vertical stored position. A ratchet engagement is provided between the head portion of the pivot pin and the socket of the first conduit, which permits rotational movement of the pivot pin in the first direction to increase spring tension and resists rotational movement in the second direction.
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