Patent ID: 11898353
Assignee: GUTTERGLOVE, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A gutter guard device comprising:
a bridge member composed of a decking material having a plurality of orifices, and having a roof side and an opposing gutter lip side;
at least one irregular groove disposed in the decking material altering a profile of the deck material, wherein the at least one irregular groove has a length and a varying 3-dimensional geometry that spans the bridge member from near the roof side to near the gutter lip side, wherein a cross-sectional width of the at least one irregular groove varies along its length;
a roof attachment member disposed adjacent to the roof side of the bridge member; and
a gutter attachment member disposed adjacent to the the gutter lip side of the bridge member;
wherein the at least one irregular groove enables the gutter guard device to be self-supporting.