Patent ID: 11898354
Assignee: E-Z PRODUCTS LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 18:
19. A gutter cover for covering a gutter, the gutter cover comprising:
a gutter cover body including an upper face and a lower face, the gutter cover body including a front end, a rear end, and a width extending therebetween, the gutter cover including a left end, a right end, and a length extending therebetween, the front end being configured to be located adjacent to a front lip of the gutter when the gutter cover is installed on the gutter with the upper face facing upward and the lower face facing the gutter;
wherein the gutter cover body comprises mesh material configured to permit water to pass therethrough into the gutter, the mesh material defining a channel protruding downwardly and extending lengthwise along the gutter cover body, the channel including a water impact surface arranged to cause water flowing forward along the upper face of the gutter cover body to impact the impact surface to promote penetration of water through the mesh material at the impact surface, wherein the channel has an arcuate base configured to extend downward below a front lip of the gutter when the gutter cover is installed on the gutter,
wherein the mesh material further comprises a first flat section immediately rearward of the channel, a second flat section immediately forward of the channel, a first corner between the first flat section and the channel, and a second corner between the second flat section and the channel;
wherein the first flat section has a rear end;
wherein the mesh material defines a longitudinal ridge at the rear end of the first flat section.