Patent ID: 9404266
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: E04D

Claim Text:
1. A gutter comprising: a monolithic gutter body including: a channel portion including a rear wall, a forward wall and a bottom channel surface therebetween whereby the channel portion defines a collection chamber; a cover surface extending from a cover surface rear edge to a cover surface forward edge, a flange co-planar to the rear wall that extends along the cover surface rear edge and terminates in a free end extending away from the channel portion, the flange comprising at least one fastener receiving hole; a return surface extending from a return surface rear edge to a return surface forward edge; and wherein the cover surface forward edge and the return surface forward edge meet at a curved wicking edge and the return surface rear edge is connected to an upper edge of the rear wall and the forward wall terminates at an upper edge spaced from the wicking edge to define a water receiving gap and wherein the return surface extends at an obtuse angle slightly greater than 90° relative to the rear wall, and wherein the water receiving gap has a width of one-half inch or less.