Patent ID: 6363662
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: E04D,E04F,F21S,F21V,F21W

Abstract:
A combined gutter guard and storage compartment device for housing a string of decorative lights adjacent the roof line of a house having a rain gutter wherein the combined device comprises:a gutter guard unit including a generally elongated rectangular gutter guard member having a proximal end adapted to be fixedly secured to the roof surface, a distal end dimensioned to overlie the outer end of the rain gutter, and an intermediate portion provided with a plurality of elongated drain slots that are adapted to be in open communication with the rain gutter; and a compartment unit including a compartment member depending downwardly from said intermediate portion of the gutter guard member and having a floor panel wherein the floor panel has a front portion that is adapted to rest on the outer lip of the rain gutter wherein the compartment member has a rear wall panel that projects upwardly from the floor panel and is fixedly secured to the underside of the gutter guard member and wherein the compartment member is further provided with a pivoted closure panel.