Patent ID: 7104011
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A rain gutter protection panel comprising a top substantially planar surface, a wall extending substantially vertically downwardly from said top surface, a flange extending outwardly and forwardly from the lower part of said wall, said wall including at least one substantially horizontally extending row of apertures formed in said wall and a flap connected to the top of each aperture and extending downwardly and inwardly toward the inside of the panel to guide water into the gutter, said flange having a non-curvilinear right end, a non-curvilinear left end, and a length extending therebetween wherein each of said ends is raised above said length of said flange so that a gap is adapted to be formed between said flange and the under surface of the lip of the rain gutter only along said length of said flange when the panel is secured to the under surface of the lip of the rain gutter.