Patent ID: 7730672
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A covered rain gutter system mounting on a fascia below a roof of a building comprising: a back flashing having an upper edge and a lower edge, a plurality of spaced fastening clips along said back flashing, a fastener for each fastening clip, said fasteners extending through said fastening clips and said back flashing to anchor said fastening clips and said back flashing to said fascia, and an upwardly opening, trough shaped rain gutter having a back wall and a spaced front wall opposite said back wall, said back wall extending upwardly between said lower edge of said back flashing and said fascia to an upper back end that terminates below said fasteners, said back wall laterally slidably mounting to one of said back flashing and said fastening clips, and said front wall laterally slidably mounting to said fastening clips, and a reverse-curve shield having a first end, and a spaced second end opposite said first end, said first end laterally slidably mounting to said fastening clips and said second end laterally slidably mounting to said fastening clips, whereby said rain gutter and said shield float laterally relative to said fascia while being anchored vertically and in a fore and aft direction.