Patent ID: 7975435
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A rain gutter debris preclusion barrier, comprising in combination: a substantially rigid elongate support structure extending between ends thereof and adapted to span the gutter open upper end; said elongate support structure including holes to allow water to pass therethrough; said elongate support structure including raised elements that extend up from a lower portion, said holes located below said raised elements; a pair of slots on said elongate support structure oriented facing each other and spaced from each other by a width of a water collection region above said raised elements and said holes of said elongate support structure; an elongate screen extending between screen ends thereof and resting upon said raised elements with opposite edges of said screen located within each of said pair of slots, said screen being porous to allow water flow therethrough; a seam separating one said end of said support structure and one said end of said screen from an end of a separate, adjacent, elongate support structure and an end of a separate, adjacent screen; said seam covered by a connecting member; said connecting member having opposite ends spaced similar to a spacing between said pair of slots; said opposite ends of said connecting member each located within one of said pair of slots and on top of said screen to cover said seam; and wherein sides of said connecting member extend between said opposite ends, said sides each including a recessed edge portion such that said connecting member is narrower at a midpoint thereof than at ends thereof adjacent said opposite ends.