Patent ID: 7752812
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A covered rain gutter system mounting on a fascia below a roof of a building comprising: a plurality of spaced fastening clips, a fastener for each fastening clip, said fasteners extending through said fastening clips to anchor said fastening clips to said fascia, 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 fastening clips and said fascia to an upper back end that terminates below said fasteners, said back wall laterally slidably mounting to said fastening clips, and said front wall laterally slidably mounting to said fastening clips, and a reverse-curve shield having an upwardly projecting back dam and a shield portion that extends forwardly over said gutter to a spaced forward end, said back dam extending between said fastening clips and said fascia to said back wall of said gutter, said forward end laterally slidably mounting to said fastening clips, whereby said rain gutter floats laterally relative to said fascia while being anchored vertically and in a fore and aft direction, and said back dam prevents leakage behind said gutter.