Patent ID: 6826872
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A device for protecting a gutter wherein the gutter has a rear wall, a front wall and a bottom wall, said walls defining a trough having an open top therebetween, said gutter also having a generally C-shaped portion extending from an upper marginal edge of said front wall, an inwardly extending flange located at a distal end of said generally C-shaped portion, said generally C-shaped portion and flange defining a recess therebetween, said device comprising:a guard member having an elongated configuration with a generally planar central portion, first and second longitudinally extending opposed sides located on either side of said generally planar central portion, a plurality of apertures extending through said generally planar central portion; said first side of said guard member having an upwardly extending portion designed to fit within said recess, said upwardly extending portion from said first side of said guard member comprising a first segment extending upwardly and rearwardly to form an acute angle with said substantially planar portion, said first segment merging with a second segment aligned adjacent thereto in an 180Â° turn, the arrangement being such that said portion between said first and second segments abuts said C-shaped portion proximate said flange, and a distal end of said second segment abuts said C-shaped portion proximate said front wall; and said second side of said guard member having an upwardly extending wall designed to abut said rear wall of said gutter.