Patent ID: 6047502
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A gutter guard for retrofit attachment to a conventional gutter system of the type formed with a trough, said gutter guard comprising a unitary overhead section adjoining a vertical section, which in turn adjoins a forward section for anchoring the gutter guard to the gutter system, said vertical section being defined by a plurality of vertically-oriented v-shaped cavities extending into a plane defined by said vertical section, and a plurality of vertically-extending channels, each said vertically-extending channel positioned within one of said vertically oriented v-shaped cavities, and each said vertically-extending channel positioned entirely within and running from top to bottom across a majority of said vertical section to form a vertically-oriented, narrow, elongate capillary channel, and providing ingress to the trough of said gutter system for drainage therein, whereby water running down said overhead section and onto said vertical section is drawn into the channels by capillary action and is directed into said gutter system, while debris and foreign matter wash off, said gutter guard thereby preventing the gutter system from becoming clogged.