Patent ID: 7530200
Filing Date: 2009-05-12
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A gutter retaining system for mounting a rain gutter to a building comprising: a retaining member; a gutter having a front wall, a bottom wall adjacent said front wall and a back wall adjacent said bottom wall, said back wall having an interior surface, an outer surface and a top edge; and a gutter clip adjacent said retaining member, wherein said gutter clip has a hanger lip contiguous with a horizontal section, said horizontal section being adjacent a hanger portion, said hanger portion being contiguous with a u-portion, said u-portion being adjacent a vertical portion, said hanger portion and said vertical portion being approximately parallels, with said horizontal section angled outwardly from said hanger portion and extending across the width of said gutter, said hanger lip, said hanger portion and said horizontal section fitting within said gutter, said hanger portion being disposed substantially adjacent said interior surface of said back wall of said gutter, said u-portion receiving said top edge of said back wall, and said vertical portion being disposed adjacent said outer surface of said back wall of said gutter.