Patent ID: 7117643
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A rain gutter assembly for collecting surface water runoff from a building roof without clogging of the gutter by leaves and other debris, said rain gutter comprising: a) a substantially U-shaped, elongated gutter for placement along and adjacent to a sloping roof of a building for collecting rain water runoff from the roof, the gutter including a rear wall that is adapted to abut a substantially vertical building surface adjacent to an edge of the roof, a bottom wall extending substantially perpendicularly from the rear wall, and a front wall extending upwardly from a front edge of the bottom wall, wherein the rear wall, the bottom wall, and the front wall together define a U-shaped channel having an upwardly-facing opening, the front wall having a vertical height that is less than that of the rear wall and including at its uppermost edge an inwardly-extending lip; b) at least two support brackets positioned within and spaced from each other along the gutter channel and including at least one passageway for receiving a connector for connecting the bracket and gutter to the building surface, the brackets extending across the gutter channel and between and engaging each of the gutter rear wall and the gutter front wall and including: c) a gutter cover overlying the gutter opening and supported by the at least two brackets, wherein the cover includes a plate-like cover body having a rear portion being supported by the cover support means of the brackets such that the cover body angularly overlies and is spaced above the gutter opening, a rear wall extending along a rear edge of the cover body and defining a contact surface that contacts the gutter rear wall, and an inturned front wall that defines a curved front surface of the cover body and that terminates at a front edge of the cover body that lies between the gutter front wall and the gutter rear wall, wherein the front edge of the cover body is supported by the and secured to the at least two brackets by a cover fastener extending through the second passageway and wherein the cover body rear wall and gutter rear wall are adapted to be jointly secured to the building surface by a fastener that extends through both the cover body wail and the gutter rear wall.