Patent ID: 7066618

Claim:
Gutter mounting apparatus comprising: a) a gutter mounted on an exterior surface of a building having at least one support member extending from an upper end of an outer wall of said gutter to said exterior surface for supporting said gutter on said exterior surface of said building; b) a member permanently attached to said gutter to support a dismountable member for supporting seasonal decorations; c) said permanently attached member comprising a horizontal flat section extending along a top edge of the outer wall of said gutter, a first downwardly extending wall from a distal edge of said flat section outside of said gutter spaced from the outer wall of said gutter, a horizontally extending rod suspended from and mounted along a bottom edge of said first downwardly extending wall, a second downwardly extending wall extending downwardly from a proximate edge of said flat section within said gutter, and a flange attached to a bottom edge of said second downwardly extending wall; d) said flange having a recess and said support member of said gutter having a recess, the recess of the flange being aligned with the recess of the support member of the gutter to accommodate a fastener for attaching said flange to said support member; and e) a dismountable member for sliding on or snapping onto said rod, said dismountable member having supports for said seasonal decorations.