Patent ID: 8464474

Claim:
A gutter assembly comprising: a gutter bracket comprising: a back plate with fastener apertures such that said back plate is adapted to be mounted to a roof fascia via said fastener apertures; said back plate having a center web portion with a first face and an opposing second face, whereby a circular aperture extends through said center web portion from said first face to said second face; a cylindrical hollow tube having a diameter, a first tube edge and a second tube edge, whereby said cylindrical hollow tube is fitted snugly within said circular aperture; whereby said first tube edge extends beyond said first face and said second tube edge extends beyond said second face; whereby rain water is adapted to flow through said cylindrical hollow tube; a locking pin aperture adjacent a lower edge of said center web portion and a locking in adapted to be inserted into said locking in aperture; an end cap comprising: a circular opening having a diameter which corresponds to said cylindrical hollow tube diameter; whereby said circular opening of said end cap is connected to said first tube edge or said second tube edge; a groove along the entire perimeter of said end cap; said groove adapted to receive the end of a roof gutter; an o-ring positioned around said cylindrical hollow tube and adjacent to said end cap; and whereby said end cap is rotatable from a first horizontal position to a second vertical position so as to allow for cleaning of the roof gutter, whereby when said locking pin is inserted in said locking pin aperture, said end cap is locked in said first horizontal position, and when said locking pin is removed, said end cap is rotatable to said second vertical position.