Patent ID: 8590212

Claim:
A rain gutter system for mounting atop a roof, the rain gutter system comprising: a start anchor segment comprising an anchor block and an interlocking element, the start anchor segment anchor block for securing the start anchor segment atop the roof at one edge of the roof; an end anchor segment comprising an anchor block and an interlocking element, the end anchor segment anchor block for securing the end anchor segment atop the roof at an opposite edge of the roof below the position of the start anchor segment; a plurality of intermediary segments, each intermediary segment comprising a first interlocking element at a distal end of the segment and a second interlocking element at a proximal end of the segment, the plurality of intermediary segments forming a non-permeable channel when placed over and about perpendicular to the roof surface and interlocked in a row to the interlocking element of the start anchor segment and the interlocking element of the end anchor segment, wherein the plurality of intermediary segments redirect rain runoff horizontally across the roof surface for drainage at the end anchor segment by diverting rain runoff that is forced vertically down a slope of the roof by gravity into the non-permeable channel at the intersection of the plurality of intermediary segments and the surface of the roof; wherein each of the start anchor segment, end anchor segment, and the plurality of intermediary segments comprises (i) a rigid inner framework and (ii) a non-permeable membrane covering the rigid inner framework and extending a specified length below the framework to form a flexible skirt, and wherein the non-permeable membrane has an inverted “V” shape with a curved tip that is opposite the flexible skirt and that curves away from a backside of the corresponding segment.