Patent ID: 8250813

Claim:
A gutter guard for mounting on and covering a gutter, the gutter guard comprising: an elongated panel constructed to extend laterally from an inner portion to an outer portion of an underlying gutter, the panel being of undulating construction and comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending, laterally spaced, elongated raised areas for retarding the flow of rain water across the panel from an inner side to an outer side thereof, the raised areas being separated by longitudinally extending recessed channels, the raised areas and recessed channels having a plurality of longitudinally extending, laterally spaced rows of longitudinally spaced first holes extending through the panel to enable rain water flowing outwardly across the panel to flow through the first holes into an underlying gutter, wherein the panel is provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced tubular brackets secured thereto and extending downwardly and inwardly through openings in the panel to the inner side thereof, each tubular bracket being constructed to receive a screw or other connecting member with a sealing washer for connecting the gutter guard and a gutter secured thereto to an adjacent building portion.