Patent ID: 8479454

Claim:
A gutter debris preclusion system comprising: a substantially rigid support having an elongate form between a pair of lateral ends opposite each other; a screen having a fenestrated configuration to allow water to pass therethrough while precluding the passage of debris sized larger than fenestrations in the screen; said screen coupled to said rigid support and positioned overlying said support; said screen extending along a length of said rigid support between said pair of lateral ends, wherein said rigid support is wider than said screen in a direction perpendicular to a length of said rigid support between said lateral ends, said screen coupled to said rigid support with an upper portion of said rigid support on one side of said screen including an extension overlapping on an upper edge of said screen; said screen in contact with said support at a plurality of locations beneath said screen; said rigid support includes a floor on a portion of said rigid support located beneath said screen, said floor spaced from said screen, said floor including plurality of holes therein, said floor including ribs extending up from said floor, said ribs in contact with said screen; said ribs, are elongate in form and being oriented substantially parallel with each other and extending between said lateral ends of said rigid support; and, said screen being bent into a configuration including multiple crests alternating with multiple troughs, with said troughs closer to said rigid support than said crests and with at least some of said troughs in contact with said rigid support, wherein said troughs extend substantially perpendicular to said ribs; wherein said extension defines an upper portion of a slot, said upper edge of the said screen located within said slot and with both portions of said crests of said screen and portions of said troughs of said screen received within said slot.