Patent ID: 7707781

Claim:
A gutter cap assembly for a roof of a building having a water directing layer, the roof having a slanted top surface and a vertically extending face plate to which a gutter is attached, the assembly comprising: a gutter cap having: an interstitial planar portion that is received between the top surface and the water directing layer; a cap portion that extends from the interstitial planar portion over and substantially across the gutter; a reversely-turned radiused portion at the opposite end of the cap portion from the interstitial planar portion, the radiused portion being spaced from the gutter to define a gap through which water is directed by surface tension; a return leg extending from the radiused portion below the cap portion and above the gutter; a flange at the opposite end of the return leg from the radiused portion; a plurality of brackets wherein each bracket has: an inner end secured to the vertically extending face by a fastener; an outer end engaging a lip of the gutter that is spaced from the inner end; and an intermediate portion formed on an upper portion of the bracket, a flange receiving surface provided on the intermediate portion having: a touching relationship parallel with the flange; at least one retaining lip disposed adjacent the flange receiving surface that constrains the flange; and a slot that extends into the intermediate portion.