Patent ID: 8776444

Claim:
A gutter screen comprising a front portion, a back mating surface and a central ridged surface connecting the front portion and the back mating surface wherein: the front portion is configured to attach to a front edge of a gutter; the back mating surface comprises a distal terminal end configured to be attached below a back edge of the gutter to allow the entire gutter screen to sit within a cavity formed by the gutter, the back mating surface being vertically oriented; the ridged surface being oriented substantially perpendicular to the back mating surface, the ridged surface including: a plurality of ridges running lengthwise along the ridged surface; and a plurality of apertures perforating the ridged surface to permit water to flow therethrough; and a sloped portion that extends at a downwardly sloped angle from a bottom edge of the back mating surface to the ridged surface.