Patent ID: 7891142

Claim:
A gutter protection system for covering a gutter of a structure and for preventing debris from falling into the gutter, the gutter including a gutter hanger extending from a front flange of the gutter to a rear of the gutter and having a rear bend and a fastener securing the hanger and gutter to the structure at the rear of the gutter, the gutter protection system comprising an elongate member sized and shaped to engage the gutter hanger, the elongate member including, as viewed in cross-section when the elongate member is installed, a rear section having a first forwardly-opening bend, a second forwardly-opening bend spaced downward from the first bend, an upper straight portion extending generally vertically downward from the first bend to the second bend, a third rearwardly-opening bend spaced downward from the second bend, an intermediate portion angling downward and forward from the second bend to the third bend to provide clearance for said fastener, and a third straight portion extending generally vertically downward from the third bend toward the hanger at a location forward of the fastener to form a recess receiving the fastener.