Patent ID: 7891141

Claim:
A gutter bracket for a gutter, comprising: an anchor affixable to a rear vertical structure surface, said anchor having associated therewith a rotatable locking arm; a gutter support rotatably associated with said anchor, said gutter support being adapted to allow movement of the gutter from a first operational position to a second gutter support position, said gutter support including a lip that projects in a forward direction relative to said rear vertical structure, said rotatable locking arm including a correspondingly shaped portion adapted to engage said forwardly projecting lip to thereby prevent downward rotation of said gutter support and maintain the gutter in said first operational position, whereby an interior region thereof faces upwardly, said locking arm being upwardly rotatable to a second locking arm position, whereby said lip becomes disengaged and allows said gutter support to rotate to a gutter support second position, whereby said interior region of said supported gutter is more easily accessible, said gutter support being configured to freely rotate to said second gutter support position unless maintained in said first operational position by way of engagement between said locking arm and said lip.