Patent ID: 8176687

Claim:
A gutter system hanger comprising: a hanger bracket configured to secure a gutter to a building having a roof and rainwater runoff, and configured to secure an impermeable, solid upper gutter cover over which rainwater runoff flows into a first entry point for water and an impermeable, solid lower gutter cover over which rainwater runoff flows into a second entry point for water, in a tiered, stair-step manner, to the gutter to guard the gutter from entry of leaves, debris, pine needles, and twigs, and to prevent water and rodents and other animals from entry into the building in and around the gutter; an upper hanger round defined upon the hanger bracket and configured to receive the upper gutter cover and create the first entry point for water into the gutter; and a lower hanger round defined upon the hanger bracket and configured to receive the lower gutter cover and create the second entry point for water into the gutter.