Patent ID: 7950187

Claim:
A cover section for a roof gutter, said cover section being fashioned to extend longitudinally in overlying relation to a length of the gutter, said cover section comprising: (i) a top portion extending forwardly from a rear edge of said cover section, said top portion comprising an imperforate, planar, and generally horizontally disposed front section; (ii) a front wall extending downwardly from the top portion; (iii) a ledge extending generally horizontally from a lower section of the front wall; (iv) at least one longitudinally extending ridge formed in the top portion, (v) a plurality of apertures disposed on, in front of, and behind the at least one longitudinally extending ridge; wherein a vertical distance d between an upper end of said front wall and said generally horizontal ledge is equal to or less than about 1.0 inch.