Patent ID: 7740755

Claim:
A foam insert for a longitudinally extending rain gutter having a rear wall, a front wall and a bottom wall interconnecting said rear wall and said bottom wall with said front wall including an inwardly extending upper lip, said foam insert comprising: an elongated foam body having an outer side and an angular side, the angular side extending downwardly and rearwardly from the outer side, the angular side defining a void between said angular side and said front and bottom walls of said rain gutter, the foam body having an upper side that is positioned above said front wall of said rain gutter, said outer side of said foam body being formed with a longitudinally extending channel to receive said upper lip of said rain gutter and to hold said foam body within said rain gutter, wherein an upper portion of said foam body along said outer side of said foam body is above said channel and a lower portion of said foam body along said outer side is below said channel such that said upper lip of said rain gutter is located within said channel between said upper and lower portions, and wherein said foam body allows the passage of water through said foam insert, said foam body restricting debris from entering into said rain gutter and from being trapped between said foam body and said upper lip of said rain gutter.