Patent ID: 7617636

Claim:
A roof gutter and framed screen enclosure system comprising: a building structure having a roof surface and a support structure; a gutter positioned for collecting water flowing from the roof surface, the gutter having a bottom and opposing front and rear sides extending upwardly from the bottom to top edges thereof thus forming a trough, wherein the top edge of the front side includes a top flange extending therealong, the top flange having a channel therein; a framed enclosure having an upright support; a screen material secured to the framed enclosure, wherein a peripheral portion of the screen material includes a spline; a gutter bracket positioned entirely within the trough, the gutter bracket including an arm member having opposing first and second ends, the first end having a first flange coupled to the rear side of the gutter, wherein the rear side of the gutter and the first flange are secured in combination to the support structure, the second end including a second flange, wherein the second flange and the front side of the gutter are secured in combination to the upright support, the gutter bracket further having a brace member extending from a central portion of the arm member to the second flange; and a generally planar splashguard extending along the front side of the gutter, the splash guard having a bottom flange carried at a bottom edge thereof, the bottom flange having a rib extending therefrom, wherein the rib mates with the channel in the top flange of the front side top edge of the gutter, and wherein the bottom flange of the splash guard is secured to the top flange of the front side of the gutter, the splash guard having a top flange extending along a top edge thereof, the top flange having a channel, wherein the spline, and thus the screen is secured within the channel.