Patent ID: 6993871

Claim:
A bracket for mounting a gutter cover over a gutter where the gutter has a trough with a rear wall, a bottom and a front wall with a front rim having a folded edge, said bracket comprising: a) a junction for at least three struts; b) a lifting strut having a distal end that can supports a frontal edge of the gutter cover, and a proximal end that is integral to the junction; c) a stabilizing strut having a distal hooked end that can interlock with the folded edge of the front rim of the gutter and a medial end that is integral to the junction; d) at least one bracing strut having a distal lower end and an upper end that is integral with the junction, wherein the at least one bracing strut is angled so that the distal lower end will contact the bottom of the gutter or the front wall of the gutter or a combination thereof; and wherein the stabilizing strut and the bracing strut have lengths such that when the bracket is mounted the junction will be positioned in the gutter substantially medial to the trough and proximal to the front rim of the gutter.