Patent ID: 8418410

Claim:
A rain gutter system, the system comprising: a gutter comprising: a front wall; a back wall, wherein the front wall and the back wall are interconnected through a bottom and are spaced apart so as to cooperatively define a water-collecting channel therebetween, and wherein the back wall extends upward vertically beyond an upmost point of the front wall and terminates in a fold in a direction toward the bottom; a lip extending from the front wall in a direction toward the back wall; and a drip edge extending from the front wall in a direction away from the back wall; and a hanger secured within the channel between the front wall and the back wall and spaced apart from the bottom, the hanger including a forward flange extending upwardly from a base of the hanger configured to be captured beneath the lip and a rear flange extending upwardly from the base and defining a support surface sloped in a direction toward the drip edge, wherein the drip edge and the rear flange are coplanar.