Patent ID: 8510999

Claim:
A hanger for supporting a leaf protection device and reinforcing a gutter without placing a hole in said gutter, said hanger comprising: a hanger portion comprising a first end formed to engage a lip disposed along a front wall of said gutter, an intermediate section adjacent said first end, and a second end formed to receive a top edge of a rear wall of said gutter and disposed adjacent said intermediate section; a vertical portion substantially perpendicular to said hanger portion, said vertical portion being slidably and removably attached to said intermediate section; a top portion adjacent said vertical portion comprising a rear section substantially parallel to said intermediate section of said hanger portion and a front section adjacent said rear section; said front section being angled generally downward and outward toward said first end of said hanger portion and terminating substantially above and rearward said first end; wherein said intermediate section of said hanger portion comprises a receiving surface being elevated above said intermediate section by at least one leg disposed underneath said receiving surface and contiguous with said receiving surface and said intermediate section; and wherein said vertical portion comprises a platform adjacent the lower end of said vertical portion, said platform comprising two legs on opposite ends of said platform from each other and extending downward there from and turning inward toward one another to define a cavity for receiving said receiving surface.