Patent ID: 7191564

Claim:
A gutter shield device for mounting in an open top of a rain gutter attached to an edge of a roof, said gutter shield comprising: an elongated body of extruded or roll formed material, the elongated body having a plurality of interconnected planes including a first plane; a second plane connected to the first plane and extending at an angle therefrom; first leg connected to the second plane and extending at an angle therefrom, wherein the first plane, the second plane, and the first leg define a front fastening member configured to receive the lip of the rain gutter; a third plane connected to the first leg; perforated fourth plane connected to the third plane by a first u-shaped receiving channel and extending substantially parallel to the third plane, said perforated fourth plane including a plurality of spaced bumps extending in a first direction from said perforated fourth plane for supporting and contacting filtration element, wherein said plurality of bumps define a plurality of spaced wells, said perforated fourth plane further having at least one substantially perpendicular second leg extending therefrom in a second direction, the second direction being substantially opposite the first direction; and a fifth plane connected to said fourth plane by a second u-shaped receiving channel and extending substantially parallel to said perforated fourth plane.