Patent ID: RE44212

Claim:
A device to protect a gutter wherein the gutter has a rear wall, a front wall, and a bottom wall, said walls defining a trough there between, said device comprising: a guard member having an elongated configuration with a generally planar central portion, first and second longitudinally extending sides located on either side of said generally planar central portion, a plurality of apertures extending through said generally planar central portion; a longitudinally extending flexible sealing member secured to said first side of said guard member, said flexible sealing member extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom; a member having first and second ends, said first end of said member abutting said rear wall of said gutter, said second end of said member having a hook shaped configuration; said first side of said guard member including a U-shaped portion, said sealing member being having a first side securely retained between wall of first and second walls forming said U-shaped portion and , a second side of said sealing member being free, said second side of said guard member having an overflow wall extending generally vertically upwardly, and a horizontal portion extending outwardly from an upper end of said overflow wall, said horizontal portion being designed to rest on said gutter.