Patent ID: 7628911

Claim:
A gutter member, comprising: at least one gutter trough receiving region configured to receive an open end of an elongate gutter trough that has two opposing ends; an inlet operatively coupled to the at least one gutter trough receiving region, wherein the inlet is configured to receive matter such as water and non-water matter from the gutter trough; an outlet operatively coupled to a top of a downspout, wherein the outlet is configured to pass water to the downspout; and a reservoir configured to collect non-water matter, wherein the reservoir is located between the inlet and the outlet and is lower than the gutter trough relative to the earth, the reservoir including: an exit port door configured to move between a first position in which a substantial amount of the non-water matter is retained in the reservoir and a second position in which the substantial amount of non-water matter is released from the reservoir.