Patent ID: 7395632

Claim:
A gutter-cover system for spacing a wall of a gutter from a gutter cover comprising: a cover, said cover comprising a solid sheet having one longitudinal edge thereof formed into a curl and wherein the cover extends downwardly and outwardly from the lowermost edge of a roof so that said curl extends downwardly toward said gutter; a gutter-cover clip having a substantially flat body portion of a given thickness (D); said body portion providing a first planar side, a second planar side, and an outer edge whereby the clip resides in a single plane; said body portion comprising a first throat portion having first and second jaws thereof and shaped so that said first throat portion is adapted to engage said curl of said cover, said curl of said cover selectively received by said first throat portion; third and fourth jaws and a second throat located therebetween, said second throat being adapted to engage said wall of said gutter between said third and fourth jaws; at least a first locking lever adjacent said third jaw and joined to said body portion by a hinge, said first locking lever being adapted to be bent at said hinge to bring said third jaw into a locking position against said gutter; and a bending slot in said body portion, said bending slot being located above said second throat so that said hinge is between said second throat and said bending slot, said hinge having a width (D 3 ), whereby a force applied to said bending slot moves said locking lever about said hinge so that said third jaw is brought into locking engagement with said wall of said gutter.