Patent ID: 7712731

Claim:
A gutter clamp, comprising: a first handle member and a second handle member, each said handle member having an upper end and a lower end, said first handle member being pivotally connected to said second handle member; a first clamping member extending upward from the upper end of said first handle member, said first clamping member including a linear component terminating into a free end adapted for placement behind a supporting surface for a gutter; a second clamping member affixed to the upper end of said second handle member, said second clamping including a first section extending substantially normal to said first clamping member, a second section extending substantially parallel to said first clamping member and terminating into a U-shaped hook having a free end adapted for hooking into a channel defined by the gutter; a threaded socket affixed to the free end of the U-shaped hook; an adjustment screw extending from said threaded socket, the adjustment screw being movable towards and away from the first clamping member; and means for resiliently biasing said first clamping member towards and said second clamping member in order to clamp the gutter channel to the supporting surface for the gutter, the supporting surface and one wall of the gutter being clamped between the first clamping member and the adjustment screw.