Patent ID: 8117785

Claim:
A rain gutter system for buildings, comprising: a conventional rain gutter having a generally trough-shaped interior, a rear wall extending along a roof fascia, a bottom wall and a front lip; and a gutter cover assembly for deflecting debris from said interior of said gutter, including: an elongate gutter cover having a back section extending along an associated roof, a middle section extending over said interior of said gutter, and a front section extending adjacent to said front lip of said gutter; said middle section of said gutter cover having an integrally formed, longitudinally extending fold that defines a female coupling member having a doubled over portion which projects at a predetermined angle toward said back section of said gutter cover, with a closed rearward end thereof positioned toward said back section of said gutter cover, and an opposite forward necked end thereof positioned toward said front section of said gutter cover and oriented vertically below said closed end along said predetermined angle, so that said doubled over portion of said female coupling member opens downwardly at said predetermined angle to prevent rainwater and debris from collecting therein; and a mounting bracket operably connected with said gutter and having an intermediate portion supporting said middle section of said gutter cover thereon to deflect debris from said interior of said gutter, and a forward portion supporting said front section of said gutter cover along said front lip of said gutter; said intermediate portion of said mounting bracket having a projection protruding toward said front section of said mounting bracket to define a male coupling member that extends forwardly and downwardly at said predetermined angle of said female coupling member, and is closely received and selectively retained in said female coupling member to securely mount said gutter cover on said mounting bracket without separate fasteners.