Patent ID: 8875473

Claim:
A gutter installation assembly for holding a gutter, a ferrule and a fastener proximate a roof edge, said assembly comprising: a holder configured to be positioned proximate the roof edge, said holder comprising; a vertical portion of said holder being configured to be gripped by a user; a U-shaped portion of said holder coupled to said vertical portion of said holder wherein said U-shaped portion of said holder is configured to position the ferrule and the fastener proximate the roof edge; a retainer coupled to said U-shaped portion of said holder wherein said retainer is configured to retain the fastener on said U-shaped portion of said holder; a horizontal portion of said holder coupled to said vertical portion of said holder wherein said horizontal portion of said holder is configured to support the gutter when the user drives the fastener into the roof edge wherein the fastener retains the gutter on the roof edge; and a first pair of grooves extending inwardly from opposite sides of a leading edge of an open end of a first lateral arm of said U-shaped portion of said holder wherein said first pair of grooves is configured to insertably receive the fastener.