Gutter cover with folds and gutter assembly including the same

A gutter cover blank sheet for forming a gutter cover, the gutter cover being installable on a gutter having a front wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall defining a gutter channel the gutter cover blank sheet comprising:

• a front blank sheet portion for forming a front mounting portion operatively engageable with the front wall of the gutter;
• a rear blank sheet portion for forming a rear mounting portion operatively engageable with the rear wall of the gutter;
• a central blank sheet portion extending between the front and rear blank sheet portions, the central blank sheet portion including a plurality of drainage throughholes defined therein, the central blank sheet portion being foldable along at least two longitudinal fold axes to define at least two folds of the gutter cover, each of the at least two folds including a front panel portion located towards the front mounting portion and a rear panel portion located towards the rear mounting portion, the front and rear panel portions being angled relative to each other and meeting each other to form a fold ridge and a substantially V-shaped cross-section, a planar panel extending in a lengthwise direction between adjacent ones of the at least two folds, the central blank sheet portion further including a plurality of fold openings shaped as elongated slits, spaced apart from each other and located along the fold ridge to facilitate folding the central blank sheet portion along the at least one longitudinal fold axis, the fold openings having a different shape than the drainage throughholes.

A gutter assembly comprising:

• a gutter having a front wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall defining a gutter channel having an open top;
• a gutter cover for covering the open top of the gutter, the gutter cover comprising:
• a front mounting portion operatively engageable with the front wall of the gutter;
• a rear mounting portion operatively engageable with the rear wall of the gutter;
• a central cover portion extending between the front and rear mounting portions, the central cover portion having a plurality of drainage throughholes defined therein for allowing liquids to enter the gutter channel, the central cover portion including at least two folds extending in a lengthwise direction of the gutter cover along a longitudinal fold axis, a planar panel extending in the lengthwise direction between adjacent ones of the at least two folds, and a plurality of fold openings spaced apart from each other and located along the at least two folds to increase flexibility of the central cover portion along the at least two folds in order to facilitate bending of the central cover portion along the at least two folds, wherein each one of the at least two folds includes a front panel portion located towards the front mounting portion and a rear panel portion located towards the rear mounting portion, the front and rear panel portions being angled relative to each other and meeting each other to form a fold ridge and a substantially V-shaped cross section, the fold openings being shaped as elongated slits, extending longitudinally along the fold ridge, and having a different shape than the drainage throughholes.