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US 11,898,354 B2Granted
Gutter cover
AssigneeE-Z Products LLC
InventorJames E. Ealer, Sr.
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Abstract
A gutter cover, components thereof, and associated methods. The gutter cover is configured to be installed over a gutter to prevent debris from entering the gutter. The gutter cover can be made of a webbing material having openings through which water can pass. The gutter cover includes features that facilitate water penetration through the gutter cover for the water to enter the gutter.
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A gutter cover for covering a gutter, the gutter cover comprising:
- a gutter cover body including an upper face and a lower face, the gutter cover body including a front end, a rear end, and a width extending therebetween, the gutter cover including a left end, a right end, and a length extending therebetween, the front end being configured to be located adjacent to a front lip of the gutter when the gutter cover is installed on the gutter with the upper face facing upward and the lower face facing the gutter;
- wherein the gutter cover body comprises mesh material configured to permit water to pass therethrough into the gutter, the mesh material defining a channel protruding downwardly and extending lengthwise along the gutter cover body, the channel including a water impact surface arranged to cause water flowing forward along the upper face of the gutter cover body to impact the impact surface to promote penetration of water through the mesh material at the impact surface;
- wherein the channel includes an arcuate base and a mouth above the base;
- wherein the arcuate base of the channel is configured to extend downward below a front lip of the gutter when the gutter cover is installed on the gutter;
- wherein the mesh material further comprises a first flat section immediately rearward of the channel, a second flat section immediately forward of the channel, a first corner between the first flat section and the channel having an inner corner angle of greater than 90 degrees.
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A gutter cover for covering a gutter, the gutter cover comprising:
- a gutter cover body including an upper face and a lower face, the gutter cover body including a front end, a rear end, and a width extending therebetween, the gutter cover including a left end, a right end, and a length extending therebetween, the front end being configured to be located adjacent to a front lip of the gutter when the gutter cover is installed on the gutter with the upper face facing upward and the lower face facing the gutter;
- wherein the gutter cover body comprises mesh material configured to permit water to pass therethrough into the gutter, the mesh material defining a channel protruding downwardly and extending lengthwise along the gutter cover body, the channel including a water impact surface arranged to cause water flowing forward along the upper face of the gutter cover body to impact the impact surface to promote penetration of water through the mesh material at the impact surface, wherein the channel has an arcuate base configured to extend downward below a front lip of the gutter when the gutter cover is installed on the gutter,
- wherein the mesh material further comprises a first flat section immediately rearward of the channel, a second flat section immediately forward of the channel, a first corner between the first flat section and the channel, and a second corner between the second flat section and the channel;
- wherein the first flat section has a rear end;
- wherein the mesh material defines a longitudinal ridge at the rear end of the first flat section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.