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US 12,480,310 B2Granted
Gutter assembly and cover
OwnerStephane Brochuinventor
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A gutter assembly comprising: a gutter having a front gutter wall having a front inner lip; and a gutter cover comprising: a front cover mounting portion including: a rim abutting segment superposable to the front inner lip; and a lip retaining member resiliently and deflectably connected to the rim abutting segment, the lip retaining member extending downwardly and including a lip retaining segment extending forwardly from a rearward segment end of the rim abutting segment to define a lip receiving recess thereinbetween for receiving the front inner lip of the gutter, the lip retaining member further comprising a guiding member extending rearwardly and downwardly from the lip retaining segment, the lip retaining member being resiliently deflectable rearwardly by the guiding member abutting the front inner lip upon engagement of the gutter cover with the gutter.
A gutter cover for covering an opening of a gutter having a front gutter wall, a rear gutter wall and a bottom gutter wall defining a gutter channel, the gutter cover comprising:
A gutter cover for covering an opening of a gutter having a front gutter wall, a rear gutter wall and a bottom gutter wall defining a gutter channel, the gutter cover comprising:
A method for mounting a gutter cover to a gutter, for covering an opening of the gutter, the gutter having a front gutter wall, a rear gutter wall and a bottom gutter wall defining a gutter channel, the gutter cover comprising a front cover mounting portion operatively engageable with the front gutter wall, a rear cover mounting portion operatively engageable with the rear gutter wall, and a central cover portion extending between the front cover mounting portion and the rear cover mounting portion, the rear cover mounting portion including at least one scoring groove extending in a longitudinal direction, the rear cover mounting portion being made of a first material which is substantially flexible and which is separable along the at least one scoring groove to thereby reduce a width of the rear cover mounting portion,
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