Snap Lock Leaf Guard
AssigneeMarPec, Inc.
InventorsRobert William Peck, Mark William Loughren
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a leaf guard system of interlocking corrugated leaf guards, wherein the corrugated section of the leaf guard provides an air space between a top surface of the leaf guard and any leaves that may come to rest on it. The space created by the corrugated structure helps dry the leaves quickly thus allowing the leaves to blow off the guard quickly, thereby reducing the adhesion of a wet leaves to a flat surface. The leaf guards include tapered drain openings within the corrugated section of the leaf guard that decrease the possibility of water running over the leaf guard and thus not into the gutter.
Claims15
A leaf guard system configured to attach to a gutter connected to a foundation structure, the leaf guard system comprising:
- a leaf guard including
- a first guard end including a top end, a linear body, and a bottom end, wherein the linear body connects the top end and the bottom end, wherein the top end is positioned generally vertically above the bottom end, wherein the bottom end includes a first guard tab, wherein the first guard tab is configured to attach to the foundation structure;
- a second guard end including a second guard tab configured to attach to a gutter edge;
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- a corrugated section connecting the top end of the first guard end to the second guard end, wherein the corrugated section includes a plurality of panels forming a corrugated top surface, wherein at least a portion of the panels include drain openings to permit water to pass through into the gutter.
A leaf guard for use in association with a gutter system comprising:
- a first guard end including a top end that, in use, is positioned at a height above a bottom end;
- a second guard end that, in use, is positioned below the height of the top end;
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- a segmented section connecting the top end of the first guard end to the second guard end, wherein the segmented section includes a series of adjacently positioned panels, wherein at least two of the adjacently positioned panels include drain openings and are oriented at and angle with respect to each other to form a peak or valley.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.