Single piece gutter guard with girder

The gutter guard device of claim 8, wherein the girder of the plurality of girders is bifurcated.

The gutter guard device of claim 14, further comprising at least one barricade disposed in the bridge member.

A gutter guard device comprising:

• a unitary member having a roof attachment portion, a bridge portion and a gutter attachment portion,
• wherein the bridge portion has a plurality of orifices, and at least one girder disposed on a bottom surface of the bridge portion to enable the device to be self-supporting over a gutter,
• wherein the bridge portion is disposed between the roof attachment portion and the gutter attachment portion.

A gutter guard device comprising:

• a bridge member having a decking material with a plurality of orifices and a bottom surface, and having a roof side and an opposing gutter lip side;
• at least one girder having a length spanning at least a portion of the bottom surface;
• wherein the bridge member and the at least one girder are a single piece of material and the device is self-supporting.