US 2025/0146286 A1Published application

Screens for use with gutter guard systems

AssigneeLeafFilter North, LLC

InventorsMichael Gori, Jason A. Crowell

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Abstract

Disclosed herein are gutter guard systems arranged to efficiently manage the flow of rainwater across the system and prevent the matting of debris onto the system. In one exemplary embodiment, a gutter guard system includes a main body and a screen covering the main body. The gutter guard assembly further includes a front receiver and a rear receiver that secure the screen to the main body. The screen includes at least one feature arranged to manage the flowrate of rainwater across the gutter guard system. In one example, the feature is a raised rounded area that slows the flowrate of rainwater across the gutter guard system. In another embodiment, the screen includes an upwardly angled section and a transition section. Once assembled and installed, the transition section and optionally the angled section forms hurdles that slows the flowrate of rainwater across the gutter guard system.

Claims27

Dependent claims

A screen assembly for use with a gutter guard system comprising:

a mesh screen comprising:
a first section;
a second section;
and
a waterflow obstacle section positioned between the first section and second section;
a grid comprising:
a first section that conforms in shape to the first section of the mesh screen;
a second section that conforms in shape to the second section of the mesh screen;
and
a waterflow obstacle section positioned between the first section and second section that conforms in shape to the waterflow obstacle section of the mesh screen;
wherein the mesh screen and grid are secured together to form the screen assembly;
wherein, when the mesh screen and grid are secured together:
the first section of the mesh screen and first section of the grid are positioned adjacent to each other and form a first section of the screen assembly;
the second section of the mesh screen and second section of the grid are positioned adjacent to each other and form a second section of the screen assembly;
and
the waterflow obstacle section of the mesh screen and waterflow obstacle section of the grid are positioned adjacent to each other and form a waterflow obstacle section of the screen assembly;
wherein when the screen assembly is positioned in a gutter guard system, the waterflow obstacle section of the screen assembly slows the flow of water across the screen assembly.

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