Rain gutter guard and method

In a conventional rain gutter having a generally trough-shaped interior, a rear wall extending along a roof fascia, and a front lip with a channel and an end flange extending outwardly away from said rear wall, the improvement of a guard, comprising:

• a cap having a rearward portion thereof shaped to extend along an associated roof, a medial portion thereof extending over the interior of said gutter, and a forward portion thereof extending adjacent the front lip of said gutter;
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• a mounting bracket having a rearward portion thereof abutting the rear wall of said gutter, an upper portion thereof supporting said cap to deflect debris from the interior of said gutter, and a forward portion thereof having a hook-shaped nose means for insertion under the end flange of said gutter such that said mounting bracket is rotated rearwardly along a generally vertical arc about said nose means toward the rear wall of said gutter, and shifted laterally into a skewed orientation within the interior of said gutter, and subsequently pivoted laterally along a generally horizontal plane about said nose means into a generally perpendicular orientation within the interior of said gutter to retain said nose means in the channel of said gutter, and facilitate attachment of the rearward portion of said mounting bracket to the rear wall of said gutter and the roof fascia.

A mounting bracket for rain gutter guards having a deflector extending over a conventional gutter with a generally trough-shaped interior, a rear wall extending along a roof fascia, and a front lip with a channel and an end flange extending outwardly away from the rear wall, said mounting bracket comprising:

• a rearward portion thereof adapted for abutment with the rear wall of the gutter, an upper portion thereof shaped for supporting the deflector to deflect debris from the interior of the gutter, and a forward portion thereof having a hook-shaped nose means for insertion under the end flange of the gutter such that said mounting bracket is rotated rearwardly along a generally vertical arc about said nose toward the rear wall of the gutter, and shifted laterally into a skewed orientation within the interior of the gutter to positively capture said nose means in the channel of the gutter, and subsequently pivoted laterally along a generally horizontal plane about said nose means into a generally perpendicular orientation within the interior of the gutter to retain said nose means in the channel of the gutter, and facilitate attachment of the rearward portion of said mounting bracket to the rear wall of the gutter and the roof fascia.