Gutter-cover system

A gutter-cover system for spacing a wall of a gutter from a gutter cover comprising:

• a cover, said cover comprising a solid sheet having one longitudinal edge thereof formed into a curl and wherein the cover extends downwardly and outwardly from the lowermost edge of a roof so that said curl extends downwardly toward said gutter, said gutter-cover clip having a substantially flat body portion of a given thickness (D);
• said body portion providing a first planar side, a second planar side, and an outer edge whereby the clip resides in a single plane;
• said body portion comprising a first throat portion having first and second jaws thereof and shaped so that said first throat portion is adapted to engage said curl of said cover, said curl of said cover selectively received by said first throat portion;
• third and fourth jaws and a second throat located therebetween, said second throat being adapted to engage said wall of said gutter between said third and fourth jaws;
• at least a first locking lever adjacent said third jaw and joined to said body portion by a first hinge, said first locking lever being adapted to be bent at said first hinge to bring said third jaw into a locking position against said gutter;
• a bending slot in said body portion located above said second throat and wherein the ratio of the distance between said first throat and said bending slot to the thickness of said hinge is between about 1.1 and 2.0.

A gutter-cover clip for spacing a wall of a gutter from a gutter cover of the type in which a cover comprises a solid sheet has one longitudinal edge thereof formed into a curl and wherein the cover extends downwardly and outwardly from the lowermost edge of a roof so that said curl extends downwardly toward said gutter, said gutter-cover clip comprising:

• a substantially flat body portion of a given thickness (D);
• said body portion providing a first planar side, a second planar side, and an outer edge whereby the clip resides in a single plane;
• said body portion comprising a first throat portion having first and second jaws thereof and shaped so that said first throat portion is adapted to engage said curl of said cover;
• third and fourth jaws and a second throat located therebetween, said second throat being adapted to engage said wall of said gutter between said third and fourth jaws;
• at least a first locking lever adjacent said third jaw and joined to said body portion by a hinge, said first locking lever being adapted to be bent at said hinge to bring said third jaw into a locking position against said gutter;
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• a bending slot in said body portion, said bending slot being located above said second throat so that said hinge is between said second throat and said bending slot, said hinge having a width (D3), whereby a force applied to said bending slot moves said locking lever about said hinge so that said third jaw is brought into locking engagement with said wall of said gutter.

A gutter-cover clip for spacing a wall of a gutter from a gutter cover of the type in which a cover comprises a solid sheet has one longitudinal edge thereof formed into a curl and wherein the cover extends downwardly and outwardly from the lowermost edge of a roof so that said curl extends downwardly toward said gutter, said gutter-cover clip comprising:

• a substantially flat body portion of a given thickness (D);
• said body portion providing a first planar side, a second planar side, and an outer edge whereby the clip resides in a single plane;
• said body portion comprising a first throat portion having first and second jaws thereof and shaped so that said first throat portion is adapted to engage said curl of said cover;
• third and fourth jaws and a second throat located therebetween, said second throat being adapted to engage said wall of said gutter between said third and fourth jaws;
• at least a first locking lever adjacent said third jaw and joined to said body portion by a first hinge, said first locking lever being adapted to be bent at said first hinge to bring said third jaw into a locking position against said gutter;
• a bending slot in said body portion located above said second throat and wherein the ratio of the distance between said first throat and said bending slot to the thickness of said hinge is between about 1.1 and 2.0;
• fifth and sixth jaws and a third throat located therebetween, said third throat being adapted to engage a vertical wall of said gutter between said fifth and sixth jaws;
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• a second locking lever formed between said fourth and fifth jaws and joined to said body portion by a second hinge, said second locking lever being adapted to be rotated so that said vertical wall of said gutter is engaged between said fifth and sixth jaws.

A gutter-cover system for spacing a vertical wall of a gutter from a gutter cover comprising:

• a cover, said cover comprising a solid sheet having one longitudinal edge thereof formed into a curl and wherein the cover extends downwardly and outwardly from the lowermost edge of a roof so that said curl extends downwardly toward said gutter;
• a gutter-cover clip having a substantially flat body portion of a given thickness (D);
• said body portion providing a first planar side, a second planar side, and an outer edge whereby the clip resides in a single plane;
• said body portion comprising a first throat portion having first and second jaws thereof and shaped so that said first throat portion is adapted to engage said curl of said cover, said curl of said cover selectively received by said first throat portion;
• third and fourth jaws and a second throat located therebetween, said second throat being adapted to engage said vertical wail of said gutter between said third and fourth jaws wherein said third and fourth jaws are essentially parallel to said vertical wall of said gutter;
• at least a first locking lever adjacent said third jaw and joined to said body portion by a hinge, said first locking lever being adapted to be bent at said hinge to bring said third jaw into a locking position against said gutter;
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• a bending slot in said body portion located adjacent said third jaw so that said hinge is between said third jaw and said bending slot whereby a force applied to said bending slot moves said locking lever about said hinge so that said third jaw is brought into locking engagement with said vertical wall of said gutter.