Gutter cover with a clip and method of installing the same
AssigneeElko Products Company, Inc.
InventorTimothy G. Staub
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Abstract
A gutter cover with clip is provided that operates with a variety of gutter styles to capture roof runoff while preventing debris from entering the gutter. The gutter cover is an elongated panel of sufficient width to bridge a roof to the far side of the gutter. A radiused edge is provided to direct roof runoff into the gutter. The clip includes a mounting tab and an upward rising arm. A tooth on the arm positively engages an aperture in the radiused edge to facilitate extremely accurate, fast, and resilient installation of a gutter cover system.
Claims22
A gutter cover system to prevent debris from entering a gutter comprising:
- a gutter;
- a row of shingles;
- an elongated gutter cover comprising a panel with two lengthwise edges, the lengthwise edges comprising a first roof edge located under the row of shingles and a second radiused edge;
- a plurality of apertures in the radiused edge;
- a clip securing the gutter cover to the gutter, the clip comprising:
- a body;
- a mounting tab secured to the gutter via a fastener, the mounting tab including an opening and the fastener extending through the tab opening, the mounting tab extending from the body and in-plane with the body;
- an arm rising at an angle from the body;
- a tooth located on the arm;
- and
- wherein the tooth is inserted into one of the apertures in the radiused edge.
A gutter cover system to prevent debris from entering a gutter comprising:
- a gutter;
- an elongated gutter cover including a first radiused edge, the gutter cover including a plurality of apertures in the radiused edge;
- a clip securing the gutter cover to the gutter, the clip comprising:
- a mounting tab secured to the gutter via a fastener;
- the tab including an opening and the fastener extending through the tab opening, the mounting tab extending from the body and in-plane with the body;
- a body extending from the tab;
- an arm rising at an angle from the body, the arm including a first upward leg and a second downward leg;
- a tooth on the downward leg;
- wherein the tooth is inserted into one of the apertures in the radiused edge, the arm being bendable and providing a biasing force against the cover.
A gutter cover system to prevent debris from entering a gutter comprising:
- a gutter;
- an elongated gutter cover including a first radiused edge;
- a plurality of apertures in the radiused edge;
- a clip securing the gutter cover to the gutter, the clip comprising:
- a mounting tab secured to the gutter;
- the tab including an opening and the fastener extending through the tab opening;
- a body extending from the tab;
- the mounting tab extending from the body and in-plane with the body
- an arm rising at an angle from the body;
- a tooth on the arm;
- the tooth is inserted into one of the apertures in the radiused edge
- a wing substantially transverse to and below the body, the wing placed against the inside edge of the gutter to set the location of the mounting tab.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.