Gutter guard apparatus
US5566513A · kind A · utility
20Cited by
10References
9Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/344
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A gutter guard apparatus (10) comprising a one-piece guard member (20) fabricated from sheet metal material (21) and provided with a capture portion (22) which captively secures one end (33) of a sheet (30) of screening material (31), and is further provided with a flange element (23) having a plurality of clip elements (24) which cooperate with one another to releasably engage the outer lip (101) of a gutter trough (100); wherein, the free end (32) of the sheet (30) of screening material (31) is disposed intermediate the first (201) and second (202) rows of shingles on a shingled roof (200).
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