Gutter guard device
US8550422B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE06C7/486
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A gutter guard device that includes an elongate, curved bracket having a hooked portion disposed at a first edge, a first piece disposed from the first edge, said first piece joining a second piece at an approximately 90 degree first bend, the second piece joined to a third piece at an oblique angle at a second bend, and a rubberlike outer portion disposed overlying an exterior side, whereby the gutter guard device releasably attaches to the lip of an extant gutter to cover a section of a gutter thereby so that the pressure of a ladder rested against the gutter is distributed across a section and the gutter is protected thereunder.
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