Inventors:
James W. Horton - Yulee FL, US
Russell Verbrugge - Holland MI, US
Robert Heilman - Byron Center MI, US
David Skelton - Bartlett TN, US
Hal Klaus - Highland IL, US
International Classification:
E04D 13/00
US Classification:
52 12, 52 11, 248 481, 248 482
Abstract:
System, device and method for providing screened protection to gutters from clogging debris. Protection is provided by using a panel that includes rain siphoning louvered technology. The louvers may be covered by a filter or screen. If the openings of the louvers are closed to a certain degree, a screen may be dispensed with. The panel is sloped such that debris rolls off a surface of the panel. Additionally, the louvered portion may be domed. The panel ends on one side in a locking mechanism that locks to an outer lip of the gutter and on the other side in a corrugated edge that fits under the overhang of the roof such that it need not be inserted under the shingles.