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ROOF GUTTER SYSTEM WITH REMOVABLE COVER

  • US 20110126477A1
  • Filed: 11/24/2010
  • Published: 06/02/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A gutter system comprising:

  • a hanger adapted to be secured with respect to a sidewall of a building underneath an eave of a roof, the hanger having a front portion and a rear portion, wherein, when the hanger is secured with respect to the sidewall;

    the front portion extends frontward from the building sidewall, the front portion being configured to support a front wall of a gutter positioned underneath the eave, the front portion having a front flange extending upwardly from the front portion; and

    the rear portion extends upwardly from the front portion, the rear portion having a rear flange extending downwardly from the rear portion; and

    an elongated cover having an upper rear edge and a lower front edge, the cover having an attached position in which the rear edge of the cover is positioned rearward of the rear flange of the hanger and in which the front edge of the cover is positioned rearward of the front flange of the hanger, the cover in said attached position being substantially fixed with respect to the hanger, the cover in said attached position being configured to extend above and along the gutter and to substantially prevent the collection of debris within the gutter, the cover having sufficient flexibility to permit a user to bend the rear edge and the front edge toward one another to remove the cover from the hanger, or to bring the cover to said attached position by positioning the rear edge of the cover rearward of the rear flange of the hanger and simultaneously positioning the front edge of the cover rearward of the front flange of the hanger.

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