Shingle with integral gutter screen
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1. An apparatus for preventing leaves and debris from entering into a gutter at a lower edge of a roof comprising:
- a roofing shingle having a top surface, a bottom surface, an upper margin and a lower margin, the lower margin defining an opening between the top surface and the bottom surface, the upper margin adapted for flush engagement to a roof board and further adapted for securement beneath an adjacent shingle, said upper margin and said lower margin being coplanar;
a mesh supported by the roofing shingle and traversing the opening;
wherein, the lower margin of the roofing shingle is adapted to be positioned opposite a gutter, the opening allowing rain water to pass into the opening and through the mesh while the mesh prevents the passage of debris therethrough.
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Abstract
A gutter guard is provided which is constructed from a modified portion of roofing material. A bottom edge of the roofing material extends over the gutter and defines an upper series of openings and a lower series of openings. Beneath the upper and lower series of openings, a wire mesh is secured to the lower surface of the roofing material. The openings permit rain water to drain into the adjacent gutter while the mesh prevents unwanted debris from entering the gutter.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus for preventing leaves and debris from entering into a gutter at a lower edge of a roof comprising:
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a roofing shingle having a top surface, a bottom surface, an upper margin and a lower margin, the lower margin defining an opening between the top surface and the bottom surface, the upper margin adapted for flush engagement to a roof board and further adapted for securement beneath an adjacent shingle, said upper margin and said lower margin being coplanar;
a mesh supported by the roofing shingle and traversing the opening;
wherein, the lower margin of the roofing shingle is adapted to be positioned opposite a gutter, the opening allowing rain water to pass into the opening and through the mesh while the mesh prevents the passage of debris therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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2. A shingle comprising:
a substantially flat sheet of roofing material having a top surface, a bottom surface, an upper margin and a lower margin, the lower margin defining a plurality of openings between the top surface and the bottom surface, the upper margin adapted for engagement between a roof board and an adjacent shingle covering the roof board;
a mesh substrate attached to the lower surface of the shingle and extending past the plurality of openings.- View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17)
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14. A process of providing a roofing structure comprising:
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providing a layer of roofing material extending over a plurality of roof boards of a structure;
positioning a gutter adjacent a lower edge of the structure;
securing an additional layer of roofing material to said plurality of roof boards, a section of said additional roofing material overlapping the gutter;
providing a series of apertures within the overlapping section of the roofing material and above the gutter opening;
placing a mesh covering along a bottom surface of said layer of roofing material and which extends across said series of apertures;
wherein the openings and the underlying mesh allow entry of rain water into the gutter while preventing the introduction of debris.
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