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1. A gutter shield device for mounting to a rain gutter attached to a building structure, the gutter shield device comprising:
- an elongated body formed of a continuous sheet of material and comprising;
a first body portion configured to contact a top front lip of the rain gutter;
a second body portion configured to contact the building structure; and
an intermediate body portion disposed between and integrally connected to the first and second body portions by first and second folded portions defining respective receiving channels, the intermediate body portion defining a water receiving area including a plurality of openings; and
a micro mesh filtering membrane extending over the water receiving area of the intermediate body portion, wherein lateral edges of the filtering membrane are received in the first and second receiving channels.
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A gutter shield device comprising a first body portion and a second body portion laterally bordering an intermediate body portion that includes a perforated plane out of which arises upward protruding elements that contact the undersurface of a micro-mesh or screen filter comprised of eighty or more threads per inch. The gutter shield includes on the bottom of it'"'"'s perforated plane at least one downwardly extending element to interdict and redirect downward any forward flowing water present on the underside of the perforated plane.
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1. A gutter shield device for mounting to a rain gutter attached to a building structure, the gutter shield device comprising:
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an elongated body formed of a continuous sheet of material and comprising; a first body portion configured to contact a top front lip of the rain gutter; a second body portion configured to contact the building structure; and an intermediate body portion disposed between and integrally connected to the first and second body portions by first and second folded portions defining respective receiving channels, the intermediate body portion defining a water receiving area including a plurality of openings; and a micro mesh filtering membrane extending over the water receiving area of the intermediate body portion, wherein lateral edges of the filtering membrane are received in the first and second receiving channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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