COVERED RAIN GUTTER ASSEMBLY

摘要

A rain gutter assembly including an overlying cover. A gutter trough is in the form of a channel having an upwardly-facing opening. The cover overlies the channel opening and includes a front edge that is spaced from the front edge of the gutter channel to define a gap therebetween to allow roof runoff to flow around the convex front edge of the cover and into the channel. A series of longitudinally-spaced support brackets are positioned within the gutter channel and support the gutter trough and the cover to provide a rigid gutter assembly. An end cap is provided at each longitudinal end of the gutter channel and overlies both the gutter channel cross section and the space between the gutter channel cross section and the cover, to prevent entry of leaves, twigs, and debris into the channel through the ends of the gutter trough.

主权项

1. A rain gutter trough cover for overlying an upwardly-facing gutter trough opening, said cover comprising: a plate-like cover body that is adapted to angularly overlie and to be spaced above the upwardly-facing opening of the gutter trough; the cover including an inturned, outwardly-facing front wall that defines a curved front surface of the cover body and that terminates at a front edge of the cover body; wherein the cover front wall receives roof runoff flow from an upper surface of the cover to flow around the curved front surface of the cover and into the gutter trough; the gutter cover including a plurality of longitudinally-extending, parallel rows of spaced gutter cover openings for receiving at least part of a roof runoff flow; wherein the openings of adjacent rows are longitudinally offset from each other and the openings of adjacent rows have respective transverse ends in overlapping relationship in a longitudinal direction of the cover to capture roof runoff flow.