Gutter retaining system

摘要

A gutter system incorporating a gutter clip and a gutter hanger to affix a gutter to a retaining clip attached to a fascia board of a building, thereby eliminating the need to place holes in the gutter with screws or nails. The gutter hanger is constructed of a single piece which has an intermediate section which is disposed substantially within the gutter and spans the width of the gutter to maintain the shape and structural integrity of the gutter. The gutter hanger has a contiguous platform disposed along its intermediate section for slidably and detachably attaching a leaf protection support apparatus. The leaf protection support apparatus has a groove that snugly but slidably receives the platform of the gutter hanger. The leaf protection support apparatus extends toward the roof of the building, and has a vertical member terminating in an angled member extending upward to support a leaf protection device.

主权项

1. A gutter hanger for supporting a leaf protection device and reinforcing a gutter without placing a hole in said gutter, said hanger comprising:
a first end formed to engage a lip disposed along a front watt of said gutter, along an interior surface of said front wall of said gutter, an intermediate section adjacent said first end, and a second end formed to receive a top edge of a rear wall of said gutter and disposed adjacent said intermediate section opposite said first end; said intermediate section comprising a first wall adjacent a receiving surface and a second wall opposite said first wall and adjacent said receiving surface, said first and second wall elevating said receiving surface above said intermediate section; and a leaf protection support apparatus slidably and removably attached to said gutter hanger comprising a platform comprising a first wall adjacent said platform and extending downward from said platform and a second wall adjacent said platform opposite said first wall and extending downward from said platform, said first wall corresponding with said first wall of said gutter hanger, and said second wall corresponding to said second wall of said gutter hanger; wherein said first wall and said second wall of said intermediate section comprise serrated outer surfaces and said first wall and said second wall of said leaf protection support apparatus comprise serrated inner surfaces, and slidably engage said serrated outer surfaces of said first wall and said second wall of said intermediate section.