US 12,215,501 B2
Gutter guard system
Michael Gori, Norton, OH (US); and Jason A. Crowell, Akron, OH (US)
Assigned to LeafFilter North, LLC, Hudson, OH (US)
Filed by LeafFilter North, LLC, Hudson, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/933,696.
Prior Publication US 2024/0093499 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. E04D 13/076 (2006.01)
CPC E04D 13/076 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gutter guard system comprising:
a main body, the main body comprising:
a front receiver arranged to engage with the front edge of a rain gutter when the gutter guard system is installed onto the rain gutter;
a rear receiver; and
a water management section connecting the front receive to the rear receiver, the water management section includes a plurality of channels, wherein:
each of the plurality of channels includes a plurality of slots;
the plurality of channels includes at least one shallow channel; and
the plurality of channels includes a plurality of deep channels, wherein between any two adjacent and successively arranged deep channels is disposed one of the at least one shallow channel, such that the deep channels and the shallow channels are arranged in a successive alternating fashion in the water management section; and
a screen spanning the water management section and secured on a first end directly or indirectly to the front receiver and secured on a second and opposite end directly or indirectly to the rear receiver.