US 12,320,120 B2
Modular assemblies for gutter guard systems with customizable main bodies and screens
Jason Alan Crowell, Akron, OH (US); and Michael Gori, Norton, OH (US)
Assigned to LeafFilter North, LLC, Hudson, OH (US)
Filed by LeafFilter North, LLC, Hudson, OH (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/051,165.
Application 18/051,165 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/933,698, filed on Sep. 20, 2022, granted, now 12,098,551.
Prior Publication US 2024/0093501 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. E04D 13/076 (2006.01)
CPC E04D 13/076 (2013.01) 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gutter guard system for affixing to an open top side of a rain gutter to prevent debris from entering the rain gutter, the gutter guard system comprising:
a customizable main body subassembly comprising:
a main body defining a plurality of openings therein, and having a top surface and a bottom surface, the main body extending in a longitudinal direction;
a mesh screen layered on and conforming to the top surface of the main body, such that a bottom surface of the mesh screen is in substantial contact with and supported by the top surface of the main body;
a front edge;
a rear edge;
a first flat section of the layered main body and mesh screen disposed adjacent the front edge and extending in the longitudinal direction;
a second flat section of the layered main body and mesh screen disposed adjacent the rear edge and extending in the longitudinal direction; and
a water management feature formed in the layered main body and mesh screen, between the first flat section and the second flat section, as a raised hurdle of layered main body and mesh screen projecting upward together from the first and second flat sections, the raised hurdle having a triangular cross section extending in the longitudinal direction;
a front receiver coupled to the front edge of the main body subassembly such that at least a portion of the first flat section is disposed between the front receiver and the water management feature; and
a rear receiver coupled to the rear edge of the main body subassembly such that at least a portion of the second flat section is disposed between the rear receiver and the water management feature.