Gutter hanger and covering system
A gutter hanger and covering system used to simultaneously hang and cover a gutter includes a dual-purpose gutter guard. The dual-purpose guard connects to the gutter by engaging a gutter lip and a rear gutter wall. The guard covers an open top of the gutter and defines openings for water passage and debris filtration. The guard can include a screw section for pre-installing screws used during installation. The guard includes a channel for retaining a portion of the overlay panel therein to mount the overlay panel on the guard. The system can comprise a non-hanger covering panel of a different profile than the dual-purpose gutter guard for use in forming mitered corners or as a removable access panel. The system can also comprise an overlay panel configured to prevent finer debris from entering the gutter.
1 . A dual-purpose gutter guard for covering a gutter and hanging the gutter from a fascia board, wherein the gutter has a gutter lip, a hem, a front gutter wall, a bottom gutter wall, and a rear gutter wall, the dual-purpose gutter guard comprising:
a rear connection structure configured to couple to the rear gutter wall;
a front connection structure configured to engage an underside of the gutter lip and tuck into the hem to couple the dual-purpose gutter guard to the gutter lip; and
a central portion configured to cover an open top of the gutter, the central portion comprising a primary covering section for covering at least a portion of the open top of the gutter and an angled debris lifter extending forward and upward from the primary covering section toward the front connection structure;
wherein the front connection structure comprises a rearward projecting finger configured to engage the hem of the gutter lip;
wherein the angled debris lifter comprises an apex and wherein the rearward projecting finger comprises a tip spaced apart from the apex by an open gap.
2 . The dual-purpose gutter guard of claim 1 , wherein the gap has a dimension extending from the tip to the apex, and the dimension is less than ⅜″.
3 . The dual-purpose gutter guard of claim 1 , wherein the dual-purpose gutter guard is configured to be installed on the gutter by orienting the dual-purpose gutter guard in an upright orientation with respect to the gutter and rotating the dual-purpose gutter guard downward to an installed position whereby the rearward projecting finger engages the hem of the gutter lip and the rear connection structure clips onto the top edge margin of the rear gutter wall.
4 . The dual-purpose gutter guard of claim 3 , wherein as the dual-purpose gutter guard rotates downward to the installed position, a downturned edge margin of the front connection structure is configured to cam against a curved surface of the front gutter wall to press the rearward projecting finger upward into the hem of the gutter lip.
5 . The dual-purpose gutter guard of claim 1 , further comprising a bend between the primary covering section and the angled debris lifter.
6 . The dual-purpose gutter guard of claim 5 , wherein the angled debris lifter has an angled debris lifter height from the bend to the apex and wherein the angled debris lifter height is greater than ¼″.
7 . The dual-purpose gutter guard of claim 6 , wherein the tip of the rearward projecting finger is vertically spaced apart from the bend by a finger height and wherein the finger height and the angled debris lifter height differ by less than ⅜″.
8 . The dual-purpose gutter guard of claim 5 , wherein the primary covering section includes a front covering segment adjacent the bend and wherein an included angle between the angled debris lifter and the front covering segment above the dual-purpose gutter guard is in an inclusive range from 120° to 160°.
9 . The dual-purpose gutter guard of claim 1 , wherein the front connection structure comprises a decline segment extending forward and downward from the apex to a lower bend, an incline segment extending forward and upward from the lower bend to a rearward bend, a lower finger segment extending rearward from the rearward bend to a finger crease, and an upper finger segment extending forward from the finger crease.
10 . The dual-purpose gutter guard of claim 9 , wherein the apex defines an included angle below the dual-purpose gutter guard in an inclusive range from 80° to 150°.
11 . The dual-purpose gutter guard of claim 9 , wherein the lower bend defines an included angle above the dual-purpose gutter guard in an inclusive range from 80° to 150°.
12 . The dual-purpose gutter guard of claim 9 , wherein the rearward bend defines an included angle rearward of the incline segment and below the lower finger segment in an inclusive range from 20° to 60°.
13 . The dual-purpose gutter guard of claim 9 , wherein the lower finger segment has a front to back dimension extending from the rearward bend to the finger crease in an inclusive range from ¼″ to ¾″.
14 . The dual-purpose gutter guard of claim 9 , wherein the front connection structure further comprises a downturned edge margin and a downturned bend between the downturned edge margin and the upper finger segment.
15 . The dual-purpose gutter guard of claim 1 , wherein the dual-purpose gutter guard has a length and wherein the dual-purpose gutter guard is configured to hang the same length of gutter from a fascia board without any other gutter hanger or reinforcement.
16 . The dual-purpose gutter guard of claim 1 , wherein the front connection structure is configured to couple to the gutter lip for hanging the gutter from a fascia board without any separate fasteners.