Gutter guard system
A device may include a sheet having a raised edge at an end and an angled edge at an opposing end, the angled edge having a first ledge and a second ledge. The device may include a first region adjacent the angled edge and a second region adjacent the raised edge. A dam may be located between the first region and the second region. A first set of indentations may be formed in the first region, the first set of indentations having an area configured to allow passage of liquid, and another area configured to prevent passage of debris. A second set of indentations may be formed in the second region, the second set of indentations having an area configured to allow passage of liquid, and another area configured to prevent passage of debris. A plurality of fasteners may be used to secure the device to a gutter.
1. A system for preventing debris from entering a gutter, comprising: a sheet having a raised edge at an end and an angled edge at an opposing end, the angled edge having a first surface and a second surface coupled to the first surface; a first region adjacent the angled edge, the first region extending down from the angled edge at a first angle; a second region adjacent the raised edge, the second region extending down from the raised edge at a second angle; a dam located between the first region and the second region, the dam being a protrusion that extends above both a majority of the first region and a majority of the second region;
a first set of indentations formed in the first region, the first set of indentations having an area configured to allow passage of liquid through a thickness of the sheet, and another area configured to prevent passage of debris through the thickness of the sheet;
a second set of indentations formed in the second region, the second set of indentations having an area configured to allow passage of liquid through the thickness of the sheet, and another area configured to prevent passage of debris through the thickness of the sheet; and
a plurality of fasteners for securing each of the raised edge and the angled edge to the gutter;
wherein the first angle and the second angle are each acute angles measured from a horizontal plane.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first region extends from the angled edge to the dam, and the second region extends from the raised edge to the dam.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the dam is a sloped protrusion that joins the first region with the second region.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first set of indentations comprises a first plurality of strips which are attached to the surface of the first region, and the second set of indentations comprises a second plurality of strips which are attached to the surface of the second region.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein no material is removed from the sheet when forming the first set of indentations and the second set of indentations.
6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of apertures in each of the raised edge and the angled edge, and wherein the plurality of fasteners are bolts.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first set of indentations and the second set of indentations comprise two or more rows, wherein each of the two or more rows include a plurality of discrete openings in the sheet.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein each row of the two or more rows is staggered from another row of the two or more rows.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sheet is made of metal.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first region and the second region are angled towards the dam.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the raised edge extends from the second region at an eighty-degree angle.
12. A guard system for use with a gutter, comprising:
a sheet having a raised edge at an end and an angled edge at an opposing end, the angled edge having a first surface and a second surface coupled to the first surface;
a first region adjacent the angled edge, the first region extending down from the angled edge at a first angle;
a second region adjacent the raised edge, the second region extending down from the raised edge at a second angle;
a dam located between the first region and the second region, the dam being a protrusion that extends above both a majority of the first region and a majority of the second region;
a first set of indentations formed in the first region; and
a second set of indentations formed in the second region;
wherein the first set of indentations and the second set of indentations are configured to allow liquid to pass through a thickness of the sheet while precluding passage of debris;
wherein:
the first angle and the second angle are each acute angles measured from a horizontal plane; and
a width of the dam is about a width of the first surface.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the guard system is removably attachable to the gutter.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the guard system is made integral with the gutter.
15. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a third region having a third set of indentations, and a second dam.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the third region is arranged between the first region and the second region, and the second dam is arranged between the third region and one of the first region and the second region.
17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the raised edge extends at a ninety-degree angle from the sheet.
18. A system for preventing debris from entering a gutter, comprising:
a sheet having a raised edge at an end and an angled edge at an opposing end, the angled edge having a first surface and a second surface coupled to the first surface;
a first region located between the raised edge and the angled edge, the first region extending down from the raised edge at a first angle and the first region extending down from the angled edge at a second angle;
a dam, the dam extending above a majority of the first region; and
a first set of indentations formed in the first region, the first set of indentations comprising a plurality of discrete openings in the sheet;
wherein;
the first set of indentions allow only liquid to pass through a thickness of the sheet; and
the first angle and the second angle are each acute angles measured from a horizontal plane.
19. The system of claim 18 , further comprising a protective coating over a top surface of the sheet.
20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the sheet and the gutter are both constructed of a first material.