US20150225959A1 - Self-Supporting Bi-Directional Corrugated Mesh Leaf Preclusion Device - Google Patents

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US20150225959A1
US20150225959A1 US14/620,729 US201514620729A US2015225959A1 US 20150225959 A1 US20150225959 A1 US 20150225959A1 US 201514620729 A US201514620729 A US 201514620729A US 2015225959 A1 US2015225959 A1 US 2015225959A1
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    • E04D13/04—Roof drainage; Drainage fittings in flat roofs, balconies or the like
    • E04D13/076—Devices or arrangements for removing snow, ice or debris from gutters or for preventing accumulation thereof
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  • This invention relates to barriers for rain gutters and similar structures for keeping leaves and other debris out of the rain gutters. More particularly, this invention relates to rain gutter debris preclusion barriers, which utilize a conformed screen to allow water to pass into the gutter, but preclude debris from passing through the screen and into the gutter.
  • Prior art gutter debris preclusion devices are known to have difficulty in addressing excessive flow of rainwater coming off the roof of a house into the gutter. With excessive water flow, debris often accumulates on the device, clogging or impeding the effectiveness of the devise. Many complicated designs have been contemplated by others in the industry, each with their advantages and disadvantages. Of particular difficulty, is the need to support the “guard” over the gutter, wherein complicated and diverse support and bridging systems have been devised. These support systems add to the complexity, weight, and most importantly the cost of these guards. The industry was in need of a new system to support the guard over the gutter with easy installation, little or no increased weight, and without increasing the cost of the guard.
  • the present invention overcomes the deficiencies in the art by creating various systems and devices of screened gutter debris preclusion.
  • a gutter debris preclusion device for securing to a top portion of a roof gutter that is attached to a building for keeping leaves and other debris out of the roof gutter, comprising: a water permeable, weather resistant mesh having apertures of a pre-determined size for passing water, the mesh sized to substantially cover a rain gutter; corrugations formed in the mesh, providing a planar stiffness to the mesh causing the mesh to be self-supporting over a gutter; a debris collection first trough disposed along a longitudinal axis of the mesh, formed by making at least two bends in the mesh, the first trough located between a longitudinal midline of the mesh and a front gutter end of the mesh, wherein the gutter debris preclusion device, when attached directly or indirectly to a gutter does not require a separate support mechanism to keep the mesh substantially planar over the gutter.
  • the device described above wherein the mesh is formed from stainless steel wires, plastic, expanded metal, perforated metal, slotted metal or louvered metal; and/or wherein the corrugations are arranged substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal midline of the mesh; and/or wherein the corrugations in the mesh are formed via at least one of stamping, pressing, and weaving; and/or further comprising: a front strip connector adapted to connect the front gutter end of the mesh to a front of a gutter; a rear strip connector adapted to connect a rear gutter end of the mesh to either a rear of the gutter or a roof element neighboring the gutter; and/or wherein the mesh is formed from stainless steel wires having a diameter between 0.009′′-0.01′′ and a wire count of 32-60 per inch, and the trough is displaced up to 1.5′′ from the front strip connector; and/or wherein the mesh is formed from stainless steel wires having a diameter between 0.005′′-0.069′′ and a wire count
  • a gutter debris preclusion device for a roof gutter having a gutter lip for keeping leaves and other debris out of the roof gutter while allowing water to pass thereinto, comprising: a sheet of fine mesh; the sheet of fine mesh having an upper edge adapted to be located above a lower edge and with the sheet of fine mesh overlying the roof gutter; the sheet of fine mesh including a plurality of corrugations extending at least part of the way from said upper edge to said lower edge; a first trough disposed in the sheet of fine mesh along a longitudinal axis of the sheet of fine mesh; and, wherein said lower edge being adjacent the gutter lip when the system is in use, wherein the water is allowed to pass through the sheet of fine mesh into the roof gutter, and wherein at least one of the corrugations extends from at least one of the upper edge and the lower edge.
  • the device in some exemplary embodiments has at least one of the plurality of corrugations extending through the first trough.
  • the device in other embodiments, has at least one of the plurality of corrugations extending partially through the first trough.
  • a device is provided wherein at least one of the plurality of corrugations extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the sheet of fine mesh.
  • a device is provided further comprising a second trough disposed in the sheet of fine mesh along a longitudinal axis of the sheet of fine mesh.
  • the first trough is disposed in the sheet of fine mesh to be disposed within the gutter when the device is in use.
  • FIG. 1A is a side perspective view of an embodiment of a three-piece gutter cover.
  • FIGS. 1B-C are illustrations of various meshes with corrugations that are formed with different diameter wires.
  • FIG. 2 is a semi-side cut-away illustration of the embodiment of FIG. 1A .
  • FIG. 3A is a side illustration of another mesh configuration with multiple troughs.
  • FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional close up illustration of an exemplary V-shaped trough.
  • FIG. 4 is an illustration of an exemplary mesh with trough formed with a plurality of upward protruding barriers.
  • FIGS. 5A-B are illustrations of a mesh embodiment with a U-shaped trough.
  • FIG. 6A is a side-view illustration of a mesh embodiment with a laterally oriented trough.
  • FIG. 6B is a close-up illustration of a laterally oriented L-shaped trough.
  • FIG. 7 is an illustration of the embodiment of FIG. 6A in a snowmelt situation.
  • FIGS. 8A-B are illustrations of another embodiment wherein the trough has a laterally oriented relaxed L-shape.
  • FIG. 9 is an illustration of the embodiments of FIGS. 8A-B in a snowmelt situation.
  • FIGS. 10A-B are illustrations of another gutter cover embodiment not requiring the front and rear strip connectors.
  • FIG. 11 is an illustration of another gutter cover embodiment not requiring the front and rear strip connectors.
  • FIG. 1A is a side perspective view 100 of an embodiment of a three piece gutter cover showing a rear strip connector 115 that goes to the roof (not shown), a front strip connector 125 that fastens to the front lip of a gutter (not shown) and a corrugated mesh 135 that spans between the rear strip connector 115 and the front strip connector 125 , via trough 145 .
  • the mesh 135 in this embodiment is formed of a stainless steel material, but other weather resilient materials may be used.
  • the mesh 135 is generally rectangular in shape having a longitudinal axis parallel to the gutter, so as to fit over the gutter.
  • the mesh 135 will be sized in most embodiments to be wide enough to cover the gutter, less the widths of the rear and front strip connectors 115 , 125 , if they are used.
  • corrugations 112 in the mesh 135 which can be of varying shapes, orientations, etc., but are of a configuration that provides sufficient rigidity in the mesh 135 , so that it can free-formingly span the gutter without collapsing in the gutter.
  • These corrugations 112 do not have to be perpendicular to rear strip connector 115 .
  • the corrugations do not have to be perpendicular to the front strip connector 125 in other exemplary embodiments.
  • FIGS. 1B-C are illustrations of various meshes 135 with corrugations 112 that are formed with different diameter wires.
  • FIG. 1B shows a 30 wires per linear inch corrugation 112 .
  • FIG. 1C shows a 50 wires per linear inch corrugation 112 .
  • other wires per linear inch density can be used, as well as perforations or other mechanisms for forming passageways in a material.
  • FIGS. 1B-C are demonstrative of exemplary commercial embodiments and are understood not to be limiting.
  • the mesh's corrugations 112 can be patterned to be rectangular, square, of various shapes, etc., and oriented substantial orthogonal (perpendicular) to the orientation of the lip of the gutter.
  • the perpendicular orientation provides for linear or planar stiffness along the roof-to-gutter lip line, resulting in a self-supporting mesh.
  • the mesh's corrugations can be formed from stamping the mesh, pressing the mesh, or weaving the mesh in a corrugation form, and so forth.
  • the connectors 115 and 125 are similar to the lower and upper strips described in published application US 20110056145, published on Mar. 10, 2011, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
  • corrugations 112 formed in the mesh 135 are formed similar to the corrugations formed in the mesh in published application US 20110056145, published on Mar. 10, 2011, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
  • the mesh 135 provides the function of allowing water to pass into the gutter wile precluding debris from passing into the gutter.
  • This corrugated mesh 135 is preferably formed as a woven screen of stainless steel wire or other wire/thread of suitable material. Important characteristics of the material forming the mesh include sufficiently high strength and inelasticity to function structurally, as well as resistance to corrosion in the gutter environment. Furthermore, it is advantageous that material forming the corrugated mesh 135 can be readily bent sufficient to cause the material to be readily corrugated into one of a variety of different cross-sections and hold that configuration after being so bent.
  • the wire forming the corrugated mesh 135 extends in a pattern with some threads extending parallel with an upper edge (extending substantially parallel to the roof when in use) of the overall corrugated mesh 135 and some of the wire/thread extending perpendicular to the upper edge.
  • the corrugation can occur to create the crests and valleys with only the threads, which run parallel with the upper edge needing to be bent.
  • the corrugating of the fine mesh material forming the corrugated mesh 135 can more readily occur and this material forming the corrugated mesh can more readily maintain this corrugated configuration during installation and use.
  • the corrugations 112 in the corrugated mesh 135 preferably have an amplitude between crests and valleys between one-fourth and one-tenth of the length of the corrugated mesh 135 between the upper edge and a lower edge extending substantially parallel to the gutter lip when in use) of the mesh 135 and similar to a width of the opening in the gutter.
  • the corrugations 112 are in a repeating pattern. This pattern is most preferably a sinusoidal pattern with a curving crest and curving valley. Other configurations can also be provided for the corrugated mesh 135 .
  • the mesh may be of any material that is weather resistant, has apertures for drainage, and is of sufficient stiffness to bridge the gutter without the need for an auxiliary support. Therefore, the gutter cover can be constructed of other materials such as plastic, expanded metal, perforated metal, slotted metal or louvered metal slits, and so forth. Furthermore, the mesh, with its associated corrugations does not need to completely span the gutter. That is, the mesh's corrugations can be limited to certain portions, according to design preference, and may not need span the entirety of the gutter. For example, the trough nay be corrugation free. It should also be apparent that the front strip connector and the rear strip connector can be formed from metal, plastic, or any other suitable material.
  • the trough 135 (shown in the ions embodiments as adjacent to the front strip connector and parallel to the longitudinal axis), can be angled to the front strip connector as well as be oriented at an angle to the mesh's corrugations. Therefore, it is understood that mesh corrugation shapes can be modified, as well as the trough's angles without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure.
  • the trough can have repeating angles, such as a zigzag, or turns, or smooth gradual turns and so forth, wherein the corrugations may conform to the trough angles.
  • the corrugations may result in an non-smooth or uneven mesh surface, which naturally allows collected debris to dry quicker (due to separation between the debris and the mesh surface) and blow off more easily when there is ambient wind.
  • FIG. 2 is a semi-side cut-away illustration 200 of the embodiment of FIG. 1A .
  • the mesh 235 connects to the back of the roof 210 and the gutter 220 , via strip connectors 215 and 225 , a natural downward slope in mesh 235 is created toward the front lip 230 of gutter 220 .
  • the mesh 235 includes a plurality of corrugations 212 . Accordingly, when rainwater comes down the roof 210 and on top of mesh 235 , the rainwater naturally passes through the apertures in mesh 235 and a large portion thereof clings to the underside of mesh 235 without falling off.
  • the lightweight and adhesive properties of rainwater allow it to cling to the underside of mesh 235 , wherein the slope of the mesh 235 causes rainwater to travel towards trough 245 .
  • the bottom 265 of trough 245 is designed to be lower than the front lip 230 of gutter 220 , thereby creating a barrier that deflects the underside rainwater down into the gutter 220 .
  • the arrangement of this “creased” structure prevents rainwater from running off the front of the gutter 220 .
  • the cross sectional “crease” forming trough 245 also can operate to increase the structural integrity of the surface area of the mesh 235 over the gutter 220 . It is understood for a large spanning mesh 235 , the placement of trough 245 in the middle of mesh 235 may lessen its ability to independently support mesh 235 . For example, if the mesh 235 is composed of a steel mesh having a wire diameter that is less than 0.01′′ thick, with a weave count of more than 32 wires per linear inch (See FIGS. 1B-C , for example), then placement of the trough 245 in the middle of mesh 235 will be insufficient to adequately stiffen the gutter spanning mesh 235 to be self-supporting over gutter 220 .
  • trough 245 can be displaced from the front strip connector 21 by up to 1.5.′′
  • the trough 245 can be placed up to 0.75′′ from the front strip connector 225 .
  • the trough 245 can be placed up to 0.25′′ from the front strip connector 225 .
  • the trough 245 could be formed on the mesh 235 between the rear and front strip connectors ( 215 and 225 ) on a standard 5 inch gutter top opening, if the wire diameter is between 0.011′′ and 0.015′′ and the wire count is between 20 and 31 per inch. If a lower wire count per inch of between 10 and 19 is needed, then the wire diameter would need to be between 0.016′′ and 0.02.′′ However, with the wider mesh hole openings, as in the latter example, pine needles and small leafy debris may penetrate into the mesh 235 and into the gutter 220 , potentially clogging the gutter 220 to cause rainwater to spill out of the gutter 220 . Accordingly, while a lower wire count per inch for mesh 235 , such as 20 wires per inch or less, can be used, it will be less effective in debris preclusion.
  • the trough 245 can be, for example, V-shaped to provide stability, strength and rigidity for supporting the back bend 246 of the trough 245 , as shown in FIG. 2 where the trough 245 is adjacent to the front step connector 225 .
  • the front strip connector 225 can act as additional support for the trough 245 when adjacent to each other. It is important for the bend 246 along the length of the mesh 235 (nearly adjacent to the front strip connector 225 ) to be sufficiently rigid so as to sustain the span of the mesh 235 to rear strip connector 215 . Another reason for the needed strength and support along bend 246 is if the mesh 235 ever becomes weighted down with leaves, pine needles, roof sand grit or snow and ice. The added strength prevents or reduces the possibility of the mesh 235 collapsing into the gutter 220 .
  • the corrugations 212 on the mesh 235 of this embodiment 200 include at least one corrugation 213 that extends from an upper edge of the mesh 235 (near connector 215 ) into a portion of the trough 245 .
  • the corrugation 213 does not extend all the way through the through 245 to the lower edge of the mesh 235 (near connector 225 ).
  • the corrugations 212 further include at least one corrugation 214 that extends from the lower edge of the mesh 235 through the trough 245 .
  • the corrugation 214 in this embodiment does not extend all the across the surface of the mesh 235 to the upper edge. In other exemplary embodiments, the corrugations do not extend into the trough.
  • the trough 345 can be composed of multiple troughs, the additional trough 375 appearing along the lower side of the mesh 335 .
  • the rationale for additional troughs is to provide more barriers, which act to divert higher flows of rainwater into the gutter 320 . It is understood that higher flows of rainfall could potentially pass through a single barrier, which can arise from severe weather storms or from larger surface areas of a house roof where rainwater has accumulated in a roof valley and channeled to the inside corner of a covered gutter.
  • the mesh 335 that is running adjacent to the front strip connector 325 can be formed into a variety of different shapes. It is further understood that the mesh 335 includes corrugations, not shown, that extend at least partially through the trough 375 .
  • FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional, close up illustration of an exemplary trough 375 , with V-shape formed from three bends 381 , 383 , and 385 ; and is illustrative of how rainwater typically travels along the mesh 335 into the trough 375 .
  • Rainwater generally will travel under the mesh 335 and when encountering the barrier forming side/surface H of the V-shaped trough 375 , travels down and eventually drops off from the end.
  • E of bend 383 which forms the low point of trough 375 , in some instances, rainwater will flow on the top of mesh 335 and flowing over bend 385 encounter side/surface G, which diverts the water into the bottom of trough 375 .
  • the entering water will drain through the apertures in surfaces H and G, into the gutter (not shown).
  • FIG. 4 is an illustration 400 of mesh 435 with trough 445 formed with a plurality of upward protruding barriers 475 and 485 .
  • trough 445 can be an inverted V, U, laterally oriented L, or laterally oriented relaxed L shape, for example.
  • the mesh 435 includes corrugations, not shown, that extend at least partially through the trough 445 .
  • FIGS. 5A-B are illustrations of n embodiment of a mesh 535 with a U-shaped trough 545 , described here as having four bends 581 , 583 , 584 and 585 .
  • the principal rainwater barrier is formed by surface H, which forces under-mesh traveling water towards bends 583 and 584 , which forms the lowest points of trough 545 .
  • the ensuing water can penetrate through surface H into drain through to neighboring surface G, or be diverted by surface H down towards bends 583 and 584 , and fall into the gutter 520 .
  • the mesh 535 includes corrugations, not shown, that extend at least partially through the trough 545 .
  • V-shaped troughs in FIGS. 2-4 and the U-shaped trough(s) in FIGS. 5A-B only require a minimum of three bends in the mesh for the V-shape and four bends for the U-shape to form their shapes.
  • the wall barrier formed by surface H in FIG. 5B has a unique feature in that if it is formed anywhere in the open surface area of mesh 535 , even along the longitudinal midline axis of the gutter (e.g., further away from the front strip connector 525 ), the mesh 535 will retain a significant amount of its rigidity. Therefore, mesh 535 will be less likely to collapse in the gutter 520 from the weight of leaves, pine needles, roof sand grit or snow and ice. This “supportability” is due to the fact that when downward pressure is applied to either sides of mesh 535 , from debris, etc., bends 581 and 585 will push against each other to stiffen against further downward movement in mesh 535 .
  • FIG. 6A is a side-view illustration of a mesh 635 embodiment with a laterally oriented L-shaped trough 645 .
  • the mesh 635 covers gutter 620 and is attached to the gutter's front and rear ends via rear strip connector 615 and front strip connector 625 .
  • the void formed by the trough 645 operates to provide a debris collection area 655 .
  • the mesh 635 includes corrugations 610 that extend at least partially through the trough 645 .
  • the mesh 635 includes corrugations, not shown, that extend at least partially through the trough 645 .
  • FIG. 6B is a close-up illustration of laterally oriented L-shaped trough 645 , showing only two bends 681 and 683 in mesh 635 , to form the trough 645 .
  • Two bends 681 and 683 create a firmer support structure of the surface area of the mesh 635 than with three displaced beads, the exception perhaps being the embodiment of FIGS. 5A-B , where the three bends are in close proximity to each other.
  • Under-mesh 645 traveling rainwater will travel to bend 683 , which forms the lowest point of mesh 645 , and drop into the gutter 620 .
  • Surface G operates as a dam against onrushing water and a collection area for debris, allowing accumulating water to drain through the respective apertures in the mesh 645 .
  • FIG. 7 is an illustration of the embodiment of FIG. 6A in a snowmelt situation.
  • Snow 705 accumulating on the roof shingles/surface 710 will melt to form snowmelt 707 over mesh 735 traveling towards the trough 745 , which is connected to front strip connector 725 .
  • Water melting from snowmelt 707 penetrates the mesh 735 and travels under the mesh 735 to trough 745 .
  • the lowest point of the trough 745 acts as the drip point, causing the water to drop 709 into the gutter 720 .
  • the mesh 735 includes corrugations 710 that extend at least partially through the trough 745 .
  • the mesh 735 includes corrugations, not shown, that extend at least partially through the trough 745 .
  • FIGS. 8A-B are illustrations of another embodiment wherein the trough 845 has a laterally oriented relaxed. L-shape for accommodating debris, shown here as the debris collection area 855 .
  • FIG. 8A illustrates the mesh 835 attached to the gutter/roof via strip connectors 815 and 825 .
  • Trough 845 is disposed in the mesh 835 proximal to the front strip connector 825 , which is attached to the gutter 820 .
  • the trough 845 is formed from two bends 881 and 883 in the mesh 845 , however, the surface G between the two bends 881 and 883 is less vertical than in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 6A-B .
  • the “less than vertical” orientation results in a “softer” as steep of a slope for the barrier or surface G to accumulated debris in the trough 845 . That is, since the surface G is sloped, the debris will likely blow off of the gutter cover more easily than in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6A-B .
  • the mesh 835 includes corrugations 810 that extend at least partially through the trough 845 . It is further understood that the mesh 835 includes corrugations, not shown, that extend at least partially through the trough 845 .
  • FIG. 9 is an illustration of the embodiments of FIGS. 8A-B in a snowmelt situation.
  • Snow 905 accumulating on the roof shingles/surface 910 will melt to form snowmelt 907 over mesh 935 traveling towards the trough 945 , which is connected to front strip connector 925 .
  • Water melting from snowmelt 907 penetrates the mesh 935 and travels under the mesh 935 to trough 945 .
  • the lowest point of the trough 945 (bend 883 in FIG. 7B ) acts as the drip point, causing the water to drop 909 into the gutter 920 .
  • the mesh 935 includes corrugations, not shown, that extend at least partially through the trough 945 .
  • Both trough designs shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 provide a feature that significantly reduces potential snowmelt runoff over the gutter cover and unto the ground.
  • an understanding of the snowmelt runoff problem is necessary.
  • a permeable mesh type gutter cover material is not exposed to rain or snow, but there is snow on top of the roof, when the snow begins to melt it can drip off the edge of the gutter cover and the gutter. This problem is mainly seen in the micro-mesh type gutter covers with hole openings less than 0.125′′ square.
  • the downward trough designs illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 9 incorporate the barrier formed by surface G, which provides a permeable mesh wall that the melted snow can penetrate through.
  • surface G provides a permeable mesh wall that the melted snow can penetrate through.
  • the snowmelt travels down the roof and onto the mesh of FIGS. 7 and 9 , it can travel between 3 and 10 miles per hour, depending on the steepness angle of the roof.
  • the snowmelt hits the surface G, its momentum can force the snowmelt through the apertures of surface G and drop down into the gutter.
  • the debris collection area 655 , 855 has no debris sitting in it, the functionality and purpose of the downward sides of surface G are greatly enhanced.
  • FIGS. 10A-B are illustrations of another gutter cover embodiment, wherein either one or more or the front and rear strip connectors is not utilized.
  • the front of mesh 1035 having trough 1045 , can be fastened to the front lip 1027 of the gutter 1020 and the rear of the mesh 1035 can be laid on the back lip of the gutter 1020 , without the need of fastening it to any strip connector.
  • the front lip 1027 of the gutter 1020 acts like a front connector support to hold up the surface area of the mesh 1035 when a screw (not shown) is fastened through the top end portion 1037 of the mesh 1035 and through the gutter's top ridge 1029 .
  • the screw can be placed through any section of the top ridge 1029 , however, typically is fastened along the dimensional line 1040 .
  • the mesh 1035 can be folded into a flap 1039 , which provides additional strength on the mesh 1035 screwed to the gutter 1020 . It is further understood that the mesh 1035 includes corrugations, not shown, that extend at least partially through the trough 1045 .
  • FIG. 10B shows a single fold
  • additional folds can be implemented for greater strength and support.
  • the trough 1045 is adjacent to the front lip 1027 of the gutter 1020 .
  • the trough 1045 may be disposed at an arbitrary distance from the front of the gutter 1020 .
  • the trough(s) shown may be composed of the mesh material with or without corrugations. That is, one or more of the trough surfaces H and/or G (seen in FIG. 3A or 5 B) may be non-corrugated.
  • the mesh “corrugations” could begin from the rear strip connector and continue to the second bend in the trough, or stop at the first bend and resume from the second bend.
  • the mesh corrugations could go from the rear strip connector and stop at the second bend.
  • corrugation can be interpreted as a structure that provides apertures for drainage, such as a perforation, slot, slit, overlaying wires with gaps, and so forth in the respective gutter cover.
  • FIG. 11 is a semi-side cut-away illustration 1100 of the embodiment of FIG. 1A .
  • the mesh 1135 connects to the back of the roof 1110 and the gutter 1120 , via strip connectors 1115 and 1125 , a natural downward slope in mesh 1135 is created toward the front lip 1130 of gutter 1120 .
  • This embodiment is similar to the embodiment of FIG. 2 , in that it includes a trough 1145 having surfaces G and H, along with the end point E.
  • the device 1100 also has corrugation 1113 , which extends into the trough 245 and corrugation 1114 , which does not extend all the way to the top end of the mesh near connector 1115 .
  • the corrugations 1112 extend in a non-perpendicular direction relative to the gutter lip 1130 . Whereas in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 , the corrugations are substantially perpendicular to the gutter lip. It should be appreciated that in other exemplary embodiments, the corrugations extend along the mesh in a variety of manners. Still further, in other embodiments, the corrugations extend along the mesh in differing angles relative to the gutter lip or the strip connector.

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PCT/US2015/015618 WO2015123417A1 (fr) 2014-02-12 2015-02-12 Dispositif de préclusion de feuille à maillage ondulé bidirectionnel autoportant
BR112016018523-4A BR112016018523B1 (pt) 2014-02-12 2015-02-12 Dispositivos para evitar o acúmulo de resíduos em uma calha e dispositivo de calha para impedir o acúmulo de resíduos
CA2939381A CA2939381C (fr) 2014-02-12 2015-02-12 Dispositif de preclusion de feuille a maillage ondule bidirectionnel autoportant
US14/620,729 US20150225959A1 (en) 2014-02-12 2015-02-12 Self-Supporting Bi-Directional Corrugated Mesh Leaf Preclusion Device
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