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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
May. 18, 2022
Independence Materials Group, Llc, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
William A. Gantt, Blair, SC (US);
Independence Materials Group, LLC, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Abstract
A cover for a gutter system, the cover having opposing cover ends and opposing cover edges. The cover may include a grid segment that is operatively coupled to a front segment and/or a rear segment. The grid segment may include a primary set of ribs and a secondary set of ribs. The front segment and/or the rear segment may have one or more channels that aid in bending a portion of the cover during installation. Adjacent covers may be operatively coupled through the use of one or more couplings (e.g., projections, cavities, or the like), which also allow for thermal expansion and/or contraction of the covers when installed. Furthermore, corner strips (e.g., inner corner strips, outer corner strips, or the like) having angled slots may be utilized to assemble adjacent covers at the corners where gutters meet. The angled slots allow the covers to be assembled flush within corner strips.