Gutter screen

Abstract

A gutter screen adapted for covering a gutter having a flange projecting rearwardly from an upper edge of a front wall of the gutter. The gutter is supported by at least one gutter hanger having a hook portion for hooking over a back wall of the gutter, a bridging portion extending forward from the hook portion, and a front portion extending up from the bridging portion for engagement with the front flange of the gutter. The hook and bridging portions define a first corner. The gutter screen comprises an elongate screen member having a central portion and front and rear edge margins. The configuration of the screen member is such that when the screen member is unstressed, the central portion and front edge margin combine to form a flat continuous unbent generally planar stretch of screen, and the rear edge margin is bent so that it extends downwardly from the central portion. When installed in a gutter the screen member is resiliently bent to an arcuate configuration wherein the front edge margin of the screen member is adapted for pressure engagement with a rearward edge portion of the gutter flange, the front edge is adapted to engage the gutter hanger, and the rear edge margin is adapted for pressure engagement with the first corner of the hanger. The pressure engagement of the screen member with the gutter flange and gutter hanger serve to releasably hold the gutter screen in an arched position over the gutter.