Half round with hooks

Abstract

An eavestrough assembly comprising a half round configurated eavestrough having a bottom wall, a front wall and a rear wall, a nose located at the top of the front wall, a gutter guard assembly, the gutter guard assembly being retained in position by a retaining member mounted on the eavestrough, a first side of the gutter guard being supported by the retaining member, and a second side of the gutter guard being attached to a nose of the eavestrough.

1 . In an eavestrough of a half round configuration having a bottom wall, a front wall and a rear wall, a nose at a top of said front wall and wherein there is a gutter guard assembly, the improvement wherein said gutter guard assembly comprises at least one retaining member mounted on said rear wall of said eavestrough, a perforated gutter guard extending across said trough, a first side of said gutter guard being supported by said retaining member, and a second side of said gutter guard being attached to a nose of said eavestrough.  
   
   
       2 . The improvement of  claim 1  wherein said perforated gutter guard has a central planar portion containing apertures, and a sidewall extending upwardly along each side of said central planar portion.  
   
   
       3 . The improvement of  claim 1  wherein said first side of said gutter guard includes an upwardly extending flange.  
   
   
       4 . The improvement of  claim 1  wherein said second side of said gutter guard is attached to said nose by screws.  
   
   
       5 . The improvement of  claim 1  wherein said retaining member has a segment thereof fitting over a top marginal edge of said side wall and engaging said embossed bridge.  
   
   
       6 . An eavestrough assembly comprising: 
 an eavestrough having a rounded bottom wall, a front wall, and a rear wall, said front wall, said rear wall and said rounded bottom wall defining a trough therebetween;    at least one retaining member, said retaining member having a base portion seated within said trough and being supported by said eavestrough, a retainer first side wall extending upwardly adjacent said eavestrough rear wall, a retainer second side wall extending upwardly adjacent said eavestrough front wall;    a gutter guard extending across said trough above said retaining member, said gutter guard having a first side thereof supported by said retainer first side wall and a second side thereof being supported by said retainer second side wall.    
   
   
       7 . The eavestrough assembly of  claim 6  wherein said first side of said retaining member includes a sealing element secured thereto, said sealing element extending outwardly to meet said rear wall of said eavestrough.