Greatest Gutter Guard

Abstract

An elongated strip of extruded plastic or roll formed metal material includes a rear securing plane that inserts beneath a roofing membrane of a building structure. The rear plane integrally connects to a reversed curved surface arranged longitudinally witch connects to a forward extending perforated second plane by means of a channel, one of two channels, which additionally serve to receive and secure a lateral edge of a filtration membrane. The perforated second plane contains intrinsic and intersecting vertical water directing planes that extend above and beneath the surface of the second plane and which serve to support and contact an overlying insertable filtration membrane. The second plane interconnects to a forward extending plane by means of a channel that serves to receive and secure a lateral edge of a filtration membrane. The plane connects to a second plane by means of a downward extending channel. The second plane rests on the top front lip of a k-style gutter and is adjoined by a downward angled plane the first reverse curve plane serves take the brunt of the rain to disallow roof water runoff from contacting the front face of a k-style gutter. A combination of a reverse curve and a filtration membrane configured for water permeability and debris repellency resting on vertical planes serves to break the forward flow of water, at points of contact between the reverse curve plane and filtration membrane, and also serves to further channel water downward through an underlying perforated plane into an underlying rain gutter. The filtration membrane is readily inserted into the channels existing on the forward and rear edges of a perforated first plane.

1 . A gutter shield device for mounting in an open top of a rain gutter attached to an edge of a roof, said gutter shield comprising: an elongated body of extruded or roll formed material, the elongated body having a plurality of interconnected planes including a second plane that supports the microfiltratson; a first curved plane that is interconnected to the second plane and the first plane extending at an angle that inserts under a roofing membrane; first leg connected to the second plane, wherein the the second plane, and the first leg define a front fastening member configured to receive the lip of the rain gutter; 
     
     
         2 . The gutter shield device according to  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of spaced bumps are spaced from one another at a distance equal to or less than four times their height in said first direction. 
     
     
         3 . The gutter shield device according to  claim 1 , wherein said filtration element is secured at its lateral edges in said first and second receiving channels, and wherein at least one of said plurality of spaced bumps supports and contacts said filtration element. 
     
     
         4 . The gutter shield device according to  claim 1 , wherein said first plane connected to the second reverse curve plane. 
     
     
         5 . A gutter shield device for mounting to a rain gutter attached to a building structure, the gutter shield device comprising: an elongated body comprising: a first body portion; a second body portion; the first and second body portions are interconnected.