Gutter Guard Mesh Secured Using Adhesive

Abstract

A gutter guard mesh for application to the gutter/roof interface of a roof includes a length of woven mesh or the like having an array of apertures dimensioned to maximise traversal by rain water and minimise traversal of accumulated debris from the roof wherein at least a first edge of the mesh is fitted on a first side with a double sided acrylic foam closed cell tape having acrylic adhesive on both sides and on a second opposing side with a double sided butyl tape wherein the free side of the foam tape is available for adherence to the gutter via the acrylic adhesive and the free side of the butyl tape is available for adherence of a protective laminate.

1 . A gutter guard mesh for application to gutter/roof interface of a roof, comprising:
 a length of woven mesh-like material having an array of apertures dimensioned to maximise traversal by rain water and minimise traversal of accumulated debris from said roof; and   a double sided acrylic foam closed cell tape having acrylic adhesive on both sides, fitted on at least a first edge of said mesh-like material.   
     
     
         2 . A mesh according to  claim 1 , wherein said first edge is fitted on a first and opposing second side with said foam closed cell tape. 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . A mesh according to  claim 1 , wherein said foam tape includes a solventless UV cured acrylic visco-elastic polymer core about 1000 microns thick. 
     
     
         5 . A mesh according to  claim 4 , wherein said polymer core is coated with a solvent based acrylic adhesive to a thickness of about 50 micron. 
     
     
         6 - 9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . A method of protecting a gutter comprising the application of a gutter guard mesh according to  claim 1 , comprising the step of bridging a lip of a gutter and a roof to which the gutter guard mesh is attached. 
     
     
         11 . (canceled)