Gutter guard with embossments

Abstract

There is provided an eavestrough cover which has central portion with a plurality of apertures formed therein, said central portion having first and second sides, a front wall extending upwardly from the first side of the central portion to thereby define a longitudinally extending front wall corner, a rear wall extending upwardly from a second side of the central portion to thereby define a longitudinally extending rear wall corner, and a plurality of embossments formed adjacent at least one of said front wall corner and said rear wall corner to thereby provide a greater structural rigidity to the eavestrough cover.

1 . A gutter guard for an eavestrough comprising:
 a guard central portion having a plurality of apertures formed therein, said guard central portion having first and second sides;   a guard front wall extending upwardly from said first side of said guard central portion to thereby form a longitudinally extending front wall corner;   a guard rear wall extending upwardly from said second side of said guard central portion to thereby form a longitudinally extending rear wall corner; and   a plurality of embossments formed in at least one of said front wall corner and said rear wall corner.   
     
     
         2 . The gutter guard of  claim 1  wherein said plurality of embossments are formed in said front wall corner. 
     
     
         3 . The gutter guard of  claim 1  wherein said plurality of embossments are formed in said rear wall corner. 
     
     
         4 . The gutter guard of  claim 1  wherein said plurality of embossments are formed in both said front wall corner and said rear wall corner. 
     
     
         5 . The gutter guard of  claim 1  wherein said embossments extend inwardly from a rear face of said eavestrough cover to a top face thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The gutter guard of  claim 5  wherein said embossments are formed to have an arcuate configuration. 
     
     
         7 . The gutter guard of  claim 1  including further embossments formed in said guard central portion. 
     
     
         8 . The gutter guard of  claim 7  wherein said further embossments extend upwardly from a lower surface of said bottom wall towards an upper surface of said bottom wall. 
     
     
         9 . The gutter guard of  claim 1  wherein said gutter guard is formed of an aluminum material. 
     
     
         10 . The gutter guard of  claim 9  wherein said gutter guard has a thickness of between 0.010″ and 0.023″. 
     
     
         11 . In combination, an eavestrough having an eavestrough rear wall, an eavestrough front wall and an eavestrough bottom wall, said walls defining an eavestrough having an opened top therebetween, said eavestrough also having a top wall portion extending inwardly from an upper marginal edge of said front wall and a downwardly extending flange from a distal end of said top wall, said front wall, said top wall and said flange defining a recess therebetween, and a gutter guard, said gutter guard comprising a guard central portion having a plurality of apertures formed therein, said guard central portion having first and second sides, a guard front wall extending upwardly from said first side of said central guard to thereby form a longitudinally extending front wall corner, a guard rear wall extending upwardly from said second side of said guard central portion to thereby form a longitudinally extending rear wall corner;
 a plurality of embossments formed in at least one of said front wall corner and said rear wall corner, said front wall engaging within said recess in said eavestrough.