A gutter guard device is described comprising a bridge member composed of a decking material having a plurality of orifices, and having a roof side and an opposing gutter lip side, at least one girder spanning a bottom surface of the bridge member from a proximal end of the bridge member's roof side to a proximal end of the bridge member's gutter lip side, a roof attachment member configured to attach to the roof side of the bridge member, and a gutter attachment member configured to attach to the gutter lip side of the bridge member, wherein the roof attachment member, the bridge member and the gutter attachment member are a single piece of material and the device is self-supporting.

A modular platform for configuring gutter guard systems is disclosed and claimed herein. Such gutter guard systems are designed and arranged to be positioned across the opening of a rain gutter to prevent debris from entering the rain gutter. The modular platform includes a number of interchangeable components. Select interchangeable components can be assembled to form a gutter guard system for use with a specific rain gutter based on the rain gutter's style, size, color and the mechanism used to secure the rain gutter to a structure and/or roofline. In one embodiment, the components of a modular platform for configuring gutter guard systems include a number of main bodies, a number of front receivers, a number of rear receivers, a number of screens, a number of clips, and a number of brackets.

A modular platform for configuring gutter guard systems is disclosed and claimed herein. The modular platform includes a number of interchangeable components that can be assembled to form a gutter guard system for use with specific rain gutters based on a rain gutter's style, size, color, and attachment mechanism used to secure the rain gutter to a structure and/or roofline. One such interchangeable component is a main body with securing features. The securing features of the main body can be positioned and arranged such that when two main bodies are appropriately positioned, the securing features engage in a manner that secures the two main bodies together into a continuous main body assembly. The securing features can be, tabs and slots that cooperate to form a friction fit or a series of hooks and aperture edges to capture the hooks to secure the two main bodies together.

In one embodiment of a bracket for use with a gutter guard system, the bracket includes a first wall; a second wall arranged generally parallel and spaced apart from the first wall; a slot at least partially defined by the first wall and the second wall; and a third wall. The third wall includes a first portion extending from a first end of the second wall at an angle relative to the second wall; a second portion extending at an angle relative to the first portion; and a third portion extending at an angle relative to the second portion. A fourth wall connecting a first end of the first wall and the second wall can further define the slot. The slot is arranged to removably secure the bracket to a rear receiver of the gutter guard system.

A clip for use with a gutter guard system is disclosed and claimed herein. In one embodiment, a clip includes a first wall, a second wall arranged generally parallel and spaced apart from the first wall, a first slot defined by the first wall and the second wall, a third wall, a fourth wall spaced apart from the third wall, and a second slot defined by the third wall and the fourth wall. The first slot is arranged to removably secure the clip to a rear receiver of a gutter guard system, and the second slot is arranged to removably secure the clip to a gutter.

An adjustable gutter guard system includes a first water management component, a second water management component, and a screen. The first water management component includes a first main body section and a front receiver section. The second water management component is slideably arranged relative to the first water management component to adjust the width of the adjustable gutter guard system. The second water management component includes a second main body section and a rear receiver section. The screen is positioned in contact with the first main body section and the second main body section. Both the first main body section and the second main body section include a longitudinal body, a plurality of passageways through the longitudinal body, and at least one wall extending from a top surface of the longitudinal body.

A front receiver for use as an interchangeable component with a modular platform for a gutter guard system is disclosed herein. One such front receiver is arranged for use with a gutter guard system that includes a main body, the front receiver includes a main section; an extension section extending at an angle from a front edge of the main section; a first leg; a second leg; and a drip edge. The main section includes the front edge, a rear edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The first leg extends generally perpendicularly away from the bottom surface of the main section. The second leg extends generally perpendicularly away from the first leg toward the rear edge of the main section. The drip edge extends perpendicularly from the second leg.

A debris shield system for use with gutters and other water runoff collection systems is disclosed. The debris shield system provides universal fit to various gutter systems and enables easier assembly on-site and simplifies manufacturing. The debris shield system includes various water adhesion and water capture features, which function to slow the flow of water, break surface tension of the water, and encourage the water flow into a gutter or other water runoff system.

A gutter system having a gutter, a plurality of brackets, and a cover. The plurality of brackets comprise a support portion and a connector portion for operatively coupling the bracket to the gutter and the cover. The support portion comprises a cover support portion that is operatively coupled to a contoured nose of the cover and a gutter support portion that is operatively coupled to a lip of the gutter. The connector portion comprises a gutter hanger portion that is configured to receive a portion of a rear wall of the gutter and a cover engaging portion that is configured to receive a portion of the cover. The cover comprises a plurality of louvers having one or more louver arms that extend towards an interior of the gutter when the cover is operatively coupled to the gutter.

A rotatable roof gutter system comprises an elongate trough that has a longitudinal axis and an open top end for receiving rainwater therein. A bracket assembly rotatably attaches the trough to a building relative to an eave of a roof of the building. The bracket assembly is configured such that the trough is rotatable about the longitudinal axis between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the open top end faces away from an edge of the eave. In the second position, the open top end is positioned to catch rainwater flowing off the edge of the eave. The system also comprises a moisture detector for detecting rainwater falling onto the roof and a drive assembly operatively connected to the moisture detector. The drive assembly rotates the trough from the first position to the second position in response to rainwater being detected by the moisture detector.