Claims
- 1. In a roof structure having a water control system including a gutter positioned at an edge of the roof structure, the gutter forming a trough for collection of water flowing from the roof structure, a gutter cover adapted to direct water flow into the gutter while preventing debris from entering the gutter, said gutter cover comprising:
a continuous elongated body having a substantially planar upper portion and an arcuate nose forming a lower portion of said elongated body, said arcuate nose positioned above the trough of the gutter and said planar upper portion affixed to the roof structure; and means applied to a surface of said cover body to improve the flow of water flowing across the cover such that water flow follows the contour of said arcuate nose into the gutter while debris associated with the water is substantially jettisoned off said cover without entering into the gutter.
- 2. The gutter cover as defined in claim 1 wherein said means is a coating applied to said cover body.
- 3. The gutter cover as defined in claim 1 wherein said means is a substrate texture applied to said cover body.
- 4. The gutter cover as defined in claim 2 wherein said coating applied to said cover body is one of polyester, silicone-polyester and polyvinylidine fluoride.
- 5. The gutter cover as defined in claim 2 wherein said coating applied to said cover body is a composition of acrylic and polyvinylidine fluoride.
- 6. The gutter cover as defined in claim 2 wherein said coating applied to said cover body forms a textured surface on said cover body to improve the flow of water across the cover.
- 7. The gutter cover as defined in claim 2 wherein said coating prevents staining of said cover.
- 8. The gutter cover as defined in claim 2 wherein said coating prevents build-up of debris on said cover.
- 9. The gutter cover as defined in claim 3 wherein said texture is a coating applied to said cover body.
- 10. The gutter cover as defined in claim 3 wherein said texture is an embossed pattern formed in said cover body.
- 11. The gutter cover as defined in claim 10 wherein said embossed pattern is one of a diamond pattern, dimples, pimples and parallel ribs.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional application Ser. No. 60/267,795 filed on Feb. 8, 2001.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60267795 |
Feb 2001 |
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