US Patent Issued on Dec. 16 for "Downspout guard, kit therefor, and method of assembly" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,778, issued on Dec. 16.

"Downspout guard, kit therefor, and method of assembly" was invented by Brook Allen Chambery (Rochester, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A downspout guard having opposed sidewalls and opposed end walls connected to a top wall, all formed from mesh material, such as metal mesh. Bottom edges of the walls engage a gutter bottom wall to hold the guard in place and forcing water to flow through the guard before entering the downspout. The sidewalls can engage gutter front/back walls, further holding the guard in place. Trapped debris enhances further debris entrapment, even trapping particles smaller than the m...