Abstract: A gutter protector for keeping debris out of a gutter while permitting rain to enter therein comprises a panel, with a lower layer comprising a compressed fibrous non-woven material attached to an upper layer comprising a plastic screen. The panel includes a securing lip, formed below a longitudinal recess in an upper front edge, with the securing lip extending outwardly below the recess. The securing lip fits in a C-shaped channel of the gutter and raises the upper front edge of the gutter protector above the front of the gutter. This allows debris to fall off the gutter. An integral spring hinge, formed in the panel by two V-shaped longitudinal grooves with a finger between them, permits the panel to be resiliently bent into an angle of greater than ninety-degrees for mounting and positioning the securing lip in the gutter.

Abstract: An expandable earth anchor is provided with pivoted arms that remain contracted about a bolt rod as the rod, together with the anchor, is driven into the earth. Rotation of the rod with respect to the anchor induces an initial degree of expansion by rotation of the anchor arms about their pivot connection, followed by full expansion of the arms induced by movement of the bolt rod as a result of rotation of a bearing nut against a plate. Arrangements are provided for the expansion of a plurality of anchor devices on a single bolt rod, rendering the system suitable for various types of soils.