Over Flow Pan

Abstract

A rain gutter screen assembly for use at portions of a rain gutter where water tends to overshoot. The assembly includes a screen having portions sized to overlie the interior of rain gutter sections and includes an additional screen, screens, solid water directing caps or a combination of such that overlie areas outward from and adjacent to the intersecting portion of a rain gutter. Water flowing from a roof will be captured by the screens, pans, and/or chutes and redirected downward or rearward into the rain gutter. The pan or chutes may utilize attachable or intrinsic hanging elements that attach the pan or chute to the rear wall of a rain gutter.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a screen assembly for rain gutters and may be adapted to both straight lengths and inside corner portions of rain gutters.

Various assemblies have been proposed to address debris accumulation or water overflow that most often occurs at “inside corners” or intersecting sections of rain gutter lengths.

Two recent prior art assemblies in particular have offered “often effective” but not always effective solutions: U.S. Pat. No. 7,765,743 to Russell Gilford and U.S. Pat. No. 7,805,889 to O. Lynn Barnett.

U.S. Pat. No. 7,765,743 teaches: “a rain gutter screen assembly for use of the inside corner of a rain gutter. The assembly includes the screen having portion sized to overlie intersecting ends of the rain gutter sections . . . and a central portion (of the screen) sized to extend outwardly beyond the outboard edges of the intersecting and in cantilever fashion: and a frame structure mounting outboard edges of the screen and defining a plate extending outwardly beyond the outboard edges of the intersecting ends in cantilever fashion an underlying relation to the central screen portion.”

A forerunner of the '743 Inside Corner gutter guard art is found in FIG. 1 of U.S. Pat. No. 2,573,243 to Swartz (please see Exhibit 2) in which the inventor also taught a pan extending in cantilevered fashion outward past intersecting ends of a rain gutter: the pan conceivably being on the underside of 889's element 17 directing water back into the half round gutter beneath it. In the Swartz screen/cantilevered pan assembly a “pan with overlying assembly” encompasses a pan overlain by solid metal; the metal top (a water directing cover) having receiving sleeves that receive screen to the rear that then inserts beneath a roofing cover. If you replace the solid metal portion of top cover with screen you pretty much have the '743 art.

'243 teaches that screen exits from beneath shingles but does not travel past the intersecting ends of a gutter. Instead, metal picks up where the screen leaves off with the metal traversing outward past the intersecting ends of a gutter.

The primary differentiating feature between '243 and '889 is that '889 extends an unbroken piece of screen from beneath shingles, then outward and over intersecting ends of gutter lengths with the outboard edges of this unbroken screen being mounted by an underlying pan. (please see Exhibit 1 which embodies the '743 art). A short way to sum up the differences: '243 teaches a cantilevered pan overlain by metal and screen with the screen extending backwards and beneath shingles whereas '889 teaches a cantilevered pan overlain by all screen from the front edge of the pan to beneath shingles.

Deficiencies of the '889 art, noted in the field by installers are:

• • 1. It tends to trap and hold debris. Although screen prevents debris entrance, simple screen as taught by '889 provides a rougher surface than the '243 mostly metal design and certain debris in particular such as oak tassels and pine needles often cling to such screens and just stay there.
  • 2. It is often difficult to install: Exhibit one shows a cardboard display showcase with the screen inserting beneath cardboard shingles. In the field, shingles are often curled under, broken at the edges, double or triple layered and very difficult to lift especially in cold weather. The types of screen used as gutter guard filtration methods, due to their comparative flimsiness, can be very difficult to insert under a straight linear run of shingles L1. Trying to simultaneously insert a screen beneath a left linear run of shingles L1 and a right linear run of shingles L2 may prove to be more than just “very difficult” or “frustratingly difficult” to install and instead almost impossible to install. The '889 art necessitates not just being properly installed in the back which can require overcoming various hurdles but must then be positioned so it is properly installed in the front not leaving gaps between the downward extending terminal edges of the screen in the front upraised sidewalls of the pan. If the screen is preinstalled in the pan installation can be even more difficult because now the installer has to simultaneously position the left lateral edge of the screen the right lateral edge of the screen while ensuring the pan is positioned properly over the front top lips of an underlying gutter.
  • 3. Although the '243 patent provided rigid support able to withstand heavy snow loads the '889 “all screen” design does not and can concave under snow and ice loads causing it to disinsert itself from beneath shingles and to concave downward into a recessed pool formation. Improved art over the '893 could be achieved by incorporating strengthening or supporting elements to stabilize it's filtering medium as well as by incorporating rigid bands or other methods at the rear of the 893 screen to allow for much improved installation.
  • 4. As noted in the marketer's warning MW; the screen has sharp edges.

U.S. Pat. No. 7,805,889 to O. Lynn Barnett teaches an effective inside valley gutter guard for the most part. Our dealers have utilized both the '743 and the '889 inventions and inside valleys with some preferring one over the other and vice versa.

SUMMARY

The invention is directed to and inside corner screen assembly that prevents the entrance of debris into rain gutters and redirects water cascading off of the roof valley downward into the gutters.

The screen gutter assembly is for use at an inside corner formed by intersecting rain gutter sections and is secured to the rear walls of the rain gutter sections and/or to the fascia boards they are mounted on.

The screen gutter assembly includes a pan or bridging channel that overlies the open airspace present forward and beyond, and to the sides, of the intersecting ends of gutter lengths. The pan or bridging channel underlies screen or filtering elements that distend from an area beneath or adjacent to roofing elements toward the pan or bridging channel.

The pan includes attached or adjacent upwardly extending elements that contact the underside of the screen or filtering elements to add support against deformation and collapse.

The screen or filtering elements are banded by or are adjacent to solid structures that serve to strengthen and/or strengthen and support the screen or filtering elements against collapse under snow or ice loads and that further serve to direct water to a chosen direction.

The screen or filtering elements are sectionalized into rear ward and forward segments and or left and right segments which allows for easier installation of the filtering elements and improved water redirection by means of ridges or channels or height variation among the filtration and pan components.

Metal or other material banding of the rear terminal areas of screen or filtering elements allows for easier insertion beneath roofing elements or for easier attachment to fascia boards.

Water flowing off a roof's inside Valley will initially contact filtering material or solid material with water directing features or a combination of both and then be directed downward into an underlying rain gutter. Amounts of water not so directed will channel toward the bridging channel or pan either of which has upward extending sidewall members which provide a damning effect that stops any further forward flow of water. Water is then redirected along the bottom surface of the bridging channel or pan backward into the rain gutter.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a view of the inside valley area of a rain gutter

FIG. 2 is a view of the inside valley area of a rain gutter having an outwardly extending pan positioned above.

FIG. 2A is a view of an outwardly extended pan having a fastening clip

FIG. 3 is a view of an outwardly extended pan having a filtering material or method present forward the intersecting ends of a gutter

FIG. 3A is a view of an outwardly extended pan having a filtering material present forward the intersecting ends of a gutter and additional filtering material to the sides of the intersecting ends of a gutter

FIG. 3B is a view of the embodiment of 3A having a solid water directing assembly present between left and right filtering methods or materials

FIG. 3C is a view of an outwardly extended pan having a filtering membrane present forward the intersecting ends of a gutter and a solid water directing plane or assembly immediately behind the filtering method or material

FIG. 3D is a view of an outwardly extended pan having a filtering membrane present forward the intersecting ends of a gutter and a solid water directing plane or assembly immediately behind the filtering method or material with it's forward edge positioned above the filtering material and resting in a recessed channel

FIG. 4 is a view of an outwardly extended pan having a supporting tab rising upward

FIG. 5 is a view of a bridging channel

FIG. 6 is a view of a bridging channel having a water-directing assembly comprising filtering methods and a solid triangular shaped assembly positioned above the bridge

FIG. 7 is a view of a bridging channel; the bridging channel having retractable gutter hangars and shown receiving a pan assembly

FIG. 8 is a view of a bridging channel spanning the inside corner area of a rain gutter; the bridging channel having retractable gutter hangars and shown receiving a pan assembly

FIG. 9 is a view of the bridge and pan assembly shown in FIG. 8 having a screen positioned above the pan and bridge and descending into the bridge

FIG. 10 is a view of an outwardly extended pan having metal filter supports attached to the pan's front sidewall member

FIG. 10A is a view of an outwardly extended pan having filter material descending from beneath roof shingles into the pan and having a center metal support attached or adjacent to the pan's front sidewall

FIG. 11 is a view of an extending pan with filtration secured on a straight run length of gutter

FIG. 12 is a view of an inside corner filtration method that utilizes a coated front portion and bottom of the filtration medium or screen to direct water rearward into a rain gutter

DESCRIPTION OF AN EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a portion of an installed a rain gutter having a left length 1 and a right length 1A fastened to a building's fascia board 2. The area 1C between dotted lines 1B1 and 1B2 is the area of intersection where lengths 1 and 1A join one another: any portion of a length of gutter outside of the area between the dotted lines is not considered an area of intersection but simply a simple length of gutter.

Referring to FIG. 2, there is illustrated outwardly extending pan 3 having its fastening tabs 31 and 3J, attached by screws or other common fastening methods, to rear gutter length walls 1D and 1E respectively. In an alternate embodiment (referring to FIG. 2A), fastening tabs 31 and 3J may be replaced by fastening clips 3K similar to those employed by hidden gutter hangars.

Referring again to FIG. 2. the cantilevered pan 3 is shown having a plane 3A that spans open airspace between adjoining gutter lengths 1D and 1E. Attached to or intrinsically a part of plane 3A are downward extending planes 3B and 3C that serve to prevent water wrapping around to the underside of 3A, travelling between the undersurface of 3A and the top lip of the rain gutter 1D and flowing down the front of the gutter. Extending planes 3D and 3E serve similar purpose acting as shelves to channel water away from the gutters front top lip. Additionally planes 3D and 3E add strength to upward raised planes 3G and 3H which lead to attaching tabs 3I and 3J.

Planes 3G and 3H, which serve as attaching arms (to the rear of the gutter via tabs 3I and 3J) may be of any functional height. The same is true for plane 3F which serves as a final stop gap against forward water flow coming off a roof's valley area 4. The dimensions of the pan may be increased or decreased as needed dependent on gutter size (5″, 6″, etc . . . ) and/or the amount of water that may channel down the valley.

Referring to FIG. 3 a filtering method 4 is shown resting in and/or secured in pan 3. The filtering method does not overlie the intersecting area 1C of the joined gutter lengths: 1 and 1A. In one embodiment of the invention (one presently being tested in the field), 4 is comprised of expanded metal expanded Long way of the Diamond overlain by a finer screen; the expanded metal having its sidewall members angled toward on-coming water flow. In this embodiment (screen over expanded metal) 4 has a solid downward extending front plane immediately behind upward raised plane 3G through which a fastening member may pass to secure 4 to the pan as is illustrated in FIG. 3C. Filtering method or material 4 may be any functional filtering material or method.

FIG. 3A illustrates filtering methods 4A and 4B which may simply be extensions of filtering method 4 or may be adjacent to 4 either making or not making contact and having their front most edges 4C and 4D positioned in line with or above or below the top surface of filtering method 4. 4A is shown having its rear edge or portion 4C overlain by overlying roofing element S1. The rear edge or portion of 4A may be banded by metal or other solid material to aid in slipping it beneath roofing elements at the time of installation.

Filtering methods 4A and 4B, in one embodiment, may have their rear portions 4C sleeved, banded, coated, or integrated with a solid or suitable material for insertion beneath a roofing member.

Referring to FIG. 3B it is illustrated that a solid material 5 with a center ridge 5A and extending ridges and/or tapered ridges 5B is present between 4A and 4B. In this embodiment water flowing down Roof Valley 6 flows onto the solid material of 5 and is then redirected to the left and to the right by ridges 5B onto filtering methods 4A and 4B.

Referring to FIG. 3C, in another embodiment, it is illustrated that a solid material plane 5 covers the open air space directly behind 4 and that 5 slips beneath roofing elements Si. The front terminal edge SD of plane 5 is shown positioned in the same plane as the top surface of filtering element 4 but it may alternately be positioned above or below the top surface of 4. As noted earlier: fastening element 7 may pass through the pan's upward raised sidewall 3G as a means to secure 4 to the pan. Other fastening or securing means or methods in this or other locations may be employed including but not limited to adhesives, clips, channels, etc. Securing the filtering method 4 to the pan, though simple to achieve, aids in installation of the invention over prior by providing rigidity to the pan assembly and also for this reason: The Prior art of Guilford requires that a continuous (from beneath a shingle extending forward to the front-most portion of the Guilford pan) screen be inserted beneath the shingles and positioned “just right” ensuring no open air spaces exist between the upward raised sidewall of the Guilford pan that would trap debris. Accomplishing this takes practice and is not often easily achievable since roofing tar, nails nailed through a starter course of shingles too close to the front edge of the subroof, and double and triple layers of shingles that don't want to budge or “lift” on a cold day without tearing make positioning the entire screen assembly, as taught by Guilford, hard to achieve in many instances. The present invention allows filtering material cantilevered past the gutter to already be in position and allows a smaller screen and/or a more solid material to be slipped beneath shingles.

Referring to FIG. 3D, insertable plane 5E is shown terminating in a reverse curve 5F either atop of, adjacent to, or abutted against the rear portion of filtering element 4. The reverse curve 5F may be received by a receiving channel immediately behind filtering element 4. The receiving channel 5G may or may not be an intrinsic portion of 4.

FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D are intended to show different combinations of filtering material and solid material may be used as elements of the present invention that are present in or are positioned to the rear and in line with, beneath, or above pan 3 but are not intended to limit the present invention to the combinations shown. Different combinations may be employed utilizing some or much solid material to aid in easier insertion of the rear portion 5C of the invention beneath roofing elements by providing more rigidity and may also be opted for as they tend to more readily shed debris. In some instances where large amounts of water commonly come down a roof's valley, having an “all filtering material above the pan” embodiment may be desired to provide as large a water capturing area (such area able to immediately direct forward flowing water downward through itself into an underlying gutter) as possible. In instances where rainfall is normal and large amounts of oak tassels or other “clingy” debris is present, as much solid surface as possible may be employed to help prevent debris just sitting on top of the present invention until the cows come home. Where solid material is employed behind and/or above the height of the pan, embossed or pressed or otherwise achieved shapes may be employed to direct water to the left or right.

FIG. 4 shows an alternate embodiment of the pan. In this embodiment the pan's left upwardly extending sidewall 3G doesn't traverse the entire length of the pan's left bottom extending plane 3D. Also shown illustrated are demarcation or “cut lines” 3M which may be cut to a desired depth at the time of installation of the pan to form planes, such as 3C that can be bent downward. The arrow labeled 3B1 is illustrating that the left downward extending plane has already been bent downward from the dotted line. “Bendable” planes formed in this manner may alternately be bent upward or have a portion of them bent upward to support overlying filter medium or screens.

Still referring to FIG. 4; the pan is shown having an intrinsic or attached compressible support tab 3L that is useful for raising overlying filtering mediums or solid planes to match roof pitch and/or provide support for heavy snow loads.

Alternate Embodiments FIG. 5 illustrates a channel 8 with upwardly raised sidewalls 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, and 8F framing channel bottom 8G. Channel 8 may incorporate the extending planes, clips, and tabs utilized by pan 3 that are shown in FIGS. 2-4.

FIG. 6 illustrates a Triangular shaped water directing assembly 9 having a top surface 9A and a rear element receiving channel 9B with adjacent downward extending water directing plane 9C. The majority of water flowing from roofing elements S1 and Inside valley 6 continues flowing onto and downwardly through filtering element 4. Water that clings to the filtering element and continues forward will be intercepted and directed downward into an underlying rain gutter by receiving channel 9B and downward extending plane 9C. Any remaining water flow will flow across top surface 9A towards it front reverse curved terminal portion 9E, flow around the curve and onto perforated or louvered plane 9F. This overflow water will then be channeled back into the rain gutter by bridging channel 8. Immediately in front of 9E a filtering element may be used to shed debris. Plane 9A may be bent upwards at downward extending inseam/channel/indentation 9D to match roof pitch.

Pan 3 in any of its embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 2-4 or in other embodiments may be substituted for Channel 8. Filtering element 4 or any other solid or other material or element or assembly in lieu of 4 may alternately rest on top of, be positioned above, in line with, or below 9A as well as be inserted into receiving channel 9B.

FIG. 7 illustrates a bridge channel 10 having a receiving channel 10A and upward extending sidewalls 1013 and 10C. The receiving channel 10A will receive a hangar 11 and a pan 12 having a hooped shaped receiving channel 12A that is placed over 10C securing it in place. Receiving channel 10A allows for the extension or retraction of gutter hangar 8A out of or into channel 10A. A similar receiving channel may be incorporated into pan 3.

FIG. 8 illustrates the bridge channel 10 secured to rear gutter walls 1E by means of extendable/retractable gutter hangars 11. The simple clipping of the hidden hangars to 1E is enough to secure the bridge 10/pan 12 assembly in place.

FIG. 9 illustrates Filter medium/method 4 mounting Bridge channel 10 and gutter hangar 11. The Central portion of 4 may be supported by intrinsic or non-intrinsic elements extending upward from the central or rear portion of the pan or from supporting elements extending from beneath S1 and/or outwardly from the roof valley 6 or from the buildings fascia board the rain gutter is attached to. In this illustration, 4 may or may not contact 12A but, ideally, is positioned no more than ⅜ inch above it allowing for water adhesive flow paths to form between the bottom surface of 4 and the top of 12A.

FIG. 10 illustrates an embodiment in which separate almost L shaped planes of metal 13 and 13A are inserted beneath Roof elements S1. 5C denotes the portion of the almost L-shaped planes beneath S1. The two almost L-shaped planes are first inserted beneath S1 and extend forward terminating adjacent to the pan's front upward extending sidewall 3F. 13A denotes either an upraised ridge that may be present on one or both planes or may denote that the planes are angled upward and toward one another: either instance helping to channel water flowing down the roof's valley 6 sideways to 4. 13 and 13A may also be viewed as a unibodied element with a flange (not shown) at its front terminal edge that extends downward just behind upward raised plane 3F and may then be attached by passing a screw 7 through 3F into the flange. This solid center support 13 and 13A serves several purposes; one being to provide a strong rigid support to secure by screw 7 or by other means (receiving channels, adhesives, etc . . . ) the edge of filtering medium 4. 4 and 13 may optionally be pre attached to one another. One of the main complaints in the field when trying to screen over inside valleys is the difficulty of inserting broad areas of screen beneath shingles on both the left and right side of a roof valley 6 simultaneously. This present embodiment allows for sectionalized installation while providing solid material and rigidity where most advantageous for installation. Additionally, 13 and 13A help prevent 4 from concaving into the gutter under heavy snow load.

FIG. 10A (please note also Exhibit 3 which is intended to be a real-life rendering of FIG. 10A) illustrates a filtering member support 16 having a downward extending plane 16A (outlined with dotted lines) fastened by screw 7 to the pan's front upwardly extending sidewall 3F. 16 may have receiving channels at its perimeters 16B to receive edges of filtering membrane 4. 16 is a material of sufficient rigidity to provide support against snow loads depressing filtering medium 4. 16 overlies the intersected area of the gutter lengths 1 and 1A in a fashion similar to the art shown in FIG. 1 of U.S. Pat. No. 2,537,243 to Swartz which also illustrates a shaped metal element overlying the intersected portion of a rain gutter having screen feed into the rear area of the shaped metal.

FIG. 11 illustrates a pan 14 shaped to be utilized over straight-run portions of rain gutter such as 1A. As shown, extending element 14A coupled with clip 14B are the means by which the pan is secured in place atop the underlying rain gutter. Filtering Element 4 may be a wedge-shaped “drop in” element or may have a rear portion that extends beneath roofing elements S1. Elements illustrated and described in FIG. 1-10 may be optionally employed by this configuration of the filter/pan assembly.

FIG. 12 illustrates an embodiment in which screen or mesh 15 has a reverse curved coated portion 15A and a coated planar portion 15B beneath the top surface of 15. The coating may be of any water-proofing material. In this embodiment water flowing from roof valley 6 is received by the screen 15. Any water not passing through the screen continues forward until it contacts 15A where the flow will be directed to the inside of 15A's curve onto the coated plane 15B and eventually spill into the underlying rain gutter 1 and 1A. This “coated assembly” offers a very inexpensive and effective method to redirect water that normally shoots past the inside corner of a rain gutter back into the gutter. This “coated assembly” is very easily trimmed to whatever shape is needed and may be bound at it's rear edges (the portion of the screen beneath roofing elements S1) by metal or other rigid bands or coating.

Exhibit 4 illustrates a simple employment of the art of the present invention: SP1 would be a screen portion with front and rear downward extending planes DEP1 and DEP2. This small platform in and of itself can withstand heavy snow load with screen of sufficient stiffness or with a combination of micro-mesh over expanded metal as the material being used. (such an embodiment is presently being tested in the field). REP 2 represents a solid metal band attached to the rear of SP1 and beneath the forward terminal edge of SP2. This ledge (REP) Significantly improves the filtering mediums ability to withstand snow and ice loads preventing concaving of the screen. Banding (represented by the dotted lines pointed to by 4C) the left and right rear terminal edges of SP2 which insert beneath roofing elements L1 and L2 helps with installation by preventing deformation of the flimsier (by comparison) screen that can occur when attempts are made to insert plain screen beneath shingle edges. A thin metal is preferred for banding material to decrease shingle lift and to allow for easy notching of the rear terminal edges of SP2 when necessary (to allow for nails nailed through starter course shingles that are sometimes improperly nailed within an inch or less of a sub roof's terminal edge; such nails making the lifting of the starter course almost impossible without causing a tear in it.

REFERENCE NUMERALS

1 Left length of rain gutter

1A Right length of rain gutter

1B1 Dotted line denoting left-most edge of an area of intersection

1B2 Dotted line denoting right-most edge of an area of intersection

1C Area of intersection

1D top front lip of rain gutter

1E rear wall of rain gutter

2 Left length of fascia board

2A Right length of fascia board

3 Cantilevered Pan3

3A Pan bottom

3B Pan's left downward extending flange

3B1 Arrow illustrating that 3B has been bent downward

3C Pan's right downward extending plane

3D Pan's left bottom extending plane

3E Pan's right bottom extension

3F Pan's front upwardly extending sidewall

3G Pan's left upwardly extending sidewall

3H Pan's right upwardly extending sidewall

3I Pan's left fastening tab

3J Pan's right fastening tab

3K Clip

3L Compressible support tab

3L1 Top plane of Compressible support tab

3M demarcation lines for cutting

4 Filtering method or element or medium

4A Filtering method

4B Filtering method

4C Rear solid band

5 Metal or other Non-porous materialized plane that inserts beneath or is in proximity of roofing elements

5A Upward raised Ridge, embossment, etc

5B Extending ridges tapered or non-tapered

5C Rear edge or portion beneath roofing element S1

5D front terminal edge of 5

5E Insertable metal or other non-porous materialized plane having a reverse curved front terminal edge

5F Reverse curved portion of 5E

5G Receiving channel

6 Roof valley

7 Screw or fastening method or member

8 Bridging Channel

8A front upwardly extending sidewall

8B left front upwardly extending sidewall

8C right front upwardly extending sidewall

8D rear upwardly extending sidewall

8E left rear upwardly extending sidewall

8F right rear upwardly extending sidewall

8G channel bottom

9 Triangular or other shaped assembly water directing assembly

9A top surface

9B receiving channel

9C downward extending plane

9D Reverse curved surface

10 Bridge channel with extendable gutter hangars

10A receiving channel

10B front upward extending sidewall

10C rear upward extending sidewall

11 Gutter hangar

12 clip on pan

12A receiving channel

13 almost L-shaped plane of metal

13A almost L-shaped plane of metal

14 Straight run pan

14A extending element

14B clip

15 Screen

15B Rear coated, hardened or sleeved or banded portion of Screen

16 filtering member support

16A downward extending plane of IC support

16B lateral edges of IC support

S1 Shingles or other roof elements or coverings

EXS Screen insert shown in exhibit 1

EXS1 Left edge of Screen insert beneath shingles

EXS2 Right edge of Screen insert beneath shingles

Claims

1. A rain gutter assembly for use at an inside corner formed by intersecting ends of rain gutter sections secured to an associated structure below a building's roof corner, the gutter assembly comprising: a frame structure defining a plate extending outwardly beyond the outboard edges of the intersecting ends of the rain gutter section and underlying a filtration screen which overlies an area adjacent to the intersecting ends of the rain gutter section said rain gutter assembly having a solid water directing structure that distends from an area behind the outwardly extending plate and overlies the intersecting ends of the rain gutter to direct water to areas left or right of the intersecting ends of the rain gutter the solid water directing structure being secured to the subroof or the associated structure below a building's roof corner.

2. A rain gutter assembly for use at an inside corner formed by intersecting ends of rain gutter sections secured to an associated structure below a building's roof corner, the gutter assembly comprising: a frame structure defining a plate extending outwardly beyond the outboard edges of the intersecting ends of the rain gutter section and underlying a filtration screen which overlies an area adjacent to the intersecting ends of the rain gutter section said rain gutter assembly having an second filtration screen that distends from an area behind the outwardly extending plate and overlies the intersecting ends of the rain gutter said screen being secured to the subroof or the associated structure below a building's roof corner.

3. A rain gutter assembly for use at an inside corner formed by intersecting ends of rain gutter sections secured to an associated structure below a building's roof corner, the gutter assembly comprising: A screen having a top filtration portion and a bottom coated and water-proofed portion the top portion sized to overlie the intersecting ends of the gutter sections and distending beyond outboard edges of the intersecting ends of the rain gutter, the bottom coated portion returning rearward into the gutter serving as a pan that captures water filtered through the top portion redirecting the water back into the rain gutter.