US Patent 9163406 Gutter cover with front drain trough

A gutter cover for covering a gutter supported by gutter hangers is disclosed. The gutter cover has a front cover portion comprising a surface tension curve curving downward and rearward from a central cover portion for directing water in a downward and rearward direction, a drain trough extending lengthwise of the gutter cover below the surface tension curve for collecting water directed by the surface tension curve, and a recess forward of the drain trough for receiving the gutter flange when the gutter cover is in said installed position.