Method and apparatus for a rain gutter system
A rain gutter system is provided that allows the collection of a combination of precipitation and debris from a roof top of a building during a precipitation event (e.g., a thunderstorm) within an interior of a rain gutter of the rain gutter system. The rain gutter system includes one or more rain gutter traps that filter the debris from the precipitation and trap the debris away from the rain gutter's downspout prior to allowing the precipitation to channel away from the building. The one or more rain gutter traps are configured with hinged doors and/or removably attachable components for ease of removal of the trapped debris.
1 . A rain gutter trap, comprising:
a first component configured to allow ingress of water and debris from a first side of the first component and configured to trap the debris and allow egress of only the water from a second side of the first component;
a second component removably coupled to the second side of the first component and configured to accept the water from the first component and configured to allow egress of the water via a downspout egress, wherein the first component is configured to be removed from the second component to allow removal of the debris; and
a third component removably coupled to the second component and configured to allow ingress of water and debris from a first side of the third component and configured to trap the debris and allow egress of only the water from a second side of the third component to the second component.
2 . The rain gutter trap of claim 1 , wherein the first, second and second third components are removably coupled to a rain gutter.
3 . The rain gutter trap of claim 2 , wherein the first side of the first and third components are configured to allow ingress of water and debris from the rain gutter.