System for dislodging and removing debris in gutters
View Patent ↗A rain gutter cleaning system of the invention comprises a generally planar panel, or two generally planar panels, movably secured to the bottom of the gutter. The rain gutter cleaning system includes a hinge securing one end of the generally planar panel to the gutter. One generally planar panel is normally disposed in a first position. In this first position, the generally planar panel is adjacent to, and generally parallel to, the gutter. The generally planar panel may be moved to a second position. In this second position, the generally planar panel is pivotally spaced apart from the gutter.
1. An attachment in combination with a rain gutter to remove debris therefrom, comprising: (a) a first generally planar panel being pivotally attached to the rain gutter, wherein the rain gutter has an opening at its bottom, (b) a spring-loaded hinge securing the first generally rectangular panel to the bottom of the gutter, and (c) a second generally planar panel, the second generally planar panel being pivotally secured to the first generally planar panel;
the attachment being movable from a first position, wherein the first generally planar panel is generally parallel to the second generally planar panel and the bottom of the gutter, to a second position, wherein the first generally planar panel and the second generally planar panel are pivoted away from, and angularly disposed relative to, the opening in the rain gutter to remove debris through the opening.
2. The attachment of claim 1 , wherein said first generally planar panel is rectangular.
3. The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the opening has a generally rectangular shape.
4. The attachment of claim 1 , further comprising actuating means for pulling upon the first generally planar panel, and thereby pivotally moving the first generally planar panel and the second generally planar panel away from the opening in the rain gutter.
5. The attachment of claim 1 , further comprising an orifice in the second generally planar panel, said orifice being positioned around a downspout of the gutter when in the first position.
6. The attachment of claim 5 , wherein said orifice has an oval shape.
7. The attachment of claim 5 , wherein said orifice has a circular shape.
8. The attachment of claim 5 , wherein said orifice has the shape of a portion of an oval.
9. The attachment of claim 5 , wherein said orifice has the shape of a portion of a circle.
10. An apparatus in combination with a rain gutter allowing for the removal of debris from a gutter through an opening in a bottom of the gutter, the apparatus comprising:
a first panel for pivotal attachment to the bottom of the gutter, wherein the first panel, when attached the gutter, encloses the opening in a closed position, and swings down and away from the opening to an opened position;
a second panel pivotally attached to the first panel, wherein when the first panel is attached the gutter, the second panel lies on top of the bottom of the gutter, adjacent the opening, when in the closed position, and swings up away from the bottom of the gutter, and then slides down through the opening as the first panel moves from the closed position to the opened position;
wherein when the first is attached to the gutter, debris above the first panel and debris above the second panel in the closed position is removed from the gutter, through the opening, when the first panel is moved from the closed position to the opened position.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first panel includes a hinge and spring for pivotal attachment to the bottom of the gutter.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the spring is generally U-shaped and has a coiled end engaging the hinge.
13. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a rope-like device attached to the first panel, allowing the first panel to be moved from the closed position to the opened position from a distance.
14. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first panel includes a seal for surrounding a perimeter of the opening.