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Granted Patent B2
US 9,181,707 · App. 14/039,318 · Granted Nov 10, 2015

Heated gutter cover system

Inventor: Anthony M. Iannelli (Cincinnati, OH)
E04D13/0762
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,181,707
App. No.
14/039,318
Granted
Nov 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gutter cover heater ( 20 or 40 ) may be used on a gutter cover ( 10 ), wherein the gutter cover heater ( 20 or 40 ) comprises a shield ( 21 ) and a heat cable ( 22 ). The gutter cover ( 10 ) comprises a top portion ( 11 ) extending forwardly from a rear edge ( 12 ) of the gutter cover ( 10 ). The shield ( 21 ) is a longitudinally extended sheet that covers at least a portion of the gutter cover and the heat cable ( 22 ), and is attached to the top portion ( 11 ) of the gutter cover ( 10 ).

Claims (14)

1. A gutter cover heater for a gutter cover, wherein the gutter cover heater comprises a shield and a heat cable;

wherein the gutter cover comprises a top portion extending forwardly from a rear edge of the gutter cover; and

wherein the shield is a longitudinally extended sheet that covers at least a portion of the gutter cover and the heat cable, and is attached to the top portion of the gutter cover, wherein the shield is attached to the gutter cover by a spring portion with compression against the gutter cover.

2. The gutter cover heater of claim 1 , wherein a substantially arcuate surface extends downwardly from the top portion to form a downward wall;

wherein the heat cable is located on the arcuate surface of the gutter cover;

wherein the rear of the shield is proximate to the front part of the top portion; the middle of the shield is bent around the heat cable and the arcuate surface of the gutter cover; and the front of the shield is proximate to the downward wall.

3. The gutter cover heater of claim 2 , wherein the heat cable is attached to the arcuate surface of the gutter cover with adhesive.

4. The gutter cover heater of claim 2 , wherein the middle of the shield bent around the heat cable and the arcuate surface is bent with two or more creases to create the bend.

5. The gutter cover heater of claim 2 , wherein the middle of the shield bent around the heat cable and the arcuate surface is bent without any creases to create the bend.

6. The gutter cover heater of claim 1 , wherein the heat cable is located on the front part of the top portion behind the arcuate surface of the gutter cover.

7. The gutter cover heater of claim 6 , wherein a substantially arcuate surface extends downwardly from the top portion and extends to form a downward wall; wherein the rear of the shield is proximate to the front part of the top portion; the middle of the shield is bent up from the top portion to the top of the heat cable and then down around the arcuate surface of the gutter cover; and the front of the shield is proximate to the downward wall.

8. The gutter cover heater of claim 6 , wherein the heat cable is attached to the front part of the top portion of the gutter cover with adhesive.

9. The gutter cover heater of claim 6 , wherein the rear of the shield is attached to the front part of the top portion by a screw or a rivet.

10. The gutter cover heater of claim 6 , wherein a middle part of the shield has apertures.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61706805 · Sep 28, 2012
Related Publication 20140090311A1 · Apr 3, 2014