# US 10,501,940 B2 · Heated cable cover for gutter debris preclusion devices

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- Number: US 10,501,940 B2
- Document ID: US10501940B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/049,372
- Filed: 2016-02-22
- Published: 2016-12-22
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2015-02-20
- Assignees: Gutterglove, Inc.
- Applicants: GutterGlove, Inc.
- Inventors: Robert C. Lenney
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10501940B2

## CPC

- E04D 13/0762: {De-icing devices or snow melters}
- E04D 13/076: Devices or arrangements for removing snow, ice or debris from gutters or for preventing accumulation thereof
- H05B 3/06: Heater elements structurally combined with coupling elements or holders
- H05B 2203/014: Heaters using resistive wires or cables not provided for in H05B3/54
- H05B 2214/02: Heaters specially designed for de-icing or protection against icing
- E04D: ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F13/00)
- H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL

## Abstract

The present invention includes a cover for use with a heat element and gutter debris preclusion devices. The cover includes a body, a front member, and a middle portion disposed between the body and the front member. The body includes a lip being operably configured to extend beyond an outer edge of the gutter when the cover is in use. The cover also includes a channel defined by the middle portion and at least the front member, wherein the channel is operably configured to receive the heat element. The cover is operably configured to hold the heat element to the gutter debris preclusion device. When the heat element is energized it will generate heat. The cover will enable the generated heat to transfer to the gutter debris preclusion device and to a gutter to which it is attached.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cover system for use with a heat element fitment and a gutter debris preclusion device attached to a gutter, comprising:
a cover body having a roof-side end and a gutter lip-side end,
a front member integral to the cover roof-side end, having joined first and second portions, wherein the first portion is angled downwardly from the cover body and the second portion is terminal to the first portion and angled away from the cover roof-side end to form a lateral boundary for the heat element fitment;
a lip member extending from the cover gutter lip-side end, having a lip portion angled downwardly; and
a middle portion connecting the front member and the lip member, wherein a shape of the front member and the middle portion forms a channel for the heat element fitment, the channel being adjacent to the front member and below the middle portion, wherein a bottom of the channel is bounded by a top of the gutter debris preclusion device,
wherein, the cover gutter lip-side end is configured to fit over a gutter lip and the channel is configured to be disposed proximal to the gutter lip.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cover system as recited in claim 1, wherein the middle portion and the front member are made formed from bending a unitary piece of material.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The cover system as recited in claim 1, wherein the lip member-includes an angle relative to the middle portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The cover system as recited in claim 1, wherein the channel has a cross-sectional shape of a partial rectangle.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cover system as recited in claim 1, wherein the channel has a cross-sectional shape of a partial ellipse.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The cover system as recited in claim 1, wherein the channel has a cross-sectional shape of a partial sinusoidal curve.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The cover system as recited in claim 1, further including a fastener disposed on a surface of the lip member.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The cover system as recited in claim 1, wherein the cover body includes a fastener area operably configured to receive a fastener.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The cover system as recited in claim 1, wherein the front member includes a bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion extends toward the channel.