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US 11,060,294 B2Granted
Gutter ball downspout cord conveyance method and mechanism
OwnerDaniel A. Beltramo, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A downspout cord or the like conveyance device and method, comprised of a sufficiently heavy and at least partially rolling mass, preferably that rotates around an axle which is connected to a harness and to which a cord or the like may be attached and pulled down a bent downspout largely by the force of gravity.
Claims11
A downspout material conveyance device for bent downspouts comprising:
- a mass sized and structured to rotate around a mass axle bore defined therein, to roll, at least in part, down a bent downspout;
- a length of material sufficient to traverse a downspout, connected directly or indirectly to said mass by a harness;
- and with said mass, harness and length of material structured in combination to pull or pay-out or unwind the length of material down a minimally bent vertical downspout.
A method of conveying a length of material down a bent downspout, comprising:
- attaching a length of material to a mass by a harness, the harness comprising an axle extending through an axle bore defined in the mass, the combination structured to fit through a gutter outlet and a minimally bent downspout such that gravity moves the combination through the bent downspout while pulling, paying out or unwinding the length of material;
- dropping said mass into a downspout;
- providing a sufficient length of material such that the material may be secured at the top of the downspout and extend through the length of the downspout;
- attaching a top end of material that traverses the length of the downspout to the gutter or to proximate a top of the downspout;
- and detaching the mass from the length of material at the bottom of the downspout.
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