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US 2003/0110713 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for the prevention of ice dams
OwnerJohn U. Fausterinventor
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Abstract
A permeable retaining member defines a chamber therein. The permeable retaining members has an opening to the chamber. The chamber of the retainer member is filled through the opening with a melting substance and the opening is closed. The melting substance is adapted to permeate through the retaining member for melting proximate ice in a gutter and preventing ice dams on roofs.
Claims2
An apparatus for preventing ice dams on roofs, the apparatus comprising:
- a permeable retaining member defining a chamber therein;
- and
- a melting substance disposed within the chamber, the melting substance adapted to permeate through the retaining member for melting proximate ice.
A method for preventing ice dams on roofs, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a permeable retaining member having an opening;
- filling the retaining member through the opening with a melting substance;
- enclosing the opening;
- and
- placing the retaining member in a predetermined location, the melting substance adapted to permeate through the retaining member for melting proximate ice.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.