Pivoting gutter guard cleaning system
OwnerKarim Hawashinventor
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Abstract
A pivoting gutter guard provides easy cleaning. The device has a hinged hook assembly which is secured to the rain gutter. A guard is a perforated screen that is connected to the hinged hook assembly which is secured to the top of the gutter trough.
Claims9
A gutter guard adapted to be secured on the inside front of a rain gutter, said gutter guard comprising:
- a front portion which includes a hinged hook assembly portion arranged to secure said gutter guard to a front wall of said rain gutter, said portion being shaped to provide a pivoting means for pivoting said gutter guard relative to said gutter;
- an intermediate portion extending between said front portion and said rear portion and provided with openings sized to allow the passage of water while substantially retaining leaves and solid material.
A pivoting debris screen secured to a gutter, said gutter having longitudinally extending walls defining an interior gutter region, said screen having a closed position relative to said gutter for preventing the flow of debris into said interior gutter region and having an open position relative to said gutter to provide access for easy cleaning and also to said interior gutter region, said screen comprising:
- two edge portions, at least one having pivoting means, each of said edge portions contacting a surface of said gutter when in said closed position;
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- said screen having an intermediate portion separating said edge portions and having passages to permit water to flow into said interior gutter region while preventing entry of debris into said interior gutter region.
A gutter having a body defining an interior space and a gutter guard which is pivotable between a closed position for preventing the flow of debris into said interior space and an open position to permit access for easy debris removal and to said interior space,
- said gutter body comprising longitudinally extending walls having top portions and a bottom connecting said walls;
- said gutter guard having edge portions and having a middle portion separating said edge portions, at least one of said edge portions having pivoting means and a plurality of hinge assemblies on the front portion of said gutter, said middle portion of said gutter guard having passages to permit water to flow into the interior space of said gutter body and in closed position resting on existing gutter spikes that are used to secure said gutter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.