Gutter filter
AssigneeAmerican Gutter Filter, Inc.
InventorKen Konkey
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Abstract
A rain gutter filter apparatus and method utilize a filter element of a reticulated foam material adapted for insertion into a gutter having an open top defining a top width of the gutter. The filter element has a flat top surface with a width substantially matching the top width of the gutter, a bottom surface having a width less than the top width of the filter element, and front and rear surfaces extending upward from the bottom surface of the filter element to thereby form a front and a rear open passage for water on front and rear sides of the bottom surface of the filter element when the filter element is installed into the gutter. The reticulated foam material of the filter element has a composition that is flame resistant, germicidal, mold resistant, and resistant to degradation by exposure to ultraviolet rays.
Claims24
A gutter protection system, comprising;
- a rain gutter filter apparatus installed in a gutter, the gutter having an open top defining a top width of the gutter, the filter apparatus comprising, a filter element of reticulated foam material having a top surface thereof with a width substantially matching the top width of the gutter, a bottom surface having a width less than the width of the top surface of the filter element, and front and rear surfaces thereof extending upward from the bottom surface, forming a front and a rear open passage for water to the front and rear of the bottom surface, the front open passage defined between the front surface and the gutter, the rear open passage defined between the rear surface and the gutter.
A gutter protection system comprising:
- a reticulated foam insert adapted to fit within a gutter and further having at least substantially the same width as the gutter, and the foam insert comprising an antimicrobial additive and a fire retardant additive.
A gutter protection system comprising:
- a reticulated foam insert adapted to fit within a gutter and further having at least substantially the same width as the gutter, and
- the foam insert comprising a UV stabilizer additive and a fire retardant additive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.