Gutter Inspection and Cleaning Apparatus

A gutter inspection and cleaning apparatus, having the following components which are designed to inspect and clean a rain gutter.

• An inspection component having;
• a. Power mirror attachment mounted above the scraper mechanism to capture the entire travel of the scraper plate, as it travels from its rest position to its maximum working position.
• b. Power mirror attachment having a flat reflective mirror surface which is used to reflect an image from inside the gutter back to the user, allowing the debris inside the gutter to be become visible.
• c. Power mirror attachment which also as the ability to be adjusted manually in the event that there is a loss of power. The manual adjustment is carried out at the ball joint pivot point.
• d. An optional non-power mirror attachment that as full manual adjustment.
• e. Mirror retainer housing that is attached to the powered or non-powered mirror attachments by two (2) mechanical fasteners.
• f. An articulating ball joint that is pivoted to the cantilever arm, which allows the said mirror retainer to be tilted up/down at a 45 degree angle, or at a 30 degree angle to the left and right about the central axis of the ball joint. The articulating ball joint also allows the mirror to be pivotally rotated about the central axis in the ball joint. The rotational angular travel of the mirror is up to 72 degrees, to either the left or right of the central axis, thus allowing the user to optimize the viewing angles for inspection and or cleaning. The total angular rotational travel of the mirror from left to right is 144+/−5 degrees.
• g. A cantilever arm which connects the mirror attachment and the mirror retainer housing to the hollow cylindrical vertical riser.
• h. A cantilever adjustment screw and compression spring located between the cantilever arm and the hollow cylindrical vertical riser. When the adjustment screw is torque to the left or right, it adjusts the tilt angle of the said cantilever arm and mirror up/down to optimize the viewing angles.
• i. An adjustable hollow cylindrical vertical riser designed to adjust the height of the said mirror attachment up and down along a vertical axis with a locking pin.
• j. The ability to inspect the gutter along its full length, which is achieved when the user moves the said apparatus longitudinally along a plane parallel to the length of the gutter. If the user determines that the gutter needs to be cleared, the said apparatus can now be used to clear the debris by means of the scraper mechanism.