Method and apparatus for a rain gutter system
AssigneeFreedom Carrier LLC
InventorMichael T. Wallace
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Abstract
A rain gutter system is provided that allows the collection of a combination of precipitation and debris from a roof top of a building during a precipitation event (e.g., a thunderstorm) within an interior of a rain gutter of the rain gutter system. The rain gutter system includes one or more rain gutter traps that filter the debris from the precipitation and trap the debris away from the rain gutter's downspout prior to allowing the precipitation to channel away from the building. The one or more rain gutter traps are configured with hinged doors and/or removably attachable components for ease of removal of the trapped debris.
Claims17
A rain gutter system, comprising:
- a rain gutter;
- a downspout coupled to the rain gutter;
- and
- a rain gutter trap removably coupled to the rain gutter, the rain gutter trap including a first component configured to allow passage of water from the rain gutter to the downspout while blocking debris from the downspout during a first mode and configured to be removed from the rain gutter and emptied during a second mode.
A method of collecting debris from a rain gutter, comprising:
- coupling a receptacle to a rain gutter;
- allowing water and debris collected by the rain gutter to flow into the receptacle;
- allowing the water collected by the receptacle to flow into a downspout;
- trapping the debris in the receptacle;
- decoupling the receptacle from the rain gutter;
- emptying the debris from the receptacle;
- and
- coupling the emptied receptacle to the rain gutter.
A rain gutter trap, comprising:
- a first component configured to allow ingress of water and debris from a first side of the first component and configured to trap the debris and allow egress of only the water from a second side of the first component;
- and
- a second component removably coupled to the second side of the first component and configured to accept the water from the first component and configured to allow egress of the water via a downspout egress, wherein the first component is configured to be removed from the second component to allow removal of the debris.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.