Self-cleaning gutter and roof system
OwnerTim Bonerbinventor
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Abstract
A self-cleaning gutter system for controllably removing gutter contents from a roof at a time determined by an operator having a gutter frame attachable to the roof, an inflatable inflate membrane attachable to the roof, and a flexible cover attachable at a first end to the roof uphill from the gutter frame and sized to cover the inflate membrane in both a deflated and inflated state and at least a portion of the gutter frame, whereby the inflate membrane in the deflated state causes gutter contents to be controllably retained on the roof by the gutter frame, and the inflate membrane in the inflated state causes the gutter contents to be controllably lifted upward and over an edge of the gutter frame, thereby controllably removing gutter contents from the roof.
Claims27
A self-cleaning gutter and roof system for controllably removing gutter contents from a roof at a time determined by an operator comprising:
- a gutter frame (51) attachable to a roof deck (10) or roof shingles (52);
- an inflatable inflate membrane (26) attachable to the roof deck (10) or shingles (52);
- a flexible cover (15) attachable at a first end to the roof (10) uphill from the gutter frame (51) and sized to cover the inflate membrane (26) in both a deflated state and an inflated state, and at least a portion of the gutter frame (51),
- whereby the inflate membrane (26) in the deflated state causes gutter contents (7) to be controllably retained on the roof by the gutter frame (51), and the inflate membrane (26) in the inflated state causes the gutter contents to be controllably lifted upward and over an edge of the gutter frame (51), thereby controllably removing gutter contents from the roof (10).
A self-cleaning gutter and roof system for controllably removing gutter contents from a roof at a time determined by an operator comprising:
- a gutter frame (51) attachable to a roof deck (10) or roof shingles (52);
- an inflatable inflate membrane (26) attachable to the roof deck (10) or shingles (52);
- a flexible cover (15) attachable at a first end to the roof (10) uphill from the gutter frame (51) and sized to cover the inflate membrane (26) in both a deflated state and an inflated state, and at least a portion of the gutter frame (51);
- a blower (21) pneumatically connected to the inflate membrane;
- a camera (118) for viewing operation of the self-cleaning gutter system;
- a controller (28) in operative communication with the blower;
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- a phone app installable on a smart phone (120) programmed to remotely operate the controller (28) and remotely operate the camera;
- such that an operator using the phone app can view the self-cleaning gutter and roof system with the camera, observe the inflate membrane (26) in the deflated state that causes gutter contents (7) to be controllably retained on the roof by the gutter frame (51) and remotely control the controller and blower with the phone app to inflate the inflate membrane (26) such that the inflate membrane (26) in the inflated state causes the gutter contents to be controllably lifted upward and over an edge of the gutter frame (51).
(117) onto the roof deck (10) with a fastener,
- whereby the top cover (15T), connection flap (117), and flexible cover (15) can be installed to the roof (10) by first aligning a bottom edge of the top cover connection flap (117) with a top edge of the flexible cover (15), fastening the clamp bar (37c) to the roof deck (10) at the aligned edges, removably attaching the first portion (85) to the second portion (84), and folding the top cover (15T) over and upward.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.