Heated gutter system
AssigneeE & T Tooling Inc.
InventorEdward Swanfeld, Jr.
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Abstract
A heated gutter system for preventing the build up of ice and snow on and in a roof gutter. The roof gutter includes a bottom wall, an upper wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of opposing ends. The upper and front walls have a space therebetween. A plurality of support brackets are positioned in the gutter along the length of the same. Each of the support brackets has a groove formed therein which is positioned adjacent the rear wall of the gutter. The groove in each of the brackets is aligned with the grooves in the other brackets. A heating element extends along the length of the gutter in between the grooves in each of the bracket.
Claims4
A heated gutter system for preventing the build up of ice and snow on and around a roof gutter comprising:
- a roof gutter having a bottom wall, an upper wall, a front wall, and a rear wall, said upper wall extending outwardly from said rear wall and said upper wall and said front wall having a space therebetween;
- a plurality of support brackets positioned in said gutter along the length of the same, each of said support brackets having a groove therein, said groove in each of said brackets being positioned adjacent one of said walls of said gutter, each of said support brackets including a first segment and a second segment, said second segment extending outwardly from said first segment, each of said first and second segments of each of said support brackets having a groove therein, said second segment having two flanges which contact said upper wall and said first segment contacting said rear wall;
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- heat generating means extending along the length of said gutter and within said grooves in each of said brackets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.