Rain-gutter cleaning system
OwnerIra George Hallinventor
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Abstract
A rain-gutter cleaning system has an agitator head that is mounted to the top end of a long suction tube and pole and supported aloft by them. A vacuum pump on the ground is connected to bring rain-gutter debris down the suction tube and into a collection bag. The agitator head includes rotating paddles that tear and break up tangles and clogs encountered in a rain gutter and has a rotating auger screw inside that helps direct the loosened debris down the throat of the suction tube. A camera mounted atop the agitator head allows an operator on the ground below to see the inside of the rain gutter on a small monitor screen.
Claims7
An improved rain-gutter cleaning system with a vacuum cleaner connected through a vacuum hose to a rain-gutter cleaning nozzle, the improvement comprising:
- an agitator head connected at a top end of said vacuum hose;
- an auger screw disposed within the agitator head and providing a mechanical conveying means to collect loose debris in a rain gutter into a throat at a top end of said vacuum hose;
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- a beater paddle disposed within the agitator head and providing a mechanical means to break loose debris in said rain gutter and to sling it up into the auger screw.
An improved rain-gutter cleaning system with a vacuum cleaner connected through a vacuum hose to a rain-gutter cleaning nozzle, the improvement comprising:
- an agitator head connected at a top end of said vacuum hose;
- an auger screw disposed within the agitator head and providing a mechanical conveying means to collect loose debris in a rain gutter into a throat at a top end of said vacuum hose;
- a beater paddle disposed within the agitator head and providing a mechanical means to break loose debris in said rain gutter and to sling it up into the auger screw;
- a motor disposed within the agitator head and connected to drive at least one of the auger screw and the beater paddle;
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- a pole on top of which is mounted the agitator head and allowing a user to remain on the ground while guiding the agitator head along an inside channel of a clogged rain gutter at the edges of a roof of a building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.