Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Cover with surface water receiver at eave or valley – With separator; e.g. – strainer
Patent
1988-08-24
1989-12-26
Safavi, Michael
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Cover with surface water receiver at eave or valley
With separator; e.g., strainer
52 11, F04D 1306
Patent
active
048889202
ABSTRACT:
The invention is of a gutter anti-clogging device for preventing a gutter affixed to a facia of a building from being clogged with debris. The gutter is mounted beneath an overhang of a roof and has a basically U-shaped cross section. An inner gutter leg extends upwardly, and longitudinally along, the facia. A gutter base extends generally horizontally outward from, and longitudinally along, the inboard gutter leg. An outer gutter leg extends upwardly from, and longitudinally along, the gutter. The gutter anti-clogging device includes mesh and retaining clips. The mesh, defines mesh orifices surrounded by longitudinal wire and transverse wire, and extends longitudinal along the gutter. The mesh has a L-shaped cross section with an integral inner mesh leg and an integral sloped mesh leg. The inner mesh leg is disposed adjacent the inner gutter leg and extends above an uppermost end of theouter gutter leg. The integral sloped mesh leg extending downwardly and outwardly from an upper end of the inner mesh leg to an upper end of the outer gutter leg. The retaining clips have a generally U-shaped cross section with an inner clip leg, a clip base and an outer clip leg. The inner clip leg is inserted downward through a mesh orifice. The clip base extends outward of the inner clip leg, and the outer clip leg extends downward from the clip base and the upper end of the outer gutter leg to frictionally secure the clip and mesh to the gutter.
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