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Cover apparatus for rain gutters
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Inventors: Beyers, Gerald W.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Friedman; Carl D.
Assistant Examiner: Katcheves; Basil
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd., Niebuhr; Frederick W.
The present invention taught, enabled, described, illustrated and claimed herein comprises a continuous cover-type debris/fluid separation apparatus which is easily installed in existing, conventional trough-type gutter structures. The apparatus is configured to capture a small amount of water between two ridge features in a what is termed herein a "static pool." The first ridge is preferably formed adjacent the outer part of the gutter structure and the second ridge is formed adjacent the inner part of the gutter structure (i.e., adjacent a terminal edge of the roof of a building). The first ridge has an apex portion that is preferably is disposed at a higher elevation than an apex portion of the second ridge. The portion of the cover structure disposed between the first ridge and the second ridge thus defines the static pool region. As rainwater flowing from the terminal edge of the roof begins to fill the static pool region the rainwater naturally seeks level. As the static pool rises it first begins to flow over the second ridge toward the building. As a result, the majority of the rainwater flows "backward" toward the building, over the second ridge and through a gap formed between the cover structure and the gutter, and into the trough portion of the gutter. Meanwhile the leaves and other debris are carried "forward" by the fluid flowing away from the building. Thus, the debris and leaves are urged over the apex feature of the first ridge and past a small gap between the cover structure and the gutter, and ultimately over the lip of the gutter, so that the debris does not enter the trough portion of the gutter. The fluid that accompanies the debris and leaves passes through the small gap and is captured by the gutter. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS In FIG.
1 a prior art combination of a gutter 10, having a upwardly extending outer lip portion 16 and an upwardly extending inner lip portion 18 coupled together via a series of gutter hangers 12 which also serve to connect the gutter 10 to the fascia 22 of a building 20 adjacent a terminal edge of roof 24.
The typical gutter 10 is a channel- or trough-type structure having a relatively large trough portion 14 for collecting rainwater and debris that washes down from the roof 24.
Referring now to FIG.
2, which is a perspective view of the elements of the improved cover apparatus 30 of the present invention.
The cover apparatus 30 is used for separating debris 28 from rainwater or other fluid 26 flowing from a roof 24 into the trough 14 of a gutter 10 without appreciably slowing or changing the typical performance of the gutter 10.
In operation the apparatus of the present invention initially receives fluid 26 runoff, including incidental debris 28, from the roof 24 in a central portion 41 of the cover apparatus 30.
The cover apparatus 30 functions primarily to direct fluid 26 into the gutter 10 in a direction across the gutter 10 (i.
e.
, toward and away from the lip portions 16,18) and not in the traditional longitudinal direction to or from the terminal ends of the gutter 10.
The terminal ends of said cover structure 30 are preferably fitted to the gutter 10 so that said terminal ends fit more or less flush to the interior vertical end portion of said gutter 10.
However, the cover structure 30 may be bounded on either or both ends thereof by an end cap (not shown in FIG.
2) as described in more detail hereinbelow in reference to FIG.
8.
In any event, the fluid 26 impinging upon the cover structure 30 first forms a "static pool" 40 in a substantially flat central region 41 therein as more fully described, taught, enabled and illustrated herein (specifically in FIG.
3).
The gutter 10 can be of any suitable design as is known and used in the art that is configured generally as a channel-type, or trough-type collection mechanism for fluid 26 flowing from a roof 24
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