Gutter cleaning apparatus

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring to FIG.
2, cleaning head 10 is shown attached to handle 12 at central extension connector 14 by means of nut 16.
The upper section of handle 12 shown in FIG.
2 can be rigid or can be flexible.
Interior sloping surface 18 slopes up from side edge 20 to central extension connector 14 on one side of the cleaning head and from the other side edge 22 (not shown in FIG.
2) to the other side of central extension connector 14.
Interior sloping surface 18 is defined by front wall 24, rear wall 26, and central extension connector 14.
An identical interior sloping surface 28 (see FIG.
3) is formed on the opposite side of central extension connector 14 shown in FIG.
2.
As shown in FIG.
4, rear wall 26 is adapted to substantially conformingly engage rear wall gutter wall 30 and front wall 24 is adapted to substantially conformingly engage at least the lower section of front gutter wall 32.
Also, bottom area 34 and bottom area 36 about side edge 20 and side edge 22 (FIG.
3), respectively, are flat their entire width to substantially conformingly engage flat bottom interior surface 38 of the gutter.
Thus, the arrangement of front wall 24, rear wall 26, and bottom areas 34 and 36 substantially preclude any debris in the gutter from bypassing movement up interior sloping surfaces 18 and 28 of cleaning head 10.
For this purpose also, side edges 20 and 22 are thin in heighth so that debris can readily be transferred from the gutter to cleaning head 10.
Front wall 24 has upper sloping lip 40 which extends above gutter front wall 32.
Rear wall 26 has upper sloping lip 42 which extends over upper sloping lip 40 of front wall 24 and is in spaced-apart relationship therefrom.
The opening created between upper sloping lips 40 and 42 defines a passageway through which the debris transferred from the gutter up interior sloping surfaces 18 and 28 is discharged from cleaning head 10 and out of the gutter.
In order to ensure that debris will be retained on interior sloping surfaces 18 and 28, upper sloping lip 42 of rear wall 26 has downward bent portions 44 (see FIGS