Patent ID: 6428067
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A gutter cleaning tool for safely removing leaves and debris from gutters comprising, in combination:a pair of elongated handles each having an upper end, a lower end, and an intermediate extent therebetween, the elongated handles being pivotally coupled together by a central pivot point whereby the elongated handles can move with respect to one another in a scissor-like arrangement; a pair of inverted L-shaped brackets secured to the upper ends of the pair of elongated handles, the brackets each having a lower vertical portion and an upper horizontal portion, the lower vertical portion secured to the upper end of the elongated handle; and a pair of plates secured to the pair of inverted L-shaped brackets, the pair of plates being shaped to correspond with a cross-sectional shape of a gutter, the pair of plates each having a linear upper edge, a linear lower edge, and opposed angularly oriented side edges, the linear upper edge secured to the upper horizontal portion of the bracket, the side edges each having a plurality of undulations therein to conform to the shape of the gutter.