Patent ID: 7174676
Filing Date: 2007-02-13
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A device mountable to a gutter and for removing debris therefrom, said device comprising: an elongated shaft having a centrally disposed longitudinal axis positionable within a gutter gulley and extending along a length thereof, said shaft having proximal and distal end portions oppositely disposed about the axis; a plurality of debris-removing members mounted about said shaft and between said proximal and distal end portions, said plurality of debris-removing members being selectively rotatable about the axis of said shaft; a plurality of brackets spaced along the gutter and being securable thereto, said plurality of brackets for receiving said shaft therethrough so that said plurality of debris-removing members can be maintained at a substantially stable position during operating conditions; and means for operating said device and thereby causing said plurality of debris-removing members to rotate in a select direction as desired by a user; wherein said shaft comprises a plurality of removably engageable sections for allowing a user to adjust a length of said shaft, select ones of said plurality of sections having a notch formed therein and alternate ones of said plurality of sections having a flange portion extending outwardly therefrom, said flange portions being selectively insertable into corresponding ones of said notches so that said first and second sections can be maintained at a substantially stable position.