Patent ID: 6166352
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: E04D,H05B

Abstract:
An ice shield for use with an eave of a roof, the roof further including a gutter assembly secured in proximity to a downwardly angled and terminating edge of the eave, said ice shield further comprising:a continuous wound roll of a flexible and elongate mat having a first exposed face and a second reverse side face,an adhesive coating of specified width being applied in longitudinal fashion along said second reverse side face and a release tape being applied over said adhesive coating to prevent bonding of concentrically wound layers of said roll, a selected length of said continuous wound roll being unrolled and positioned along the roof eave edge and said release tape being removed prior to attachment of said length; anda selected plurality of coils extending generally longitudinally within said mat between said first and second faces and converting an externally supplied voltage input source into a resistance heat emitted by said coils and through said flexible and elongate mat so as to melt a deposit of ice formed upon the layers of shingles and contiguous with the roof eave edge.