Patent ID: 8511000
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A rain gutter system that permits a rain gutter to be inverted, comprising: a plurality of semicircular rain gutter sections each of said rain gutter sections having a front wall, a back wall, a bottom wall, a first end, a second end, and an open top, a plurality of rotating assemblies, each of said rotating assemblies comprising a housing having a first aperture disposed on a first side of said housing, and a second aperture disposed on a second, laterally opposing side of said housing and a fluid conduit internally connecting said first and second apertures and adapted to permit fluid to flow through said housing; each of said first and second apertures having an outer covering comprising a covering frame and a mesh screen secured to the covering frame, wherein a plurality of connection points are disposed along an outer surface of each of said covering frames, and wherein said connection points removably secure said outer surface to one of said first and second ends of one of said rain clutter sections; each of said rotating assemblies having a drive means for rotating said rain gutter sections along an elongated axis away from a building and positioning said open top into a downward-facing position.