Patent ID: 6497816
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: B01D,E04D

Abstract:
A strainer for removing debris from rain water in a rain gutter comprising a rain gutter having a lower end, wherein said lower end is open;a collector box for water, said collector box having an open top and being mounted below said open end of said gutter; a strainer supported at the top of said collector box, said strainer comprising an upper tier of parallel bars extending from said open end of said gutter to approximately the midpoint of said collector box, and a lower tier of parallel bars extending from a position underlying said upper parallel bars to a position beyond said collector box, wherein said upper bars are positioned above openings formed by spaces between said lower bars in said underlying position, and wherein both tiers of parallel bars are angled with respect to the horizontal in a downward direction from said open end of said gutter; and a connector means for connecting said collector box to a downspout.