Patent ID: 6851582
Filing Date: 2005-02-08
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A deicing device for placing ice melting material into a rain gutter, the deicing device having a front side, a rear side, a left side and a right side as well as an upper end and a lower end, the deicer device comprising: a hopper including a container, a valve assembly and a spout, the valve assembly being located between the spout and the container, the valve assembly and the spout being located at the lower end, the container and the spout each having an opening which openings are aligned with one another, the valve assembly including means for opening and closing the openings in the container and in the spout; means for actuating the valve assembly; a handle; means for securing the handle to the container; and a bracket mounted on the handle having two legs and a cross member, each leg generally having the shape of an inverted U, the two legs being connected together by the cross member at the rear side and extending to the front side.