Patent ID: 6076307
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
A guttering cleaning system for cleaning of spouting and guttering in building structures, characterised in that the system includes:a plurality of water outlets (15) for mounting to or adjacent rain water guttering (12) of a building (11), the water outlets (15) being arranged for directing water into the guttering to flush any debris that has gathered in the guttering;a releasable water connection (20) comprising a plurality of outlet connectors (21), one outlet connector (21) being provided for each of the water outlets (15) and each outlet connector being able to convey water to the respective associated water outlet (15), the releasable water connection (20) also comprising a supply connector (22) releasably connected to any one of the outlet connectors (21) for supplying water from a water supply to the outlet connectors (21) and for enabling disconnection of the water supply from the outlet connectors, each outlet connector (21) being adapted to be mounted and to remain in place on or adjacent the guttering and in communication with the respective water outlet (15); anda water supply line (25) having two ends, one end (26) of the supply line being provided at the supply connector (22), the other end (27) of the water supply line being arranged for connection to the water supply so that the water can be supplied through the supply line (25) to the supply connector (22) for supplying water through the outlet connector (21) to which the supply connector is connected and thence to the respective water outlet (15) so as to flush any debris in the guttering (12), the supply connector (22) being capable of being released and disconnected from the associated outlet connector (21) and moved to any other one of the outlet connector when flushing of the guttering at one location has been completed.