Patent ID: 7610721

Claim:
A rain gutter debris removal system, including a rain gutter and a gutter clearing device in operative engagement with said gutter; said gutter including a back wall section and a bottom gutter section defining a channel therealong; said gutter clearing device including an upright scavenging blade disposed lengthwise within said channel for movement between a home position, retracted toward said back wall, and an extended position across said channel, forward of said back wall; and actuator means to reciprocate said scavenging blade between said home position and said extended position thereof, whereby to expel debris from said channel; said actuator means including a reciprocable expansible chamber device disposed between said back wall and said scavenging blade and pivotally connected to said back wall for pivotal movement up and down, whereby said wiper blade maintains wiping engagement with said gutter as said wiper blade traverses said channel.