Patent ID: 8561623

Claim:
An apparatus used to remove debris from gutters, troughs, and other overhead open conduits, comprising: a shaped conduit having closed sidewalls and an opening at each end, wherein an upper portion of said shaped conduit includes a hand-bendable section and a lower portion of said shaped conduit is straight, wherein a desired configuration of said hand-bendable section may be adjusted, by direct application of hand pressure upon a surface of said hand-bendable section, and wherein said desired configuration is maintained until readjusted by direct application of hand pressure upon a surface of said hand-bendable section; a water supply line which is releasably attached to an exterior surface of said shaped conduit and which supply line adjusts to conform with said hand-bendable section of said shaped conduit when said hand-bendable section is adjusted in shape; a valve which works in conjunction with said water supply line to control an amount of water which is applied; a wireless on-off switch which sends a signal to a switch on a vacuum source which works in conjunction with said apparatus, so that a vacuum may be applied, discontinued, and re-applied to said shaped conduit at a desired frequency; and a flexible hose which extends from the straight portion of said shaped conduit to facilitate attachment to a source of vacuum.