Patent ID: 8539722

Claim:
A roof water dispersal system comprising at least one substantially longitudinally extending dispersal element oriented relative to the edge of a roof so as to receive roof run-off water thereon, a supporting element for supporting said at least one dispersal element relative to the edge of the roof, and means for selectively moving said at least one dispersal element between an extended operating position and a retracted storage position, wherein said means for selectively moving said at least one dispersal element between said extended operating position and said retracted storage position comprises an adapter element, said adapter element having a front wall with a substantially longitudinally extending slot defined in a portion thereof, and a rear wall with a substantially longitudinally extending slot defined in a portion thereof, said slots in said front and rear walls of said adapter element being dimensioned so as to receive at least a portion of said supporting element for said at least one dispersal element when said dispersal element is moved from said extended operating position into said retracted storage position.