EP1003944B1 - Device for clearing debris from gutters - Google Patents
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- EP1003944B1 EP1003944B1 EP98928502A EP98928502A EP1003944B1 EP 1003944 B1 EP1003944 B1 EP 1003944B1 EP 98928502 A EP98928502 A EP 98928502A EP 98928502 A EP98928502 A EP 98928502A EP 1003944 B1 EP1003944 B1 EP 1003944B1
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- gutter
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B08—CLEANING
- B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
- B08B3/00—Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam
- B08B3/02—Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays
- B08B3/026—Cleaning by making use of hand-held spray guns; Fluid preparations therefor
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B13/00—Machines or plants for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces of objects or other work by spraying, not covered by groups B05B1/00 - B05B11/00
- B05B13/02—Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work
- B05B13/04—Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during spraying operation
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B15/00—Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories
- B05B15/60—Arrangements for mounting, supporting or holding spraying apparatus
- B05B15/62—Arrangements for supporting spraying apparatus, e.g. suction cups
- B05B15/628—Arrangements for supporting spraying apparatus, e.g. suction cups of variable length
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B08—CLEANING
- B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
- B08B3/00—Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam
- B08B3/02—Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays
- B08B3/026—Cleaning by making use of hand-held spray guns; Fluid preparations therefor
- B08B3/028—Spray guns
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
- E04D13/00—Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage; Sky-lights
- E04D13/04—Roof drainage; Drainage fittings in flat roofs, balconies or the like
- E04D13/076—Devices or arrangements for removing snow, ice or debris from gutters or for preventing accumulation thereof
- E04D13/0765—Cleaning tools
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B9/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour
- B05B9/01—Spray pistols, discharge devices
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- This invention relates to a device for clearing accumulated debris from eave-level rainwater gutters on buildings.
- debris commonly comprises windblown dust, sand, soil; particles and vegetable matter, the last being chiefly leaves, all of which land on the roof and gravitate or are washed by rain into the gutter, where they settle and, in time, become compacted.
- Light rainfall is generally ineffective to sweep such debris as far as the downpipe, and heavy showers are often equally ineffective after compaction has become established.
- Gutter clearing is thus conventionally a job for a manual worker using a clearing tool and a ladder somewhat precariously placed, since it leans against the gutter which may have become partly loosened from its supporting brackets, or may be made from flexible PVC and thus inclined to shift, rotate or bend inwardly under the variable forces arising from the person's movements on the ladder.
- GB 2 030 849 discloses a liquid supply apparatus comprising a container of liquid, a duct leading from the container to one or more nozzles and means for pressurising the liquid in the container.
- a nozzle may be associated with a rubber blade to provide window or gutter cleaning apparatus.
- liquid is discharged via outlets in a brush or roller.
- the liquid supplied may be water, a detergent, paint or creosote.
- the invention accordingly provides a device for clearing accumulated debris from eave-level rainwater gutters on buildings, which device comprises:
- a device for clearing accumulated debris from eave-level rainwater gutters on buildings which device comprises a travelling member adapted to be positioned on or in the gutter with sufficient clearance below the overhanging edge of the roof cover for placement, operation and subsequent removal of said member, means for moving said member to and fro longitudinally of the gutter for dislodging the debris and forwarding it to a downpipe for disposal; wherein the means for moving the travelling member to and fro comprise a substantially rigid longitudinal handle for manipulation by a person working below the gutter, for example at ground level, wherein the dislodging means comprises a water conduit terminating in a directional nozzle mounted on the travelling member, and means for supplying water to said conduit to dislodge the debris, the handle and water conduit being connected to the travelling member by a rigid swan neck member; characterized in that the travelling member has an entry profile for insertion into a gutter generally longitudinally of the gutter and a travelling or sweeping profile generally perpendicular to the gutter, and the dislodging means comprises a blade generally extending
- the means for moving the travelling member to and fro comprises a substantially rigid longitudinal handle, for manipulation by a person working below the gutter, for example at ground level or on a balcony intermediate the ground level and the gutter being cleared.
- the handle may be extensible and contractable, for example telescopically, to allow for clearing gutters at different heights.
- the travelling member and the debris dislodging means are amalgamated and comprise firstly a rigid blade which slidingly fits the internal cross- section of the gutter, and secondly an elongate handle having one end attachable to the blade for introducing said blade into the gutter, the other end being suitable for grasping to maintain the blade in the gutter in a gutter clearing orientation thereof, and to move said blade to and fro in that approximate orientation.
- the attachment between blade and handle may be pivotal, with an optional catch or latch to render said attachment rigid (e.g. after introduction of the blade into a gutter).
- the orientation of the blade to the gutter axis in use is approximately perpendicular for preference; a slight deviation (up to 20 degrees) from the perpendicular may be beneficial, in that it imparts a certain shearing action to the blade in motion making it easier to dislodge compacted debris.
- the contour of the blade is preferably such as to fill that internal transverse section of the gutter which is defined in use by the plane of the blade, with of course the aforementioned sliding fit.
- the dislodging and forwarding means i.e. the blade
- the dislodging and forwarding means is provided for preference with a conduit for water at low pressure; a small stream of water thus provided facilitates forwarding the dislodged debris to the downpipe.
- the low pressure water conduit may have two outlet orifices, disposed one on either face of the blade (because dislodged debris may need to be forwarded in one direction or the other, according to the location of the downpipe in use).
- a parallel pair of similar blades is a useful arrangement, in which a stream of water, if used, may be arranged to flow out from between the blades.
- a brush or the sweeping device may be replaceably secured (e.g. by clips) to the blade or one of the two blades, to improve the cleaning efficiency.
- a gutter clearing device comprises a hollow length-adjustable handle 1, a water conduit 2, a travelling member 3, a directed nozzle 4 and a motorised water pump 5.
- the conduit 2 is a hose secured by clips to the handle 1, and communicates with the nozzle 4 through a swan-neck extension 6 of the handle 1.
- the handle 1 is in two sections which telescope together for length adjustment and have a screw clasp 7 for locking them into a selected overall length.
- the travelling member 3 is adapted to rest on or fit into a gutter 8 of a building 9 with freedom for sliding displacement therealong.
- a miniature video camera 11 is mounted on the member 3 and has a co-operating closed circuit miniature monitor 12 mounted on the handle 1.
- the camera is focused on the area where the water jet, in use, impacts on the gutter floor.
- the operator can use this arrangement to follow progress in clearing the gutter, and indicate when the whole assembly on the, travelling member 3 may usefully be advanced.
- the pump 5 can serve to supply water at a suitably high pressure to the conduit 2 and the nozzle 4.
- a perforated receptacle 13 placed at the bottom of a downpipe 14 is proposed for entrapment of debris arriving down the downpipe 14 to prevent its reaching and perhaps blocking the drain.
- the receptacle 13, in use, is removed, emptied and replaced at suitable intervals.
- the gutter clearing device with the debris dislodging means comprising a blade is shown.
- the gutter clearing device comprises a flexible water conduit 20, a handle 21, a swan-neck rigid pipe 22 mounted on the handle 21 in communication with the conduit 20, which may be a flexible garden hose, and a clearing blade 23 rigidly secured to the pipe 22 across the end orifice thereof, creating , lesser orifices 24,25 one on either side of the blade 23.
- the conduit 20 is accommodated within the handle 21, and connected to the pipe 22 by a coupling 27 mounted at the top of the handle 21.
- the conduit 20 is connected to a water supply at mains pressure, and provides a stream of water on either side. of the blade 23, to assist in loosening and conveying debris from a gutter 26 in the direction of a downpipe (not shown).
- Figures 4, 5 and 6 show variants 30 and 31, respectively, on the shape of the swan-neck pipe of Figure 2, devised to deal with the introduction of the blade 23 of that figure into a gutter 26 and the control and deployment of said blade, in the presence of various arrangements of roof cover and mountings of gutter.
- the flexible water conduit used is not shown in these figures.
- a device generally similar to that of Figure 2 comprises a handle 61, a low-pressure water hose 62 fastened by clips 63 to the handle 61 and joined by a coupling 64 to the upper arc of a swan-neck member 65, the lower part 66 of which is a solid rod.
- the swan-neck member 65 extends to a horizontal length sandwiched between two blades 67 designed for clearing a flat-bottomed gutter.
- the horizontal length has its free end stopped and bears along its bottom aspect a number of perforations adapted to deliver streams of water to the gutter in the direction shown by the associated arrows.
- Figure 8 shows the sweeping member from Figure 7, including one of a number of 2 or 3 cm lengths 68 of an approximately S-section extrusion (of e.g. aluminium) which is adapted to clip beneath the lower edge of one of the blades 67 while deploying a brush 69 of stiff bristles or wire to improve the clearing action.
- These brush lengths 68 can thus be exchanged and replaced when worn.
- Figure 9 shows a device generally similar to that of Figure 7 (the hose has been omitted from the drawing for simplicity) showing an entry profile of the swan-neck member 76 in solid outline, and an active or sweeping profile in broken outline.
- the entry profile facilitates insertion of the sweeping member 70 into a gutter more or less longitudinally of the gutter, and the sweeping profile places the sweeping member 70 squarely athwart the gutter for clearing use.
- the two profiles are interchangeable by rotation of the handle about its axis.
- Figure 10 illustrates a double-bladed sweeping member 80 designed for a gutter of semicircular cross-section.
- the swan-neck member 86 in this case executes an S-bend to enter the sweeping member 80 and assume a curved shape adapted for being sandwiched (e.g. by welding) between the blades.
- its lower aspect is perforated to provide streams of water in directions indicated by the associated arrows.
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- A device for clearing accumulated debris from eave-level rainwater gutters on buildings, which device comprises a travelling member (3,67,70,80) adapted to be positioned on or in the gutter with sufficient clearance below the overhanging edge of the roof cover for placement, operation and subsequent removal of said member, means for moving said member to and fro longitudinally of the gutter for dislodging the debris and forwarding it to a downpipe for disposal;
wherein the means for moving the travelling member to and fro comprise a substantially rigid longitudinal handle (1,21,61) for manipulation by a person working below the gutter, for example at ground level;
wherein the dislodging means comprises a water conduit (20,62) terminating in a directional nozzle mounted on the travelling member, and means for supplying water to said conduit to dislodge the debris; and
wherein the handle and water conduit are connected to the travelling member by a rigid swan neck member (6,30,31,65,76,86);
characterized in that the travelling member has an entry profile for insertion into a gutter generally longitudinally of the gutter and a travelling or sweeping profile generally perpendicular to the gutter and that the dislodging means comprises a blade (67) generally extending along a first plane and the swan neck member generally extending along a second, different plane disposed at an angle relative to the first plane, whereby said entry profile and said travelling or sweeping profile are interchangeable by rotation of the swan neck member through rotation of the handle about its axis. - A device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the handle is extensible and contractable, for example telescopically, to allow for clearing gutters at different heights.
- A device according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that a closed circuit television unit is used to monitor progress in clearance.
- A kit of devices as claimed in Claim 1, having variety of the rigid swan neck member (6,30,31,65,76,86) to deal with the introduction of the blade into a gutter and and deployment of said blade, in presence of various arrangements of roof cover and of gutter.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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IE970433 IES80742B2 (en) | 1997-06-11 | 1997-06-11 | Device for clearing debris from gutters |
IE970433 | 1997-06-11 | ||
PCT/IE1998/000044 WO1998057006A1 (en) | 1997-06-11 | 1998-06-11 | Device for clearing debris from gutters |
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EP1003944A1 EP1003944A1 (en) | 2000-05-31 |
EP1003944B1 true EP1003944B1 (en) | 2004-03-17 |
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EP98928502A Expired - Lifetime EP1003944B1 (en) | 1997-06-11 | 1998-06-11 | Device for clearing debris from gutters |
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EP (1) | EP1003944B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE262095T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU8031798A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69822474D1 (en) |
IE (1) | IES80742B2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1998057006A1 (en) |
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DE10009893A1 (en) * | 2000-03-01 | 2001-09-06 | Edgar Tammling | Roof gutter cleaning device uses length-adjustable suction tube with slidable guided end nozzle fitting common gutter shares and sorts dry from wet in-situ. |
GB2389775A (en) * | 2002-06-19 | 2003-12-24 | John Pugh | A gutter cleaner |
DE202004008825U1 (en) * | 2004-06-03 | 2005-10-13 | Schydlo, Martin T. | Device for cleaning gutters has suction device on ground connected to suction pipe leading to suction opening guided through gutter by telescopic extending handle |
DE102004049170A1 (en) * | 2004-10-08 | 2006-04-13 | Metallwarenfabrik Marktoberdorf Gmbh & Co. Kg | Roof gutter inspection unit has adjustable length hand held rod with video camera using wireless link to display |
DE102004049169A1 (en) * | 2004-10-08 | 2006-04-13 | Metallwarenfabrik Marktoberdorf Gmbh & Co. Kg | Roof gutter clearing equipment has a remote powered cleaning brush on the upper end of a telescopic hand held pole operated from ground level |
FR2901718B1 (en) * | 2006-05-30 | 2008-12-05 | Aph | SPRAYING INSTALLATION OF A TREATMENT AGENT FOR ROOFS AND FACADES |
US7926141B2 (en) * | 2006-08-15 | 2011-04-19 | Umagination Labs, L.P. | Systems and methods of a gutter cleaning system |
US7979945B2 (en) | 2006-08-15 | 2011-07-19 | Umagination Labs, L.P. | Systems and methods for robotic gutter cleaning |
US7886399B2 (en) | 2006-08-15 | 2011-02-15 | Umagination Labs, L.P. | Systems and methods for robotic gutter cleaning along an axis of rotation |
US7743683B2 (en) | 2006-08-15 | 2010-06-29 | Umagination Labs, L.P. | Systems and methods of a power tool system with interchangeable functional attachments powered by a direct rotational drive |
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- 1998-06-11 EP EP98928502A patent/EP1003944B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-06-11 WO PCT/IE1998/000044 patent/WO1998057006A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1998-06-11 AU AU80317/98A patent/AU8031798A/en not_active Abandoned
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