Debris Deflection Devices
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1. A gutter insert comprising at least one an upper blocking member, at least one vertical support member,wherein said upper blocking member and said vertical support member are engaged with each other over all or part of the distal or back edge of the upper blocking member and the proximal or upper edge of the vertical support member,wherein said upper blocking members is flexibly engaged with said vertical support member, wherein said insert is longer than it is wide.
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Abstract
This invention related to the field of drains and rain gutters typically attached to a house or commercial building. This invention describes gutter inserts that block, or deflect vegetation and other debris from entering rain gutters.
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1. A gutter insert comprising at least one an upper blocking member, at least one vertical support member,
wherein said upper blocking member and said vertical support member are engaged with each other over all or part of the distal or back edge of the upper blocking member and the proximal or upper edge of the vertical support member, wherein said upper blocking members is flexibly engaged with said vertical support member, wherein said insert is longer than it is wide.
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9. A gutter insert for impeding the egress of non-liquid debris into a gutter,
said gutter including a front wall terminating into a front lip, a back wall, and a bottom wall, said bottom wall extending between and connecting the front wall to the back wall, wherein said gutter insert comprises: -
a) an upper blocking member including means for engaging said gutter front lip, b) a generally vertical support member connected to said blocking member, said generally vertical support member including means for engaging the insert with the gutter at a location on or near the lower half of said bottom wall. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Use of a gutter insert to keep rain gutters open and draining freely comprising an upper blocking member and at least one vertical support member,
wherein said upper blocking member is comprised of a flat or rounded structure with its distal edge engaged with the vertical support member, wherein either or both the upper blocking member and the vertical support member may be divided into a multiplicity of pieces, wherein the distal portion of the upper blocking member and the proximal portion of the vertical support member are attached to each other, wherein said upper blocking member and vertical support member are attached such that they form an angle such that the plane of the upper blocking member is at an angle of less than 90 degrees and more than about 40 degrees when measured with the plane of the vertical support member, wherein the length of the insert is greater than 5 inches, wherein the width of said horizontal blocking member is between 2 and 7 inches, wherein the height of said vertical support member is from 2 to 6 inches, wherein said vertical support member is not engaged with said horizontal blocking member over its entire length, wherein the thickness of said article is between 0.001 and 0.5 inch, wherein said vertical support member(s) are flexible.
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