Gutter trolley with bag

• US 5,957,585 A
• Filed: 06/08/1998
• Issued: 09/28/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jerzy Y. Dabrowski
• Original Assignee: Jerzy Y. Dabrowski
• Inventors: Dabrowski, Jerzy Y.
• Primary Examiner(s): Garbe, Stephen P.
• Application Number:
  US09/092,946
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• Field of Search: 383/12, 383/22, 383/33, 383/34, 248/318, 248/99, 248/98, 248/129, 211/162, D34/5
• US Class Current: 383/12
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 13/064 Gutters drainage channels on the roof surface E04D13/0445; gutters for greenhouses A01G9/1476

Abstract

A combination trolley and bag to receive and hold leaves and debris cleaned from a rain gutter (eavestrough). The trolley includes a pair of rolling sheaves that ride on the outside edge of the gutter to transport leaves and debris from the initial point to the next section to be cleaned or until the bag is full. Safety flaps attached to the same shaft as sheaves work as a stopper to keep the device in place in case the sheaves slide off the gutter edge. The safety flaps spin freely to by pass any obstacle in the gutter such as brackets, holding nails, or fastening devices which secure the gutter to the roof. Two support arms, which hold and secure the bag, hinge to an up position for flat and easy storage. When lifting one of the support arms and holding handle at the bottom of the bag, emptying becomes easy. Bag size is determinate by weight of leaves and debris, so when full, can be easily lifted off the gutter edge, brought down and emptied.

Claims

1. A hanging trolley for use when cleaning debris from a rain gutter having an open top and inner and outer longitudinal edges, the trolley having a first generally rectangular frame for supporting a bag into which the debris may be placed, and a second U-shaped frame attached perpendicularly to said first frame and having a pair of sheaves rotateably attached thereto for rolling engagement with said outer longitudinal edge of said rain gutter.

2. A hanging trolley as defined in claim 1 wherein said second frame is attached substantially centrally on said first frame.

3. A hanging trolley as defined in claim 2 wherein said first frame comprises a pair of U-shaped members pivotally attached to said second frame whereby at least one of said U-shaped members may be pivoted to lie adjacent said second U-shaped frame member.

4. A hanging trolley as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said pair of sheaves is rotateably positioned on shaft members longitudinally spaced on said U-shaped frame.

5. A hanging trolley as defined in claim 4 wherein each of said shaft members has a rotateable safety flap member for retaining said sheaves on said longitudinal edge of said gutter.

6. A hanging trolley as defined in claim 1 having a bag supported by said first frame wherein said bag is formed of a liquid pervious material.

7. A hanging trolley as defined in claim 6 where said bag is provided with a handle on an end opposite said supporting frame.