SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC GUTTER CLEANING ALONG AN AXIS OF ROTATION
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1. An apparatus for cleaning a gutter, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing adapted to fit into a gutter;
an impeller drive facility connected to the housing;
an impeller connected to the impeller drive facility, the impeller having an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation oriented toward an inside corner of the gutter, the impeller drive facility adapted to rotate the impeller on the axis of rotation; and
a transport drive connected to the housing, the transport drive adapted to transport the housing through the gutter, transport of the housing through the gutter causing the impeller to travel along an axis of motion, the axis of motion differing from the axis of rotation.
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Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention, a gutter-cleaning device comprises a housing containing an impeller drive facility, the housing configured to fit into a gutter, an impeller, disposed at an end of the housing and driven by the impeller drive facility, and a transport facility for transporting the housing along the gutter
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1. An apparatus for cleaning a gutter, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing adapted to fit into a gutter; an impeller drive facility connected to the housing; an impeller connected to the impeller drive facility, the impeller having an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation oriented toward an inside corner of the gutter, the impeller drive facility adapted to rotate the impeller on the axis of rotation; and a transport drive connected to the housing, the transport drive adapted to transport the housing through the gutter, transport of the housing through the gutter causing the impeller to travel along an axis of motion, the axis of motion differing from the axis of rotation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 109)
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5. A method for cleaning a gutter, comprising:
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adapting a housing to fit into a gutter; connecting an impeller drive facility to the housing; connecting an impeller to the impeller drive facility, the impeller having an axis of rotation, the axis of rotation oriented toward an inside corner of the gutter, the impeller drive facility adapted to rotate the impeller on the axis of rotation; and connecting a transport drive to the housing, the transport drive adapted to transport the housing through the gutter, transport of the housing through the gutter causing the impeller to travel along an axis of motion, the axis of motion differing from the axis of rotation. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 110)
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9. An apparatus for cleaning a gutter, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing adapted to fit into a gutter, the housing having a longitudinal axis; an impeller drive facility connected to the housing; and a circuit both disposed inside the housing and operatively coupled to the impeller drive facility, wherein the circuit is adapted to communicate a control signal to the impeller drive facility, the control signal responsive to a rotation about the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for cleaning a gutter, comprising:
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adapting a housing to fit into a gutter, the housing having a longitudinal axis; an impeller drive facility connected to the housing; and disposing a circuit both inside the housing and operatively coupled to the impeller drive facility, wherein the circuit is adapted to communicate a control signal to the impeller drive facility, the control signal responsive to a rotation about the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19-108. -108. (canceled)
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