Optionally Heated Moss Inhibitive Gutter Guard

Abstract

The system includes a substantially corrugated rigid screen body providing underlying support for a heating element. The body includes a heating wire or other heat source coupled with the body formed of heat conducting material. The body is configured with downward extending protrusions, that may be L-shaped or otherwise shaped, forming flexible heat element receiving channels that are open faced toward the front end of a rain gutter for easy insertion of the heating element during installation of the corrugated rigid body. The gutter guard also employs an ultra-slick coating, tape, or intrinsic material on portions of the gutter guard to prevent or limit ice or ice cycle formation.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The following invention relates to gutter guard systems. Specifically, this invention relates to filter mesh screen type gutters that employ screens of 20 or more threads per inch to prevent debris entrance into a rain gutter while allowing water to filter through into the gutter.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Gutters are commonly used along eaves at the terminal edge of a roof structure to catch water running off of the roof and channel it away from a building. They often clog with debris. Accordingly, gutter guard devices are known in the prior art for attachment over the gutters as a means of preventing debris entrance into a rain gutter while simultaneously channeling water run off from a building's roof into the gutter.[0003]One type of gutter guard utilizes a corrugated structure positioned perpendicular to the length of rain gutter. One example of such prior art corrugated system is illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 546,042 to J. M Van Horn. The inven...

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Benefits of technology

[0017]The downward extending inseams or channels that exist within the body of the filtration membrane allow for the insertion for various shaped copper or zinc elements that serve to discourage the growth of moss mold or mildew. These downward extending inseams or channels additionally may have water redirecting elements or gutter guard cleaning elements inserted within them.

[0018]The present invention will utilize on portions of its body Teflon or other non-adhering coating or intrinsic non-adhering materials to discourage or disallow the formation of icicles. After market or manufacture attachment of clips to the underside of a gutter guard may accomplish similar objectives but an intrinsic-to-the-body utilization of cable receiving channels offers advantages over clips, one being an ability to further direct water downward into a gutter and another: “out-of-the-box” speed of packaging a

Problems solved by technology

They often clog with debris.

Oil coating is the second primary cause of gutter guard failure and, oil and lime deposits from shingles remaining on a gutter guard encourage moss and mold growth: this circumstance seems likely to occur a on the Leaf Blaster product as it currently manufactured and taught in the R. Lenney application.

Another disadvantage of the Leaf Blaster design and of the Gutter Glove “Ice Breaker” design and of other screen

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