Angular Gutter Scoop with Beveled Edge for Compacted Debris
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gutter cleaning devices struggle to effectively remove debris from gutters, especially compacted debris, due to their design and size, which often fails to accommodate the interior angles and shapes of gutters, leading to inefficiencies and potential damage from water accumulation.
Innovation Solution
A hand-held gutter cleaning device with angular side walls and a beveled front edge, designed to engage the interior angles of gutters, allowing for one-handed use and efficient debris removal while minimizing user injury, featuring a rectangular bottom, angular side walls, a vertical trapezoidal rear wall, and an elongated tubular handle for maneuverability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If generic garden scoops or scoop-like gutter cleaning devices are used, then debris removal is possible, but the devices cannot effectively engage the interior angles of gutters and access confined internal areas
Solution Approach 1:
The gutter cleaning device features angular side walls with specific angle ranges (10-45 degrees) that match the interior angles of gutters, allowing the device to conform to and effectively clean the angular interiors of gutters rather than using a generic curved shape
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed with adjustable or varied angular side walls that can adapt to different gutter sizes and shapes, making it universally applicable to various gutter configurations while maintaining the ability to engage interior angles effectively
2Productivity
If compacted debris is present in the gutter, then debris removal becomes difficult, but the device must still be able to access and remove it
Solution Approach 1:
The front surface of the gutter cleaning device is curved rather than flat, allowing it to better conform to the bottom of the gutter and apply force more effectively against compacted debris, improving the ability to break up and remove stubborn material
3Ease of operation
If the device is designed for one-handed use, then ease of operation improves, but control and maneuverability within confined gutter areas may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The device incorporates a flexible or articulated handle that can bend and adapt to the user's grip and the confined space of the gutter, allowing one-handed operation while maintaining control and maneuverability through dynamic adjustment rather than a rigid fixed handle
4Productivity
If gutter braces and fasteners are present, then gutter structural integrity is maintained, but they interfere with the operation of scoop-like cleaning devices
Solution Approach 1:
The gutter cleaning device is designed with a segmented or modular structure that allows it to navigate around braces and fasteners, with components that can adjust or flex to accommodate these obstacles rather than requiring a solid continuous structure
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides a device for cleaning gutters. The design and configuration of the device's angular side walls and the angles of the sloped upper edges of the angular sides result in a more effective and efficient removal of accumulated gutter debris. The present invention comprising a rectangular bottom, first and second angular side walls, a vertical trapezoidal rear wall, and an elongated tubular handle, wherein such features defining a scoop-like device designed and adapted to receive and remove accumulated debris from a gutter. Each of the angular side walls comprising respective top edges with each top edge comprising a plurality of respective sloped upper edges and respective horizontal edges.