Gutter cleaning device and system

Abstract

A gutter cleaning system and device for suctioning debris from a gutter mounted on a house or building above ground level for use with a vacuum cleaner and tubular hose extending from the vacuum cleaner comprising a first hollow tubular conduit having a curvilinear shape, a second hollow tubular pipe having a curvature forming a bend of above zero and less than ninety degrees with the second tubular pipe having one open end adapted to be joined to the first hollow tubular conduit and an opposite open end adapted for placement into the gutter to be cleaned and further comprising a manually adjustable locking mechanism and fitting with the locking mechanism and fitting having a first position for interconnecting the first and second pipes to one another at a fixed angular orientation relative to one another and having a second position for disengaging the first and second pipes from one another thereby permitting the angular orientation of the first and second pipes to be manually adjusted into another position to accommodate different gutter/roof configurations.

1 - A gutter cleaning system for suctioning debris from a gutter mounted on a house or building above ground level including a vacuum cleaner and tubular hose extending from the vacuum cleaner in combination with a suction head assembly comprising a first hollow tubular conduit having a curvilinear shape, a second hollow tubular pipe having a curvature forming a bend of above zero and less than ninety degrees with the second tubular pipe having one open end adapted to be joined to the first hollow tubular conduit and an opposite open end adapted for placement into the gutter to be cleaned upon raising the tubular hose and suction head assembly to the level of the gutter and further comprising a manually adjustable locking mechanism and fitting with the locking mechanism and fitting having a first position for interconnecting the first and second pipes to one another at a fixed angular orientation relative to one another and having a second position for disengaging the first and second pipes from one another thereby permitting the angular orientation of the first and second pipes to be manually adjusted into another position. 
     
     
         2 - A gutter cleaning system as defined in  claim 1  further comprising a third hollow tubular conduit with one end adapted to be connected to the tubular hose extending from the vacuum cleaner and an opposite end adapted to be connected to the first tubular conduit with the third tubular conduit having a curvature which in combination with the curvature of the first tubular conduit forms a curvature of substantially 180 degrees. 
     
     
         3 - A gutter cleaning system as defined in  claim 2  wherein the curvature of each of said first and third tubular conduits is substantially equal to ninety degrees. 
     
     
         4 - A gutter cleaning system as defined in  claim 2  wherein the manually adjustable locking mechanism and fitting is located between either the first and second tubular conduits or between the first and third tubular conduits. 
     
     
         5 - A gutter cleaning system as defined in  claim 4  further comprising at least another manually adjustable locking mechanism and fitting with one manually adjustable locking mechanism and fitting connected between the first and second tubular conduits and with the other manually adjustable locking mechanism and fitting connected between the first and third tubular conduits. 
     
     
         6 - A gutter cleaning system as defined in  claim 5  wherein said suction head assembly further comprises a hollow tubular abutment sized to receive an extension pole for lifting the tubular hose and suction head assembly from ground level to the level of the gutter. 
     
     
         7 - A gutter cleaning system as defined in  claim 5  wherein each of the pipes to which the manually adjustable locking mechanism is coupled has an end with a serrated edge in a complimentary arrangement to enable the ends of adjacent pipe to engage and mesh for locking the pipes into a fixed angular orientation relative to one another when the locking mechanism and fitting is placed in a first position and to disengage from one another when the locking mechanism and fitting is unlocked. 
     
     
         8 - A gutter cleaning system as defined in  claim 7  wherein the fitting for each locking mechanism comprise a pair of compression fittings mounted over the ends of the pipes to be coupled adjacent the serrated edges thereof. 
     
     
         9 - A gutter cleaning device forming a suction head assembly for use in a gutter cleaning system including a vacuum cleaner and tubular hose extending from the vacuum cleaner for suctioning debris from a gutter mounted on a house or building above ground level when the suction head assembly is connected to the tubular hose comprising a first hollow tubular conduit having a curvilinear shape, a second hollow tubular pipe having a curvature forming a bend of above zero and less than ninety degrees with the second tubular pipe having one open end adapted to be joined to the first hollow tubular conduit and an opposite open end adapted for placement into the gutter to be cleaned and further comprising a manually adjustable locking mechanism and fitting with the locking mechanism and fitting having a first position for interconnecting the first and second pipes to one another at a fixed angular orientation relative to one another and having a second position for disengaging the first and second pipes from one another thereby permitting the angular orientation of the first and second pipes to be manually adjusted into another position to accommodate different gutter/roof configurations. 
     
     
         10 - A gutter cleaning device as claimed in  claim 9  further comprising a third hollow tubular conduit with one end adapted to be connected to the tubular hose extending from the vacuum cleaner and an opposite end adapted to be connected to the first tubular conduit with the third tubular conduit having a curvature which in combination with the curvature of the first tubular conduit forms a curvature of substantially 180 degrees.