Apparatus and methodology for limiting ice build-up
US6694678B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04D13/0762
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for limiting ice build-up in a gutter, the apparatus deployable in a gutter which has a bottom, the apparatus comprising a housing comprising sidewalls and a base comprising a top side, the sidewalls joined to the top side of the base with the side walls defining a salt block opening through which the salt block is loadable into the housing, with one of the side walls defining a flow opening for allowing frozen precipitation to pass therethrough and contact the salt block and melt.
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