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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1994
Michael R DeLeon, Sandy City, CA (US);
James W Owens, Sand City, CA (US);
David J Salwasser, Sand City, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A ladder securing support and guard for rain gutters is fastened to a facia board of a house and extends over a rain gutter for protecting the gutter. The present invention has a front ladder engaging bar and a rear support bar. The two bars are connected to each other at their extremities by two cross-members. These cross-members are curved vertically in parallel vertical planes to accommodate complementary cross-sectional curves of a gutter. The rear bar has a means for securing the apparatus to a facia board connected to an end of a rafter under a roof extension on a house, such as a bolt hole and multiple holes for receiving a bolt or nails secured to the facia. Guides extend outward from the ends of the front bar for securing uprights of a ladder therebetween and also to provide for detection of the apparatus from the ground. The present invention can have a pair of cross-rails in the middle of the apparatus that hold an O-ring for tying and securing a ladder. The cross-rails may also be curved to accommodate a complementary shape of a gutter. The gutter is protected because the ladder rests on the front bar of the apparatus and never touches the gutter. No pressure is exerted on the gutter. The apparatus increases safety and saves time and money.