Gutter cleaning apparatus

Claim 1

A hand-held device for removing debris from gutters which device is operational from a location remote from said gutter which comprises a cleaning head removably attached to a handle, said cleaning head having an interior sloping surface which slopes up from two side edges, which are spaced apart from said handle in the direction of movement of said cleaning head, to a central upper extension connector which is removably attached to said handle, said sloping surface being defined by a front wall, a rear wall, and said connector said front wall being closer to and said rear wall being further away from said remote location, said front wall and said rear wall being adapted to substantially conformingly engage at least the lower portions of the front and rear walls of said gutter, respectively, said front wall having an upper sloping lip which extends over the front wall of said gutter, said rear wall having an upper sloping lip which extends towards and over said front wall lip and is in spaced-apart relationship from said front wall lip; each side edge having a substantially flat bottom to engage the bottom interior surface of said gutter and being thin in length; and a handle which is removably attached to said central extension connector of said cleaning head, said handle being of sufficient length to extend from said remote location to said gutter for operation of said device, said sloping surface of said cleaning head being adapted to transfer debris in said gutter from each side edge, up said surface, and over said front wall lip during lateral movement of said cleaning head in said gutter while said rear wall and lip thereof and said central extension connector retain debris on said sloping surface.