The embodiments are apparatuses, systems and methods of water management and icicle prevention for solar carports, and are designed to catch drips between rows of, and water run-off from, the low side of inclined photovoltaic modules arranged to form the roof of the solar carport or canopy.

An elongated rain gutter member is formed with a G-shape profile, and having an eave flange that fits between an edge of roofing material and the roof support beneath it, a generally vertical soffit portion extending down from the eave flange, and a curved rain channel member that curves outwardly and up forming a rainwater channel with the soffit portion, and continuing up and over the edge of the roofing material. A hemmed edge of the free edge portion of the curved rain channel member is fastened to the roofing material and is spaced so as to form channels into the rain gutter between the edge portion and the roofing material. This rain gutter can be used on a tin roof that has elongated ribs or can be adapted to use with a shingle roof or other roof.

A gutter assembly utilizing a latch actuated bottom release door. This bottom debris release door allows built-up debris, snow, and the like to be quickly and effectively removed from the gutter such that conventional clearing and cleaning methodologies are not necessary. The latch mechanism utilized can be conveniently actuated from the ground using an extension pole or the like. Optionally, an electronic release mechanism can be provided. The gutter assembly of the present invention can be used with a variety of conventional or custom bracings, end caps, downspouts, connectors, corner pieces, etc., well known to those of ordinary skill in the art, and can be installed like any conventional gutter. All components of the gutter assembly can be extruded, molded, three-dimensional (3-D) printed, or the like.

The present invention is directed to a rainwater gutter for collecting rainwater which runs off the roof of a building. The rainwater gutter is formed by connecting two or more gutter sections, such as the outer surface of the gutter is continuous with no visible connectors. The gutter sections comprise one or more keyways running along the length of the gutter section. The keyways receive an elongated keyway for connecting gutter sections end to end.

This is a uniquely designed water diverter device for gutters at wall abutments. The device secures the gutter and provides a seal for preventing water to leak and ooze behind the siding. Thus it prevents rainwater from seeping behind siding or under roofing material, yet at the same time does not allow the buildup of debris which can create a back-up of water or allow the formation of ice dams to exacerbate a back-up of water. The diverter device includes a base structure with a top, bottom, closed end, open end, and a raised rim section extending from a plate with a gutter side and wall side; a cover section; a manner to hold the cover to rim of base; and an adhesive, seal, and fasteners to hold wall face plate of base structure to the face of a wall abutment.

A waterfall gutter system comprises at least one J-shaped rain gutter configured to be attached to edges of a roof wherein mounting hardware is located at an underside of the gutter and a funnel independently attachable at its lower end to a top end of a downspout wherein there is a vertical gap between a top of the funnel and an end of the gutter wherein water can be seen to flow or not flow from the end of the gutter into the top of the funnel from a position of a person standing at ground level.

A gutter assembly utilizing a latch actuated bottom release door. This bottom debris release door allows built-up debris, snow, and the like to be quickly and effectively removed from the gutter such that conventional clearing and cleaning methodologies are not necessary. The latch mechanism utilized can be conveniently actuated from the ground using an extension pole or the like. Optionally, an electronic release mechanism can be provided. The gutter assembly of the present invention can be used with a variety of conventional or custom bracings, end caps, downspouts, connectors, corner pieces, etc., well known to those of ordinary skill in the art, and can be installed like any conventional gutter. All components of the gutter assembly can be extruded, molded, three-dimensional (3-D) printed, or the like.

A waterfall gutter system comprises at least one J-shaped rain gutter configured to be attached to edges of a roof wherein mounting hardware is located at an underside of the gutter and a funnel independently attachable at its lower end to a top end of a downspout wherein there is a vertical gap between a top of the funnel and an end of the gutter wherein water can be seen to flow or not flow from the end of the gutter into the top of the funnel from a position of a person standing at ground level.

This is a uniquely designed water diverter device for gutters at wall abutments. The device secures the gutter and provides a seal for preventing water to leak and ooze behind the siding. Thus it prevents rainwater from seeping behind siding or under roofing material, yet at the same time does not allow the buildup of debris which can create a back-up of water or allow the formation of ice dams to exacerbate a back-up of water. The diverter device includes a base structure with a top, bottom, closed end, open end, and a raised rim section extending from a plate with a gutter side and wall side; a cover section; a manner to hold the cover to rim of base; and an adhesive, seal, and fasteners to hold wall face plate of base structure to the face of a wall abutment.

An overflow device comprising a sump for a box gutter includes a primary sump receptacle with first and second end walls, a pair of sidewalls extending between and a basal wall, with a primary outlet port for the discharge of water; the second end walls is common in forming a first end wall of a second sump receptacle having a second end wall, opposed sidewalls, a bottom wall and a secondary outlet for the discharge of water. The common wall has an upper edge spaced below the upper edges of each of the first end wall of the primary receptacle, the second end wall of the secondary receptacle and of the opposed sidewalls of each receptacle. The overflow device has a width between at least equal to the width of the box gutter whereby the overflow device is adapted to be installed in relation to a first box gutter section such that:

the first end wall of the first sump receptacle extends transversely with respect to the box gutter to enable the overflow device to be sealed to the first section of the box gutter,

the overflow device is adapted to be installed, if required, in relation to a second section of the box gutter such that the second end wall extends transversely with respect to the box gutter for sealing the overflow device to the second section of the box gutter; and

such that, with the overflow device so installed, water can flow from the first section of the box gutter, over an upper edge of the first end wall of the primary receptacle, into the primary receptacle and discharge through the primary outlet port, and with the primary outlet port sufficiently blocked, water can overflow an upper edge of the common wall, into the secondary receptacle and through the secondary outlet port.