Ice Concentration Prevention Mechanism

Abstract

An ice concentration prevention mechanism and ice dam dissipation system includes at least one pole, at least one bucket, a set of pulleys and at least one cable mechanism. The bucket is attached to the pole and the line. The pulley is at the end of the pole. The line is run through the pulley and used by the operator to control the bucket.

Claims

1. An ice concentration prevention mechanism comprising of: at least one pole; at least one bucket; a set of pulleys; and at least one rope, wherein the at least one rope is routed through the set of pulleys and attaches to the at least one bucket.

2. The ice concentration prevention mechanism of claim 1 further comprising a set of eye bolts.

3. The ice concentration prevention mechanism of claim 1 wherein the set of pulleys attaches to the at least one pole.

4. The ice concentration prevention mechanism of claim 1 wherein the at least one rope further comprises two ends, a first end and a second end, wherein the first end laced around the set of pulleys and down the length of the at least one pole and the second end of the at least one rope is attached to at least one wall of the at least one bucket.

5. The ice concentration prevention mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first end of the at least one rope is laced through the set of pulleys.

6. The ice concentration prevention mechanism of claim 1, wherein the at least one pole further comprises at least one end arm that extends from the at least one pole.

7. The ice concentration prevention mechanism of claim 6, wherein the at least one end arm extends from the at least one pole at a ninety degree angle.

8. The ice concentration prevention mechanism of claim 1, where the at least one pole further comprises at least one bucket arm that extends from the at least one pole.

9. The ice concentration prevention mechanism of claim 8, where the at least one bucket arm extends from the at least one pole at a ninety degree angle.

10. The ice concentration prevention mechanism of claim 1, where the at least one bucket is attached to the at least one bucket arm that extends from the pole.

11. The ice concentration prevention mechanism of claim 1, where the at least one bucket is secured to the at least one bucket arm with at least one securing mechanism.

12. The ice concentration prevention mechanism of claim 11, where the at least one securing mechanism selected from the group consisting of nuts, bolts, and screws.

13. A method of operating the ice concentration prevention mechanism of claim 1 comprising the steps of: using the first end of an at least one rope, pulling the first end of the at least one rope to actuate a set of pulleys, ambulating across an area below ice formation, and disseminated a metered amount of ice melting chemical evenly on the ice formation.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Advantages of the present mechanism will be apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof, which description should be considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: Having thus described the system in general terms, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, and wherein:

[0022] FIG. 1 illustrates a front view of an embodiment of an ice concentration prevention mechanism;

[0023] FIG. 2 illustrates a front view of an embodiment of the ice concentration prevention mechanism without the line or bucket;

[0024] FIG. 3 illustrates a side view of one embodiment of the ice concentration prevention mechanism; and

[0025] FIG. 4 illustrates a cross section of a one-and-a-half story house with a formed ice dam.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0026] The detailed description set forth below in connection with the appended drawings is intended as a description of presently preferred embodiments of the system and does not represent the only forms in which the present system may be constructed and/or utilized. The description sets forth the functions and the sequence of steps for constructing and operating the system in connection with the illustrated embodiments.

[0027] Turning now descriptively to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates a front view of the ice concentration prevention mechanism 1. The ice concentration prevention mechanism 1 comprises a pole 4, a pulley 8, a bucket 6, and a cable mechanism, wire rope mechanism or rope mechanism 2. One end 12 of the rope 2 is attached to a wall of the bucket 6. The rope 2 is laced through the pulley 8. In this embodiment the rope 2 is also laced through a set of eye bolts 10, however in other embodiments the rope 2 is only laced through the pulley 8. The pulley 8 is attached to an end arm 14 which extends from the pole 4 at a 90 degree angle. The bucket 6 is attached to a bucket arm 18 which extends from the pole 4 at a 90 degree angle. The bucket 6 is secured to the bucket arm with a nut 16.

[0028] FIG. 2 illustrates an embodiment of the ice concentration prevention mechanism 1 without the bucket 6 or rope 2 attached.

[0029] FIG. 3 illustrates a side view of one embodiment of an ice concentration prevention mechanism 1. Similar to FIG. 1, the ice concentration prevention mechanism comprises of a pole 4, with a pulley 8 attached to the pole, a bucket 6, and a rope 2. One end 12 of the rope 2 is attached to a wall of the bucket 6. The rope 2 is laced through the pulley 8. In this embodiment the rope 2 is also laced through an eyebolt 10. The pulley is attached to an end arm 14, which extends from the pole 4. The bucket 6 is attached to a bucket arm (not shown), which extends from the pole 4. The bucket 6 is secured to the bucket arm with a nut 16.

[0030] FIG. 4 illustrates a cross section of a one-and-a-half story house with a formed ice dam 25. Ice dams form at the edge of the roof 27. There usually is a heat source warming the roof elsewhere causing the snow 29 to melt and relocate to the edge of the roof where it refreezes into an ice dam 25. The heat source that warms the roof primarily usually comes from the house. In rare instances solar heat gain from the sun may cause temperature differences on a roof too.

[0031] Heat from the house travels to the roof surface in three ways: conduction 31, convection 33, and radiation 35. Conduction 31 is heat energy traveling through a solid. Convection 33 is heat transfer by mass motion of a fluid such as air when the heated fluid if caused to move away from the source of heat, carrying energy with it. Convection above a hot surface occurs because hot air expands, becomes less dense, and rises. Radiation 35 occurs from heat produced by the sun. Heat transferred from the sun to the roof is a type of radiation. Another example of radiation occurs when heat is transferred from an energy source by electromagnetic waves.

[0032] In a house, heat moves through the ceiling and insulation by conduction 31 through the slanted portion of the ceiling 37. The top surface of the insulation is warmer than the other surroundings in the attic. Therefore, the air just above the insulation is heated and rises, carrying heat by convection 33 to the roof. The higher temperatures in the insulation's top surface compared to the roof sheathing transfers heat outward by radiation 35.

[0033] There is another type of convection that transfers heat to the attic space and warms the roof. Heat can be released by air leakage in the roof too. The heat that escapes warms and melts the snow 29. The melted snow then flows down the roof and reaches a portion of the roof that is below freezing, usually the edge of the roof 27. The newly frozen ice creates an ice dam 25 at the edge of the roof 27. The ice dam 25 continues to grow as more melted snow feeds it. The dam will be limited though to the portions of the roof that have average temperatures below 32 F. Therefore, melted snow becomes damned water 39. This water backs up behind the ice dam 25 and remains liquid 39. This water finds cracks and opening in the exterior roof covering and then flows and leaks 41 into attic space.

[0034] Furthermore, the ice dam 25 can weigh down the edge of the roof 27 and cause dangerous icicles 43. If the ice dam 25 becomes large enough it can cause roof collapses or cause the gutter to be torn away from the edge of the roof 27.

[0035] Although specific features of the invention are shown in some drawings and not in others, this is for convenience only as each feature may be combined with any or all of the other features in accordance with the invention.

[0036] Other embodiments will occur to those skilled in the art and are within the following claims.