# US 10,369,584 B1 · Sprinkler head cover > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,369,584 B1 - Document ID: US10369584B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 14/538,528 - Filed: 2014-11-11 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-11-11 - Applicants: Gary Leavitt - Inventors: Gary Leavitt - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10369584B1 ## CPC - B05B 15/16: for preventing non-intended contact between spray heads or nozzles and foreign bodies, e.g. nozzle guards - E01C 13/08: Surfaces simulating grass {; Grass-grown sports grounds (grass-like surfaces for skiing E01C13/12)} - E01C 13/083: {Construction of grass-grown sports grounds; Drainage, irrigation or heating arrangements therefor} - B05B: SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D) - E01C: CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR (forming roads or like surfaces by compacting or grading snow or ice E01H) ## Abstract A sprinkler head cover. Implementations may include an artificial turf portion configured to be substantially coextensive with an area of a hole including a sprinkler head in a grassy area where the artificial turf portion includes a backing and an opening therethrough. A stiffener may also be included coupled to the backing at a first side of the stiffener along with a foam insert coupled to the first side of the stiffener at a first side of the foam insert and extending through the opening in the artificial turf portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A sprinkler head cover comprising: an artificial turf portion configured to be substantially coextensive with an opening of a hole comprising a sprinkler head in a grassy area, the artificial turf portion comprising a backing and an opening therethrough; a stiffener coupled to the backing at a first side of the stiffener; and a foam insert coupled to the first side of the stiffener at a first side of the foam insert and extending through the opening in the artificial turf portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The sprinkler head cover of claim 1, further comprising a label coupled to the foam insert at a second side of the foam insert and the label being substantially level with an upper surface of the artificial turf portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The sprinkler head cover of claim 2, wherein the label is substantially coextensive with the second side of the foam insert. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The sprinkler head cover of claim 2, wherein the foam insert comprises a cylinder and the label is coupled to one of two opposing faces of the cylinder. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The sprinkler head cover of claim 4, wherein the cylinder comprises a right circular cylinder. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The sprinkler head cover of claim 4, wherein the cylinder comprises a height smaller than a diameter of the cylinder. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The sprinkler head cover of claim 1, wherein the foam insert is centrally located on the stiffener. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The sprinkler head cover of claim 1, further comprising a bag coupled to the stiffener and configured to be filled with a fill material. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The sprinkler head cover of claim 2, wherein the label comprises a sticker. ### Claim 10 A sprinkler head cover comprising: an artificial turf portion comprising a backing and a cylindrical hole therethrough; a stiffener coupled to the backing at a first side of the stiffener; a bag coupled to the stiffener; a foam insert coupled to the first side of the stiffener through the cylindrical hole; and a label coupled to the foam insert, the label substantially level with an upper surface of the artificial turf portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The sprinkler head cover of claim 10, wherein the bag is coupled to the stiffener at a second side of the stiffener opposite the first side of the stiffener. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The sprinkler head cover of claim 10, wherein the bag comprises a reclosable opening and is configured to receive a quantity of fill material when the reclosable opening is opened and to retain the quantity of fill material within the bag when the reclosable opening is closed, wherein the bag is configured to rest on a top surface of a sprinkler head when the sprinkler head is in a retracted position in a grassy area. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The sprinkler head cover of claim 12, wherein the reclosable opening comprises a fastener selected from the group consisting of a hook and loop fastener, a zipper, one or more snaps, and one or more buttons. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The sprinkler head cover of claim 12, wherein the fill material is selected from the group consisting of sand, lead shot, steel shot, and gravel. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The sprinkler head cover of claim 10, further comprising one or more spikes slidably coupled to the stiffener and configured to engage with soil around a sprinkler head. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The sprinkler head cover of claim 10, wherein the foam insert comprises a cylinder and the label is coupled to one of two opposing faces of the cylinder. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The sprinkler head cover of claim 16, wherein the cylinder comprises a right circular cylinder. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The sprinkler head cover of claim 16, wherein the cylinder comprises a height smaller than a diameter of the cylinder. ### Claim 19 (depends on 10) The sprinkler head cover of claim 10, wherein the foam insert is centrally located on the stiffener. ### Claim 20 A sprinkler head cover consisting of: a stiffener having a first side; a foam portion coupled to the first side of the stiffener at a first side of the foam portion; and a label which does not comprise artificial turf coupled to the foam portion at a second side of the foam portion opposite the first side of the foam portion; wherein the foam portion is substantially coextensive with an opening of a hole comprising a sprinkler head in a grassy area.