# US 11,110,479 B1 · Sprinkler weight > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,110,479 B1 - Document ID: US11110479B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/800,991 - Filed: 2020-02-25 - Published: 2021-08-26 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-25 - Assignees: Senninger Irrigation, Inc. - Applicants: Senninger Irrigation, Inc. - Inventors: Donald P. Simmons; Jerry D. Lawyer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11110479B1 ## CPC - B05B 15/62: Arrangements for supporting spraying apparatus, e.g. suction cups - B05B 15/65: Mounting arrangements for fluid connection of the spraying apparatus or its outlets to flow conduits - B05B 1/265: {the liquid or other fluent material being symmetrically deflected about the axis of the nozzle} - B05B 3/0426: {the liquid driven rotor being a deflecting rotating element} - B05B 3/008: {comprising a wobbling or nutating element, e.g. rotating about an axis describing a cone during spraying (B05B3/043 takes precedence)} - B05B 3/14: with oscillating elements; with intermittent operation - 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) ## Abstract A weight for attaching to a sprinkler is disclosed. The weight includes a connector having a passageway for water to flow between a first end and a second end. The first end includes a first coupling. The second end includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface includes a second coupling and the inner surface includes a third coupling. The connector supports a shell having a chamber. The chamber allows a user to add weight to or subtract weight from the shell. In a first aspect, the weight can be attach in multiple orientations to the same sprinkler. In a second aspect, the weight can be attached to a plurality of sprinklers that have different designs. In either aspect, the weight is considered universal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A weight for attaching to a sprinkler, the weight comprising: a connector having a passageway for water between a first end and a second end, the first end comprising a first coupling, the second end comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface comprising a second coupling, the inner surface comprising a third coupling; a shell having a channel and a chamber, the channel receiving a portion of the connector that is located between the first coupling and the second coupling, the chamber being configured for a user to add weight to or subtract weight from the shell; and an engagement structure disposed on the connector and the shell, the engagement structure at least inhibiting relative movement between the connector and the shell when the portion of the connector is received within the channel of the shell. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The weight of claim 1, wherein the engagement structure disposed on the connector is at a location between the first end and the second end. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The weight of claim 1, wherein the engagement structure disposed on the shell is at a location in the channel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The weight of claim 1, wherein the first end of the connector comprises an outer surface, and wherein the first coupling is disposed on the outer surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The weight of claim 1, wherein the first coupling is in a form of at least one barb. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The weight of claim 1, wherein the first coupling is in a form of a thread. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The weight of claim 6, wherein the first coupling is a ¾ inch male NPT. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The weight of claim 1, wherein the second coupling is in a form of a thread. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The weight of claim 8, wherein a diameter of the second coupling is greater than ¾ inches. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The weight of claim 1, wherein the third coupling is in a form of a thread. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The weight of claim 10, wherein the third coupling is a ¾ inch female NPT. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The weight of claim 1, wherein the engagement structure at least inhibits relative rotational movement between the connector and the shell when the portion of the connector is received within the channel of the shell. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The weight of claim 1, wherein the engagement structure at least inhibits relative longitudinal movement between the connector and the shell when the portion of the connector is received within the channel of the shell. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The weight of claim 1, wherein the engagement structure comprises one or more of one or more ribs engaged with one or more slots, a hex shape engaged with a complementary hex shape, a flat surface engaged with a complementary flat surface, or a barb engaged with a lip. ### Claim 15 A weight for attaching to a sprinkler, the weight comprising: a first end having a first coupling in a form of a first thread; a second end having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface comprising a second coupling in a form of a second thread, the inner surface comprising a third coupling in a form of a third thread; a passageway for water to flow between the first end and the second end; and a chamber configured to confine a material that adds weight. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The weight of claim 15, wherein the first coupling is a ¾ inch male NPT, a diameter of the second coupling is greater than ¾ inches, and the third coupling is a ¾ inch female NPT. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The weight of claim 15, further comprising a fill port into the chamber, and wherein the material is shot. ### Claim 18 A weight for attaching to at least a top end and a bottom end of a single sprinkler, the weight comprising: a first end having a first coupling in a form of a first thread; a second end having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface comprising a second coupling in a form of a second thread and configured to engage with the bottom end of the sprinkler, the inner surface comprising a third coupling in a form of a third thread and configured to engage with the top end of the sprinkler; and a passageway for water to flow between the first end and the second end. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The weight of claim 18, wherein the first end comprises an outer surface, and wherein the first coupling is disposed on the outer surface. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The weight of claim 18, wherein the first coupling is a ¾ inch male NPT, a diameter of the second coupling is greater than ¾ inches, and the third coupling is a ¾ inch female NPT. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The weight of claim 18, wherein both the first coupling and the third coupling have a first diameter, and wherein the second coupling has a second diameter greater than the first diameter.