Sprinkler with internal compartments
AssigneeThe Toro Company
InventorsJames T. Wright, III, Steven C. Renquist
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Abstract
A sprinkler includes a compartment that surrounds its riser portion in an offset or asymmetrical configuration. More specifically, the distance of the compartments walls from those of the riser vary (i.e., increase or decrease) at different locations surrounding the riser. Put another way, the riser is closer to one side of the compartment than other sides of the compartment. This non-concentric configuration allows larger components to fit inside the compartment than would otherwise fit if the riser was symmetrically surrounded by the compartment.
Claims20
An irrigation sprinkler comprising:
- a sprinkler riser that rises during irrigation and lowers when irrigation is stopped;
- and,
- a compartment forming a compartment space at least partially positioned around the sprinkler riser;
- wherein the compartment space has an inner curved wall adjacent to the sprinkler riser and an outer curved wall spaced apart from the sprinkler riser;
- and wherein the inner curved wall and the outer curved wall progressively increases and decreases in radial spacing from each other at different radial positions relative to the sprinkler riser;
- wherein the compartment space is configured to store removable components of the irrigation sprinkler.
An irrigation sprinkler comprising:
- a riser housing containing a sprinkler riser that rises during irrigation and lowers when irrigation is stopped;
- and,
- a circular framework that entirely and asymmetrically encompasses the riser housing at a top of the sprinkler;
- the circular framework at least partially defining a top opening of a crescent shaped compartment configured to store removable sprinkler components at least partially around the riser housing;
- and,
- a compartment cover removably mountable to the circular framework so as to cover the compartment and at least partially encompass the riser housing.
An irrigation sprinkler comprising:
- a riser housing containing a sprinkler riser that rises during irrigation and lowers when irrigation is stopped;
- and,
- a compartment at least partially located around the riser housing;
- the compartment having a radially curved inner wall and a radially curved outer wall that progressively decrease in distance from each other along a first rotational direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.