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US 12,121,922 B2Granted
Sprinkler sleeve assembly
AssigneeWatere LLC
InventorJackson Wilkey
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are new sprinkler sleeve assemblies, and methods of use, configured to be placed around underground sprinkler heads to create a barrier between the sprinkler head and the surrounding soil. More specifically, the sprinkler sleeve assemblies comprise a top unit and a bottom unit, wherein the top unit comprises a vertical channel configured to surround the sprinkler head; and the bottom unit is configured to receive the top unit and can comprise one or more passageways that allow irrigation tubing to pass through.
Claims20
A sprinkler sleeve assembly comprising:
- a top unit, a bottom unit, and a sprinkler head having upper and lower ends;
- wherein the top unit comprises an upper perimeter coupled to siding having an inner and outer face and that terminates to a lower perimeter, wherein the upper and lower perimeters define an internal space, and wherein the top unit further comprises a vertical traversing channel having upper and lower openings and positioned within the internal space and configured to surround the sprinkler head;
- wherein the top unit further comprises one or more supports that couple the vertical traversing channel to the inner face of the siding and wherein the internal space is filled with a substance selected from the group consisting of:
- soil, grass, and rocks;
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- the bottom unit comprises an upper perimeter coupled with siding having an inner and outer face and that terminates to a lower perimeter, wherein the upper and lower perimeters define an internal space configured to receive the top unit, such that the top unit can be received within the bottom unit;
- wherein the lower perimeter of the bottom unit lacks flooring positioned at the lower perimeter within the internal space;
- and wherein the lower opening of the vertical traversing channel is configured to allow the lower end of the sprinkler head to traverse through, below the lower perimeter of the top unit, and wherein the sprinkler head is not attached to the top unit.
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