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US 2001/0032890 A1Published application
Sprinkler head and riser protector
OwnerMichael A. Stephensinventor
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A protective device for a riser connected to an underground water pipe and sprinkler head attached at a top portion thereof includes an elongate hollow body member having an upper portion with an upper opening and a lower portion with a lower opening, each opening being defined by a rim on respective upper and lower portion. The body defines an interior space for housing a riser and sprinkler head therein and has a lower portion including a pair of slots formed therein for fitting the body over an underground water pipe, and an upper portion further including a concave hood member extending laterally outwardly and downwardly of the rim of the upper opening and defining a cavity. The hood member has a lower edge portion for engaging a ground surface to limit downward travel of the device. The slots have an open lower portion and an arcuate upper portion for engaging the upper surface of an underground water pipe. The device also includes a plurality of spaced flanges extending beneath the hood member and engaged with the body to inhibit rotative motion of the hood member by positioning the flanges into a ground surface. The lower edge portion is located in a plane beneath an underground water pipe.
A protective device for a riser connected to an underground water pipe and sprinkler head attached at a top portion thereof comprising an elongate hollow body member having an upper portion with an upper opening and a lower portion with a lower opening, each said opening being defined by a rim on respective said upper and lower portion, said body defining an interior space for housing a riser and sprinkler head therein, said lower portion including a pair of slots formed therein for fitting said body member over an underground water pipe, said upper portion further including a concave hood member extending laterally outwardly and downwardly of said rim of said upper opening and defining a cavity, said hood member having a lower edge portion for engaging a ground surface to limit downward travel of said device.
A protective device for a riser connected to an underground water pipe and sprinkler head attached at a top portion thereof comprising an elongate hollow body member having an upper portion with an upper opening and a lower portion with a lower opening, each said opening being defined by a rim on respective said upper and lower portion, said body defining an interior space for housing a riser and sprinkler head therein, said lower body portion including a pair of slots formed therein for fitting said body member over an underground water pipe, said upper portion further including a head member extending laterally outwardly and downwardly of said rim of said upper opening for engaging a ground surface to limit downward travel of said device.
A protective device for a riser connected to an underground water pipe and sprinkler head attached at a top portion thereof comprising a hollow body member having an upper portion having an upper opening and a lower portion having a lower opening, each said opening defined by a rim on respective said upper and lower portion, said body defining an interior space for housing a riser and sprinkler head therein, said lower portion including a pair of slots formed therein for fitting said body member over a water pipe, said upper portion further including a downward concave hood member extending laterally outwardly of said rim of said upper opening and defining a cavity, said hood member having a plurality of spaced flanges and having a lower edge portion further defining said cavity for receiving and compacting ground material therein to limit downward travel of said device and to minimize lateral movement of said device in response to an impact of said device by a moving object.
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