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US 2009/0211661 A1Published application
Irrigation Pipe Connector
AssigneeNetafim, Ltd.
InventorsAbed MASARWA, James Wallace Belford
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Abstract
An irrigation pipe connector has a core that is adapted to connect to an irrigation element and a wing that is attachable to a wall of a pipe. The wing is provided with resiliency to allow the connector to deform in response to changing fluid pressures in the pipe. In addition, the wing may be provided with a thin segment in order to reduce potential damage during welding of the wing to the wall of the pipe.
Claims15
An irrigation pipe connector comprising:
- a core having an upper portion, a lower portion and an opening extending between the upper and lower portions, the core being adapted to connect to an irrigation element;
- and
- a wing connected to the core and extending radially outwardly therefrom, the wing comprising a leg and a flange, the flange being adapted to attach to a wall of an irrigation pipe, the leg being attached at a first end thereof to the flange and at a second end thereof to the core;
- wherein:
- at least a portion of the connector is adapted to resiliently bend to thereby allow displacement of the flange relative to the core.
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An irrigation pipe connector comprising:
- a core having an axis (C) and being adapted to connect to an irrigation element;
- and
- a wing connected to the core and extending radially outwardly therefrom relative to the axis (C), the wing comprising a radially inward segment and a peripheral segment that extends radially outwardly from the radially inward segment;
- wherein:
- a thickness of the peripheral segment is smaller than a thickness of the radially inward segment, the thicknesses of the segments being taken in a direction along the axis (C).
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An irrigation pipe connector comprising:
- a core adapted to connect to an irrigation element;
- and
- a wing comprising a leg and a flange, the wing extending about the core and connected to the core via the leg, the wing being attachable to a pipe;
- wherein:
- the flange comprises a main segment and a peripheral segment;
- and
- the peripheral segment has a thickness that is smaller than a thickness of the main segment.
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An irrigation pipe comprising:
- a lumen including a pipe wall;
- and
- at least one irrigation pipe connector, said irrigation pipe connector comprising:
- a core adapted to connect to an irrigation element;
- and
- a wing extending about the core and comprising a segment connected to the pipe wall;
- wherein:
- at least a portion of the wing is adapted to resiliently bend to thereby allow displacement of the segment connected to the pipe wall, relative to the core.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.