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US 2013/0219786 A1Published application
Root watering device
AssigneeRain Bird Corporation
InventorSteven David Geerligs
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Abstract
A deep root watering unit is described herein that includes an elongated hollow sleeve member and a grate-retaining housing mounted at an upper end of the sleeve member. A cap configured as a grate can be attached to the top portion of the housing. The deep root watering unit is advantageously configured to facilitate insertion and removal of the cap, irrigation adjacent to the housing, and/or distribution of fluid to adjacent irrigation devices.
Claims20
A deep root watering unit comprising:
- an elongated hollow sleeve member adapted for in-ground placement to extend generally vertically at a position adjacent roots of a selected plant, said sleeve member having a plurality of water flow openings formed therein for passage of water from within said sleeve member to surrounding soil to irrigate the selected plant;
- a grate-retaining housing mounted at an upper end of said sleeve member, said grate-retaining housing defining an internal chamber, and further including a mount for supporting an irrigation water dispensing device and an inwardly extending ledge adjacent an upper end portion of the housing;
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- a perforated grate cap removably mounted on the upper end portion of said grate-retaining housing in substantially spaced relation from the ledge such that a flush path for debris is formed between the ledge and the grate cap.
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A deep root watering unit comprising:
- an elongated hollow sleeve member adapted for in-ground placement to extend generally vertically at a position adjacent roots of a selected plant, said sleeve member having a plurality of water flow openings formed therein for passage of water from within said sleeve member to surrounding soil to irrigate the selected plant;
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- a grate-retaining housing mounted at an upper end of said sleeve member, said grate-retaining housing having an outer surrounding wall defining an internal chamber, and further including a mount for supporting an irrigation water dispensing device in spaced relation from the outer surrounding wall, and at least one inclined ramp, each of the inclined ramps configured to direct fluid outwardly for flow into an annular reservoir of the grate-retaining housing and through at least one exit of the reservoir for irrigation proximate the housing.
A deep root watering unit comprising:
- an elongated hollow sleeve member adapted for in-ground placement to extend generally vertically at a position adjacent roots of a selected plant, said sleeve member having a plurality of water flow openings formed therein for passage of water from within said sleeve member to surrounding soil to irrigate the selected plant;
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- a grate-retaining housing mounted at an upper end of said sleeve member, said grate-retaining housing having an outer surrounding wall defining an internal chamber and further including a mount suitable for supporting an irrigation water dispensing manifold and supplying fluid through the mount to the manifold, and at least one opening formed in the outer surrounding wall suitable for flexible irrigation tubing to extend through for connecting the manifold with devices external to the unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.