Bounce Reducing Cover For A Sprinkler
AssigneeThe Toro Company
InventorSteven C. Renquist
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Abstract
Described herein is a bounce-reducing cover assembly that is positioned on the top of the cover and riser of a sprinkler to achieve a similar golf ball bounce characteristic as typical golf course turf. The cover assembly has a top surface that is composed of a plurality of vertical fingers or posts, which help achieve the desired bounce characteristics with a golf ball. Specifically, these fingers are flexible and provide some “give” so as to absorb some of the force from an incoming golf ball. Depending on the durometer of the material, size of the fingers, and spacing of the fingers, different bounce characteristics can be achieved.
Claims17
A bounce-reducing cover assembly for an irrigation sprinkler, comprising:
- a rigid layer shaped to cover and removably attach to a top surface of an irrigation sprinkler;
- and,
- a flexible layer engaged with said rigid layer.
A bounce-reducing cover assembly for an irrigation sprinkler, comprising:
- a flexible layer shaped to cover and removably attach to a top surface of an irrigation sprinkler;
- said flexible layer having a top surface comprising a plurality of vertical posts.
A method of making a bounce-reducing cover assembly for an irrigation sprinkler, comprising:
- injection molding rigid material to form a rigid layer;
- and,
- injection molding a flexible material on a top of said rigid layer to form a flexible layer on said rigid layer;
- wherein said rigid layer and said flexible layer are shaped and configured to connected to a top surface of an irrigation sprinkler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.