Sprinkler weight
AssigneeSenninger Irrigation, Inc.
InventorsDonald P. Simmons, Jerry D. Lawyer
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Abstract
A weight for attaching to a sprinkler is disclosed. The weight includes a connector having a passageway for water to flow between a first end and a second end. The first end includes a first coupling. The second end includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface includes a second coupling and the inner surface includes a third coupling. The connector supports a shell having a chamber. The chamber allows a user to add weight to or subtract weight from the shell. In a first aspect, the weight can be attach in multiple orientations to the same sprinkler. In a second aspect, the weight can be attached to a plurality of sprinklers that have different designs. In either aspect, the weight is considered universal.
Claims21
A weight for attaching to a sprinkler, the weight comprising:
- a connector having a passageway for water between a first end and a second end, the first end comprising a first coupling, the second end comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface comprising a second coupling, the inner surface comprising a third coupling;
- a shell having a channel and a chamber, the channel receiving a portion of the connector that is located between the first coupling and the second coupling, the chamber being configured for a user to add weight to or subtract weight from the shell;
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- an engagement structure disposed on the connector and the shell, the engagement structure at least inhibiting relative movement between the connector and the shell when the portion of the connector is received within the channel of the shell.
A weight for attaching to a sprinkler, the weight comprising:
- a first end having a first coupling in a form of a first thread;
- a second end having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface comprising a second coupling in a form of a second thread, the inner surface comprising a third coupling in a form of a third thread;
- a passageway for water to flow between the first end and the second end;
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- a chamber configured to confine a material that adds weight.
A weight for attaching to at least a top end and a bottom end of a single sprinkler, the weight comprising:
- a first end having a first coupling in a form of a first thread;
- a second end having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface comprising a second coupling in a form of a second thread and configured to engage with the bottom end of the sprinkler, the inner surface comprising a third coupling in a form of a third thread and configured to engage with the top end of the sprinkler;
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- a passageway for water to flow between the first end and the second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.