Sealed sprinkler valve box
OwnerKevin Ray Hanseninventor
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Abstract
A sprinkler valve box has a housing, the housing having a base and sidewalls with a sealable lid thereon. The sidewalls may have one or more connecting ports therethrough. The housing has one or more pre-configured valves therein. The valves may be coupled to the one or more connecting ports in the sidewalls. The sidewalls are ideally corrugated for added strength and the lid seats over the sidewalls of the valve box, which may be lockable. The sprinkler valve box may also have a battery and a control unit, wherein the control unit is powered by the battery and controls the valves of the manifold. The control unit may be controlled wirelessly by a user.
Claims6
A sprinkler valve box comprising:
- a housing, comprising:
- a base, and
- sidewalls, the sidewalls comprising one or more connection ports, each connection port for an inlet or outlet of water;
- a lid positionable on, and able to be securable to, the housing, the lid comprising a rubber seal configured to be interposed between the lid and the sidewalls;
- one or more pre-configured valves situated inside the housing, the one or more valves coupled to the one or more connection ports;
- and
- a locking mechanism to secure the lid to the housing;
- wherein, when the locking mechanism is actuated, the lid is secured to the housing and the rubber seal forms a water-tight seal on the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.