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US 2026/0021499 A1Published application
Sprinkler head nozzle assembly with nozzle guard
AssigneeK-Rain Manufacturing Corp.
InventorCarl L.C. Kah, III
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Abstract
A sprinkler head nozzle assembly including a movable nozzle guard movable to selectively cover and uncover a nozzle to prevent debris from entering the assembly.
Claims19
A sprinkler head nozzle assembly comprises:
- a body including at least a first opening configured to allow water to pass therethrough;
- a flow control element mounted in the body to control a flow of water through the sprinkler head nozzle assembly;
- a flow director positioned downstream of the flow control element, the flow director including at least one angled opening configured to direct water upward in a helical pattern;
- a deflector positioned downstream of the flow director and including a central opening configured to direct water out of the sprinkler head nozzle assembly;
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- a nozzle cover positioned downstream of the deflector and movable from a closed position in which it covers the central opening and an open position in which it is spaced from the central opening such that water passes out of the central opening.
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A sprinkler head nozzle assembly comprises:
- a body including at least a first opening configured to allow water from the filter to pass therethrough;
- a flow control element mounted in the body to control a flow of water through the sprinkler head nozzle assembly;
- a nozzle cover positioned downstream of the flow control element and including:
- a bottom portion including a deflector surface configured to direct water out a side of the sprinkler head nozzle assembly;
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- a top portion movable relative to the bottom portion from a lowered position in which the top portion prevents debris from entering and a raised position in which water exits the sprinkler head nozzle assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.