Water irrigation systems and methods
AssigneeCharles Carter
InventorCharles Carter
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Abstract
A sprinkler head adapter includes a body that includes an inlet connection and a riser. The inlet connection is configured to threadingly couple directly to an outlet connection of a swing joint assembly. The inlet connection includes a ¾ inch female pipe thread (FPT) connection. The riser is integrally formed with the inlet connection and includes a plurality of riser sections. Each riser section includes a threaded portion and a cut-off shoulder. Each threaded portion includes a ½ inch male pipe thread (MPT) connection. The sprinkler head adapter includes a bore formed through the body and configured to flow an irrigation liquid therethrough.
Claims20
An irrigation sub-assembly, comprising:
- a swing joint assembly, comprising:
- an inlet connection configured to couple to an irrigation main piping, the irrigation main piping configured to transport an irrigation liquid therethrough;
- one or more elbows;
- one or more straight pipe sections;
- and
- an outlet connection;
- a sprinkler head adapter, comprising:
- an inlet connection configured to threadingly couple directly to the outlet connection, the inlet connection comprising a female pipe thread (FPT) connection;
- and
- a body integrally formed with the inlet connection, the body comprising a plurality of riser sections, each riser section comprising a threaded portion, each threaded portion comprising a male pipe thread (MPT) connection;
- a pop-up spray nozzle sprinkler device, comprising:
- a body that comprises an inlet connection configured to threadingly couple directly to a particular threaded portion of the sprinkler head adapter;
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- a pop-up nozzle configured to emerge from the body and output a volumetric flow of irrigation liquid to an area of a terranean surface.
A sprinkler head adapter, comprising:
- a body, comprising:
- an inlet connection configured to threadingly couple directly to an outlet connection of a swing joint assembly, the inlet connection comprising a ¾ inch female pipe thread (FPT) connection;
- and
- a riser integrally formed with the inlet connection, the riser comprising a plurality of riser sections, each riser section comprising:
- a threaded portion, each threaded portion comprising a ½ inch male pipe thread (MPT) connection;
- and
- a cut-off shoulder;
- and
- a bore formed through the body and configured to flow an irrigation liquid therethrough.
A process for replacing a rotary sprinkler head device with a pop-up spray nozzle sprinkler device, comprising:
- (i) identifying a rotary sprinkler head device that is threadingly coupled to a swing joint assembly that is coupled, under a terranean surface, to a main piping of an irrigation system;
- (ii) exposing a threaded connection between the rotary sprinkler head device and the swing joint assembly;
- (iii) unthreading the rotary sprinkler head device from the swing joint assembly to decouple the rotary sprinkler head device from the swing joint assembly;
- (iv) threadingly connecting a sprinkler head adapter to the threaded connection by threading a ¾ inch female pipe thread connection of the sprinkler head adapter to a ¾ inch male pipe thread connection of the swing joint assembly;
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- (v) threadingly connecting a pop-up spray nozzle sprinkler device to the sprinkler head adapter by threading a ½ inch female pipe thread connection of the pop-up spray nozzle sprinkler device to a ½ inch male pipe thread connection of the sprinkler head adapter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.