Kit for modifying operational mode of impact sprinkler
AssigneeSenninger Irrigation, Inc.
InventorsGregory S. Burcham, Kyle R. Kieser
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Abstract
A kit is disclosed for modifying a step by step rotatable sprinkler head from full-circle operation in only a forward direction to part-circle operation in both the forward direction and a reverse direction. The sprinkler head being attached to a water supply riser via a fitting. The kit includes a trip assembly module configured for engagement to the sprinkler head, an assembly module clip configured to lock the trip assembly module to the sprinkler head, a trip stop adapter configured to secure to the fitting, and one or more trip stops configured to secure to the trip stop adapter.
Claims20
A kit for modifying a step by step rotatable sprinkler head from full-circle operation in only a forward direction to part-circle operation in both the forward direction and a reverse direction, the sprinkler head being attached to a water supply riser via a fitting, the kit comprising:
- a trip assembly module configured for engagement to the sprinkler head;
- an assembly module clip configured to lock the trip assembly module to the sprinkler head;
- a trip stop adapter configured to secure to the fitting;
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- one or more trip stops configured to secure to the trip stop adapter.
A kit for modifying an operational mode of a step by step rotatable sprinkler head from full-circle operation in only a forward direction to part-circle operation in both the forward direction and a reverse direction, the sprinkler head being attached to a water supply riser via a fitting, the kit comprising:
- a trip assembly module configured for engagement to the sprinkler head, the trip assembly module comprising,
- a lower trip having a lever, and
- an upper trip having a receiver,
- wherein the lever is mechanically coupled to the receiver so that when the lever moves between a first position and a second position the receiver switches the operational mode of the sprinkler head between the forward direction and the reverse direction;
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- one or more trip stops configured to be secured relative to the fitting and intermittently contact the lever to move the lever between the first position and the second position.
A step by step rotatable sprinkler head modified from full-circle operation in only a forward direction to part-circle operation in both the forward direction and a reverse direction by attachment of a kit, the sprinkler head comprising:
- a rotatable sprinkler body adapted to be coupled to a source of water under pressure via a fitting;
- a nozzle attached to the sprinkler body for discharging a stream of water therethrough;
- an impulse arm mounted to the sprinkler body, the impulse arm having a water engaging portion for repelling the impulse arm from the stream of water upon engagement therewith;
- a spring connected to the sprinkler body for biasing the impulse arm for movement in a direction for engagement with the water stream being discharged by the nozzle;
- a trip assembly module coupled to the sprinkler head;
- an assembly module clip locked to the trip assembly module;
- a trip stop adapter configured to secure to the fitting;
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- one or more trip stops configured to secure to the trip stop adapter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.