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US 4,787,557 AGranted
Solid set spike irrigation head connecting device
OwnerMiles E. Jacksoninventor
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Abstract
A solid set spike irrigation head connecting device constructed of a PVC housing pipe filled with concrete encapsulating a vertical connection pipe that extends out the top and is bent at about a 45 degree angle to extend out through the housing about a foot from the top of the housing toward lateral irrigation pipe to provide a durable, cleanable, drainable, stress-free connection.
Claims15
An irrigation head support and pipe connection device comprising:
- (a) a pipe of a length sufficient to extend from a top proximate ground level to a bottom at a depth below ground level suitable for connection to an irrigation lateral pipe,
- (b) a quick disconnect connection means attached to the top of the pipe to allow easy connection and disconnection of a sprinkler head means to deliver and distribute water in a fashion and at a height suitable to irrigate crops,
- (c) a cementous composition encasement and spike integral mass encapsulating the pipe with the top of the pipe extending out of a top of the encasement and the bottom of the pipe extending out a side of the encasement, the length of the encasement and spike being sufficient to extend downwardly to a depth wherein operation of the sprinkler head means cannot significantly move the spike,
- (d) an angle bend in the pipe sufficient to angle the bottom of the pipe to:
- (i) extend the pipe out a side of the encasement at an intermediate position along the length of the encasement,
- (ii) allow a cleaning means inserted downwardly through the top of the pipe to turn the bend to clean the pipe and the connection pipe,
- (iii) to angle in the direction of the lateral pipe so that there is little or no bending necessary in the connection pipe, and
- (iv) cause essentially full drainage of any water from the bend into the connection pipe to the lateral pipe, and
- (e) an attachment means on the bottom end of the pipe to attach with the irrigation connection pipe.
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An irrigation head support and pipe connection device comprising:
- (a) a housing having an open top and a bottom,
- (b) a pipe with a top end and a bottom end, the pipe being positioned inside the housing of a length sufficient for the top end of the pipe to extend out the open top of the housing, the pipe having a bend sufficient to angle the bottom of the pipe out a side of the housing,
- (c) a quick disconnect connection means attached to the top of the pipe to allow easy connection and disconnection of a sprinkler head means to deliver and distribute water in a fashion and at a height suitable to irrigate crops,
- (d) an attachment means on the bottom end of the pipe to attach with an irrigation connection pipe, and
- (e) a cementous composition filling the housing from top to bottom and encapsulating the pipe, the length of the filled housing being sufficient to extend downwardly to a depth wherein operation of the irrigation means cannot significantly move the bottom of the housing,
- wherein the angle of the bend is sufficient to:
- (i) extend the pipe out a side of the housing of an intermediate position along the length of the housing,
- (ii) allow a cleaning means inserted downwardly through the top of the pipe to turn the bend to clean the pipe and the connection pipe,
- (iii) to angle in the direction of a lateral irrigation pipe so that there is little or no bending necessary in the connection pipe to allow it to connect to the lateral pipe, and
- (iv) cause essentially full drainage of any water from the bend into the connection pipe to the lateral pipe.
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An irrigation head support and pipe connection device comprising:
- (a) a pipe of a length sufficient to extend from a top proximate ground level to a bottom at a depth below ground level suitable for connection to a connection pipe to an irrigation lateral pipe,
- (b) a quick disconnect connection means attached to the top of the pipe to allow easy connection and disconnection of a sprinkler head means to deliver and distribute water in a fashion and at a height suitable to irrigate crops,
- (c) an angle bend in the pipe sufficient to angle the bottom of the pipe at about a 20 degree to about a 55 degree angle from the horizontal,
- (d) an attachment means on the bottom end of the pipe to attach with the irrigation connection pipe, and
- (e) a cementous composition encasement and spike integral mass encapsulating the pipe with the top of the pipe extending out of a top of the encasement and the bottom of the pipe extending out a side of the encasement, the length of the encasement and spike being sufficient to extend downwardly to a depth wherein operation of the sprinkler bead means cannot significantly move the spike.
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An irrigation head support and pipe connection device comprising:
- (a) a housing having an open top and a bottom,
- (b) a pipe with a top end and a bottom end, the pipe being positioned inside the housing of a length sufficient for the top end of the pipe to extend out the open top of the housing, the pipe having a bend sufficient to angle the bottom of the pipe out a side of the housing at about a 45 degree angle from the horizontal,
- (c) a quick disconnect connection means attached to the top of the pipe to allow easy connection and disconnection of a sprinkler head means to deliver and distribute water in a fashion and at a height suitable to irrigate crops,
- (d) a threadable attachment means on the bottom end of the pipe to threadably attach with an irrigation connection pipe, and
- (e) a cementous composition filling the housing from top to bottom and encapsulating the pipe, the length of the filled housing being sufficient to extend downwardly to a depth wherein operation of the sprinkler head means cannot significantly move the bottom of the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.