Rotary sprinkler

A sprinkler, comprising:

• a base member, having a water inlet and first and second water outlets, said water inlet being adapted to operatively engage a hose suitable for providing a supply of water to said sprinkler, said first water outlet being adapted to operatively engage a hose suitable for directing a portion of said water outwardly from said sprinkler,
• said second water outlet being generally centrally located within said base and opening upwardly;
• a body member, rotatably mounted on said base member, having a vertically oriented, generally tubular stem portion in fluid communication with said second water outlet leading to an internal passageway formed within said body member;
• a plurality of arms integrally formed with said body member and extending radially therefrom, each said arm comprising a generally tubular wall portion with an internal passageway formed therein maintained in fluid communication with said passageway in said body member, each said arm also having a distal end with an elongate opening formed in said wall portion thereof;
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• a plurality of nozzle units, one slidably mounted on each said distal end of each said arm, each said nozzle unit having a plurality of nozzles formed therein suitable for discharging water from said sprinkler, said nozzles being selectively positionable in fluid communication with said internal passageway in said arms through said elongate openings, wherein
• each said nozzle unit is selectively movable between a plurality of longitudinal settings, each said setting providing a different number of said nozzles positioned in fluid communication with said internal passageway in said arm.

A rotary sprinkler for distributing water, comprising:

• a base, having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and an internal flow passage therebetween;
• a body, rotatably secured to said base, having an internal flow passage formed therein communicating with said fluid outlet;
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• at least one arm integrally formed with said body and extending radially therefrom, said arm having an internal flow passage formed therein communicating with said passage in said body, and an opening communicating with said passage through which water is discharged,
• said at least one arm further including a nozzle unit slidably engaged thereon, said nozzle unit communicating with said opening and having a plurality of nozzles formed therein adapted to direct water outwardly from said arm, said nozzle unit being selectively movable longitudinally between a plurality of positions, each said position allowing a different number of said nozzles to communicate with said opening.