Automatic engagement nozzle
AssigneeHunter Industries, Inc.
InventorsLoren W. Scott, Kurt Kulberg
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Abstract
A sprinkler unit having a system of nozzles for a wide range of conditions, comprises a housing having an inlet for connecting to a source of water, an outlet, a passage connecting the inlet to the outlet, the outlet having a nozzle receiving socket, a nozzle for detachably mounting in the outlet, a latching device in the socket for latching engagement with the nozzle for retaining the nozzle in the socket.
Claims20
A sprinkler unit having a system of nozzles for a wide range of conditions, the sprinkler unit comprising:
- a housing having an inlet for connecting to a source of water, an outlet, passage means connecting said inlet to said outlet, said outlet having means defining a nozzle receiving socket having an axis;
- a nozzle for detachably mounting in said outlet for distributing a stream of water outward from said housing;
- latching means in said nozzle receiving socket for latching engagement with said nozzle;
- and
- biasing means in said socket for biasing said nozzle and forcing it to tilt relative to said axis into latching engagement with said latching means for retaining said nozzle in said socket.
A sprinkler unit having a system of nozzles for a wide range of conditions, the sprinkler unit comprising:
- a housing having an inlet for connecting to a source of water, an outlet, passage means connecting said inlet to said outlet, said outlet having means defining a nozzle receiving socket;
- a nozzle for detachably mounting in said outlet for distributing a stream of water outward from said housing;
- a latching protection in said nozzle receiving socket for latching engagement with a shoulder on said nozzle, wherein said projection is a screw adjustably extending into said socket;
- and
- biasing means in said socket for biasing said nozzle into latching engagement with said latching projection for retaining said nozzle in said socket.
A sprinkler unit having a system of nozzles for a wide range of conditions, the sprinkler unit comprising:
- a housing having an inlet for connecting to a source of water, an outlet, passage means connecting said inlet to said outlet, said outlet having means defining a nozzle receiving socket, wherein said socket includes an oval outermost portion, a generally conical intermediate portion and a cylindrical innermost portion,
- a nozzle for detachably mounting in said outlet for distributing a stream of water outward from said housing;
- latching means in said nozzle receiving socket for latching engagement with said nozzle;
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- biasing means for biasing in said socket for biasing said nozzle into latching engagement with said latching means for retaining said nozzle in said socket.
A sprinkler unit having a system of nozzles for a wide range of conditions, the sprinkler unit comprising:
- a housing having an inlet for connecting to a source of water, an outlet, passage means connecting said inlet to said outlet, said outlet having means defining a nozzle receiving socket having an axis;
- a nozzle for detachably mounting in said outlet for distributing a stream of water outward from said housing;
- latching means extending into said nozzle receiving socket for latching engagement with a shoulder on said nozzle;
- and
- biasing means in said socket for biasing said nozzle laterally relative to said axis into latching engagement with said latching means for retaining said nozzle in said socket.
A sprinkler unit having a system of nozzles for a wide range of conditions, the sprinkler unit comprising:
- a housing having an inlet for connecting to a source of water, an outlet, passage means connecting said inlet to said outlet, said outlet having means defining a nozzle receiving socket having an axis and a generally oval outermost portion;
- a nozzle for detachably mounting in said socket for distributing a stream of water outward from said housing;
- and
- latching means in said nozzle receiving socket and on said nozzle for latching engagement upon tilting said nozzle relative to said axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.