Sprinkler trim ring
AssigneeBrady Products, Inc.
InventorCurtis M. Jones
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Abstract
A trim ring is placed around an in-ground lawn sprinkler to discourage grass growth around it and to protect the sprinkler assembly by indicating its location. The sprinkler trim ring comprises two complementary plates, each having a notch or indents which, when assembled, forms a central aperture fitting around a sprinkler body. The overlapped plates are engaged and secured to each other by screws through slots in the upper plate and screwed into the lower plate. The slots permit sliding of the plates to increase or decrease the tightness on the sprinkler body. Grooves are provided on the bottom of both plates allowing breaking off portions to adapt to a larger sprinkler body and/or to installation site limitations.
Claims19
A trim ring for an in-ground sprinkler comprising:
- a slotted member including at least one slot and a first indent and wherein said first indent is adapted to fit partially around a sprinkler;
- a screw receiving member including a second indent and wherein said second indent complements said first indent and is adapted to fit partially around said sprinkler;
- a fastener screw having an enlarged head and a threaded stem, wherein said enlarged head is sized larger than said at least one slot, and wherein said threaded stem is sized to be slidingly received in said slot and engagingly received by said screw receiving member;
- wherein said slotted member is adapted to overlap said screw receiving member with said at least one slot covering said screw receiving member and said first indent facing said second indent thereby defining an aperture for receiving said sprinkler, and said fastener screw inserted through said slot and received by said screw receiving member securing said slotted member and said screw receiving member together.
A sprinkler trim ring assembly comprising:
- a sprinkler assembly mounted to a water-supply pipe, wherein said water-supply pipe is embedded in the ground and said sprinkler assembly has an upper surface substantially flush with ground level, and wherein said sprinkler assembly comprises a sprinkler body and a sprinkler head having a flange portion of a larger diameter than said sprinkler body;
- a slotted member including at least one slot and a first indent and wherein said first indent fits partially around said sprinkler assembly;
- a screw receiving member including a second indent and wherein said second indent complements said first indent and fits partially around said sprinkler assembly;
- a fastener screw having an enlarged head and a threaded stem, wherein said enlarged head is sized larger than said at least one slot, and wherein said threaded stem is adapted to be slidingly received in said slot and engagingly received by said screw receiving member;
- wherein said slotted member and said screw receiving member are under said sprinkler head and around said sprinkler body and have said at least one slot covering said screw receiving member and said first indent facing said second indent, thereby completely enclosing said sprinkler body in an aperture defined by said first and second indents, and said fastener screw is received through said slot and engagingly received by said screw receiving member thereby securing said slotted member and said screw receiving member together, and restricting lateral and upward movement of said trim ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.