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US 6,202,937 B1Granted
Glass bulb attachment for decorative sprinkler
AssigneeBird Brain, Inc.
InventorCourtney A. King
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Abstract
An adapter for connecting a glass ornament to the metal blind bore upright found in standpipe-type sprinkler heads. The adapter is configured to be permanently secured over a base portion of the glass ornament, and further has a lower oversleeve portion adapted to be removably secured over an upper end of the blind bore upright.
Claims7
In a standpipe type sprinkler having a rotating sprinkler head which includes an upright member adapted to mount an ornament, an adapter arrangement for mounting a glass ornament to the upright member, comprising:
- a glass ornament having a protruding base portion;
- an adapter socket having an upper end sized to receive the base portion of the glass ornament, the upper end being permanently fastened to the base portion of the glass ornament, and a lower end adapted to fit over the upright member on the sprinkler head, the lower end further including means for removably securing the adapter to an outer surface of the upright member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.