Lawn irrigation system
AssigneeS & S Product Design Inc.
InventorsScott W. Duncan, Scott A. Dunlap, Stephen Alexander
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Abstract
A lawn irrigation system including a frame, a motor, a sprinkler arm, at least one drive wheel, and a cover. The motor is operably attached to the frame. The at least one drive wheel is operably connected to the motor. The sprinkler arm is operably connected to the motor for dispersing water in a selected pattern. The cover is attached to the frame so that the cover at least partially covers the frame, the motor, and the at least one drive wheel so that the lawn irrigation system resembles an object other than a sprinkler.
Claims21
A lawn irrigation system comprising:
- a frame;
- a motor operably attached to the frame;
- at least one drive wheel operably connected to the motor;
- a sprinkler arm operably connected to the motor for dispersing water in a selected pattern;
- and
- a cover attached to the frame so that the cover at least partially covers the frame, the motor, and the at least one drive wheel so that the lawn irrigation system resembles an object other than a sprinkler, wherein the cover includes an inner patterned layer providing the cover with an appearance of the object and an outer protective layer that protects the inner patterned layer from degradation caused by natural and artificial elements.
A method of fabricating a lawn irrigation system, the method comprising:
- operably attaching a motor to a frame, wherein the motor is connectable to a water hose;
- operably connecting at least one drive wheel to the motor;
- operably connecting a sprinkler arm to the motor, wherein the sprinkler arm is capable of dispersing water in a selected pattern;
- and
- forming a cover comprising:
- printing a pattern on a sheet of durable plastic composition;
- forming the printed sheet into a shape that resembles the automobile by placing the printed sheet over a male mold section;
- covering the formed printed sheet with a first plastic composition;
- and
- solidifying the first plastic composition into a durable translucent outwardly facing layer on the formed printed sheet so that the pattern is visible from an outer surface of the automobile-shaped cover
- attaching the cover to at least partially cover the frame, the motor, and the at least one drive wheel so that the lawn irrigation system resembles an object other than a sprinkler.
A method of irrigating a lawn, the method comprising:
- fabricating a lawn irrigation system, comprising:
- operably attaching a motor to a frame
- operably connecting at least one drive wheel to the motor;
- operably connecting a sprinkler arm to the motor;
- and
- attaching a cover to at least partially cover the frame, the motor, and the at least one drive wheel so that the lawn irrigation system resembles an object other than a sprinkler, wherein the cover includes an inner patterned layer providing the cover with an appearance of the object and an outer protective layer that protects the inner patterned layer from degradation caused by natural and artificial elements;
- connecting the motor to a water hose;
- flowing water through the motor and the sprinkler arm to cause the at least one drive wheel to rotate and thereby move the lawn irrigation system over the lawn;
- and
- dispersing water in a selected pattern from the sprinkler arm, wherein a person using the lawn irrigation system displays a fondness for a particular type of organization or group.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.