Tool for installing nozzles in pop-up sprinkler heads
OwnerMark Neimaninventor
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Abstract
A tool for displacing the spring-biased turret from the case of a pop-up sprinkler head is described. The tool has an elongated body with a base at one end and a means to hold the sprinkler head in the body at the other end. A push-up pin or pilot sits on the base and extends toward the capture means. The pilot is inserted into the bottom of the sprinkler head at the base of the turret and the turret is pushed out of the case against the spring. The capture means holds the case with the extended turret in the tool so, for example, a nozzle can be inserted into the turret.
Claims12
A tool for pushing a turret from a case of a pop-up sprinkler head, the tool comprising:
- a semi-cylindrical elongated body having a length of about the length of the case of the sprinkler head comprising a base at one end and capture means at another end;
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- a pilot disposed on the base extending toward the capture means;
- wherein the pilot is of sufficient length to displace the turret from the case of the pop-up sprinkler head and the capture means holds the case with the displaced turret along a length of the body.
A tool for pushing a turret from a case of a pop-up sprinkler head, the tool comprising:
- an elongated semi-cylindrical body comprising a circular disk base at one end and crescent-shaped capture means at another end, wherein the body has a length about the length of the sprinkler head case;
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- a pilot disposed on the circular base extending toward the crescent-shaped cap capture means;
- wherein the pilot is of sufficient length to displace the turret from the case of the pop-up sprinkler head and the capture means holds the case with the displaced turret along the length of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.