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US 7,007,871 B2Granted
Mobile irrigation machine with underground water application
AssigneeLindsay Manufacturing Company
InventorsRichard W. Parod, Charles H. Meis
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AssigneeLindsay Manufacturing Company
InventorsRichard W. Parod, Charles H. Meis
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An irrigation assembly has a main pipeline supported at intervals by mobile towers, a plurality of drop tube assemblies at spaced intervals along the pipeline and a collector positioned to receive water from the drop tube assembly. A plurality of targets are positioned on the ground in the paths of motion defined by the movement of the collectors. The targets may be dishes. Each dish preferably has a perforated drain that penetrates beneath the surface of the ground. Interaction between the collector and the target causes the water stored within the collector to be released into the target. The irrigation assembly may provide for underground irrigation without a collector where a dish or trough receives water from the drop tube assembly and underground drains allow for water to be dispersed below the ground.
An irrigation assembly comprising a main pipeline connected to a water supply, the pipeline being supported at intervals by mobile towers, a plurality of drop tube assemblies extending downwardly from the main pipeline, the movement of the drop tube assemblies over the ground defining paths, and a plurality of stationary troughs positioned at least partially above the surface of the ground and at least partially within the paths for receiving water from the drop tube assemblies, each trough having at least one wall which is adapted to engage a surface of the ground, and each trough defining a fluid passageway therethrough which permits water to flow from the trough into the ground.
An irrigation assembly comprising a main pipeline connected to a water supply, the pipeline being supported at intervals by mobile towers, a plurality of drop tube assemblies extending downwardly from the main pipeline, the movement of the drop tube assemblies over the ground defining paths, a plurality of water receiving receptacles adapted to engage the surface of the ground, each water receiving receptacle having at least one wall, and each water receiving receptacle defining at least one fluid passageway therethrough which permits water to flow from the water receiving receptacle into the ground.
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