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US 8,556,196 B2Granted
Quick change nozzle
AssigneeSenniger Irrigation, Inc.
InventorsJerry D. Lawyer, Scott A. Caspary
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Abstract
An irrigation sprinkler apparatus has a rapid change nozzle which allows the changing of a nozzle without the use of tools or any disassemble of the sprinkler head. The rapid change nozzle slides into a window in the side of the sprinkler head and latches into place.
Claims15
A sprinkler comprising:
- a sprinkler housing having a passageway therethrough having an inlet for connecting to a source of water and an outlet therefrom, said outlet having an open side area for inserting a nozzle on one side and having a recess on the other side thereof, said housing having a latching catch adjacent to said outlet open side;
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- a nozzle having a nozzle passageway therethrough and having a tongue on one side thereof shaped to fit into said housing outlet recess and having at least one latching arm extending from the other side therefrom and shaped to engage said housing latching catch when said nozzle is inserted through said outlet open side and said nozzle tongue is inserted in said housing outlet recess to generally axially align said nozzle passageway with said housing passageway;
- whereby a nozzle can be rapidly inserted and removed from said sprinkler housing.
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A sprinkler comprising:
- a sprinkler housing having a housing passageway therethrough having an inlet for connecting to a source of water and an outlet therefrom, said outlet having a side window for inserting a nozzle from the side of said housing passageway, said side window being generally perpendicular to said housing passageway;
- a nozzle having a nozzle passageway therethrough, said nozzle being shaped to fit into said sprinkler housing side window and axially aligning said sprinkler housing passageway and said nozzle passageway;
- latching means for removably latching said nozzle to said sprinkler housing;
- whereby a nozzle can be rapidly inserted and removed from said sprinkler housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.