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US 9,517,373 B2Granted
Sprinkler head removal system and method
OwnerDanny Rendoninventor
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Abstract
A sprinkler head removal is disclosed. The sprinkler head remover comprises a tip portion having a width, a shaft having a first end and a second end; and, a handle having a first end and a second end. The tip portion releaseably connects to a sprinkler socket of a sprinkler head. The tip portion attaches to the first end of the shaft. The handle attaches to the second end of the shaft. The width of the tip portion varies according to an internal diameter of the sprinkler socket.
Claims10
A sprinkler head remover comprising:
- a tip portion;
- a handle having a first end and a second end;
- said tip portion connects to said handle;
- said tip portion of said sprinkler head remover releasably connects to a sprinkler socket of a sprinkler head;
- said tip portion comprises an adjustable tip portion
- said adjustable tip portion being adjustable by
- expanding to an expanded configuration having an expanded width and
- compressing to a contracted configuration having a contracted width;
- said sprinkler socket releasably connects to said tip portion by
- compressing said tip portion from an expanded configuration to a contracted configuration,
- inserting a portion of said tip portion into said sprinkler socket,
- expanding said tip portion within said sprinkler socket, and,
- catching one or more ridges within an internal chamber of said sprinkler socket;
- and
- said sprinkler head remover selectively removes a sprinkler socket from a fluid source pipe by
- rotating said sprinkler socket from said fluid source pipe,
- dislodging said sprinkler socket from said fluid source pipe, and
- removing said sprinkler socket.
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A method of using a sprinkler head remover comprising:
- releasably connecting to a sprinkler socket of a sprinkler head with a tip portion of a sprinkler head remover by
- compressing said tip portion from an expanded configuration to a contracted configuration,
- inserting a portion of said tip portion into said sprinkler socket,
- expanding said tip portion within said sprinkler socket, and,
- catching one or more ridges within an internal chamber of said sprinkler socket,
- said tip portion comprises an adjustable tip portion selectively expanding to said expanded configuration having an expanded width and contracting to said contracted configuration having a contracted width;
- rotating said sprinkler socket from a fluid source pipe;
- dislodging said sprinkler socket from said fluid source pipe;
- and
- removing said sprinkler socket;
- wherein,
- said sprinkler head remover comprises a handle, and,
- said tip portion connects to said handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.