Rolling sprinkler head
AssigneeKurtis Walter Tanguay
InventorKurtis Walter Tanguay
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Abstract
The present invention provides a sprinkler head that can attach to a hose, such as a common garden hose, in such a manner as to permit a pet, such as dog, to interact with the sprinkler head and allow the sprinkler head to roll over a ground surface. The sprinkler head may include a container body or elongated body that at least partially encloses a hollow interior volume and can generally withstand a compressive force of a dog bite. A plurality of holes may be formed in a sidewall of the elongated body that are configured to spray streams of pressurized water outward from the hollow interior volume. As the sprinkler head rolls on a ground surface, the elongated body may rotate and move the streams of pressurized water in corresponding rotational movement.
Claims16
A rolling sprinkler head for a dog to roll on a ground surface, said rolling sprinkler head comprising:
- an elongated body having a rigid sidewall at least partially enclosing a hollow interior volume and a plurality of holes extending through and spaced about the rigid sidewall;
- wherein said plurality of holes are configured to spray streams of pressurized water outward from said hollow interior volume responsive to receiving water from a hose;
- an end cap removably attached with a first end portion of said elongated body;
- wherein an opposing second end portion of said elongated body and at least one of said end cap and said first end portion includes a round shape with a diameter that is greater than an intermediate portion of said elongated body and a peripheral edge that is configured to roll on a ground surface, such that, when said elongated body is rolled about an axis defined between said first and second end portions, said elongated body contemporaneously rotates and moves the streams of pressurized water in corresponding rotational movement;
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- a swivel fitting disposed between said end cap and a hose receiver configured to securely attach a hose, wherein said swivel fitting is coaxially aligned with said axis of said elongated body for permitting the hose to remain generally stationary upon rotation of said elongated body, thereby preventing kinking of the hose and loosening the connection between the hose and said hose receiver.
A sprinkler head for rolling on a ground surface, said sprinkler head comprising:
- a container body having a rigid sidewall substantially surrounding a hollow interior volume of said container body, wherein said rigid sidewall includes a plurality of holes extending through said rigid sidewall in an arrangement for spraying streams of pressurized water from said hollow interior volume, and wherein said container body is configured to roll over a ground surface about a rolling axis;
- an access cap removably attached with said container body and removable to access said hollow interior volume;
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- a swivel fitting having (i) a first portion fixedly coupled with one of said container body and said access cap and (ii) a second portion configured to securely attach a hose, wherein said swivel fitting is configured to receive pressurized water that is supplied to said hollow interior volume, and wherein said first portion pivots relative to said second portion about a rotation axis that is generally aligned with said rolling axis for permitting the hose to remain generally stationary upon rotation of said container body, thereby preventing kinking of the hose and loosening the connection between the hose and said second portion of said swivel fitting.
A rolling sprinkler head for rolling on a ground surface, said rolling sprinkler head comprising:
- an elongated body having a rigid sidewall substantially surrounding a hollow interior volume of said elongated body, wherein said rigid sidewall includes a plurality of holes extending through said rigid sidewall in an arrangement for spraying streams of pressurized water from said hollow interior volume;
- a pair of end caps coupled with opposing ends of said elongated body to enclose said hollow interior volume, wherein one of said pair of end caps includes an inlet configured to receive pressurized water to the into said hollow interior volume;
- wherein at least one of said elongated body and said pair of end caps includes a round shape that is configured to roll on a ground surface about a rolling axis, such that the streams of pressurized water move in corresponding rotational movement;
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- a swivel fitting having a first portion coupled with said inlet and second portion configured to securely attach a hose, wherein said first portion pivots relative to said second portion about a rotation axis that is generally aligned with said rolling axis for permitting the attached hose to remain generally stationary upon rotation of said elongated body, thereby preventing kinking of the hose and loosening the connection between the hose and said second portion of said swivel fitting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.