Title:
SPRINKLING SYSTEM AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004043136
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a sprinkling system. The system comprises a body portion comprising a housing and a spike depending downward from the housing, wherein the housing comprises a lower platform and an upwardly open U-shaped groove aligned along a center line of the platform for holding the tubing. The system comprises a saddle adapted to fit within the housing, the saddle comprising a top face having an outlet therein, and a bottom face having downwardly open inverted U-shaped groove depending therefrom. The system also comprises a hollow piercing element extending from the bottom face of the saddle to a point above the platform and in fluid communication with the outlet. The system further comprises a cap adapted to fit over the saddle, wherein securing the cap to the body portion is achieved without rotating the piercing element.
Inventors:
HEREN LAWRENCE P
BREEDLOVE MICHAEL SR
JACOBS SCOTT
BREEDLOVE MICHAEL SR
JACOBS SCOTT
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/035606
Publication Date:
November 04, 2004
Filing Date:
November 06, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NELSON CORP L R (US)
International Classes:
A01G25/02; B05B15/06; F16L41/06; (IPC1-7): A62C2/00; A62C31/22
Foreign References:
| US6554209B2 | 2003-04-29 | |||
| US20030111550A1 | 2003-06-19 | |||
| US6336599B1 | 2002-01-08 |
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