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Turf system for sprinklers

US10946405B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21References

13Claims

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Assignee

Rain Bird Corporation · US

Inventors

Michael A. McAfee · Tucson, US
Daniel Roger St. George · Vail, US
Matthew Nugent Christensen · Stevensville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 17, 2018
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 17, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB05B3/0432
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There is provided a turf cup assembly that attaches to a buried pop-up type sprinkler to blend a top of sprinkler both cosmetically and functionally with turf surrounding the sprinkler. The turf cup assembly includes a turf cup and a sleeve. The turf cup mounts to a riser of the pop-up type sprinkler. The turf cup contains soil and root structure of turf. The sleeve surrounds the turf cup and attaches to a top of a housing of a pop-up sprinkler. The sleeve can be at or slightly below grade, and the cup extends out of the sleeve during an irrigation cycle and retracts into the sleeve at the end of the irrigation cycle.

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