Drip irrigation lateral connector to feeder pipe
US12342765B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/22
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A drip irrigation lateral connector to a feeder pipe, a feeder pipe adapted for mounting those connectors and an irrigation system comprises a feeder pipe with those connectors and drip irrigation laterals that are mounted to those connectors by standard drip irrigation lateral connectors, wherein each of those connectors comprising a bushing and a sleeve element and wherein the sleeve is formed with a multi-armed circumferential array that are adapted for snap mounting of said sleeve into said bushing or disassembly from it by linearly pushing the sleeve towards the bushing or linearly retrieving the sleeve from the bushing while disconnecting the sleeve's multi-armed circumferential array from the bushing.
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