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Automatic water sprinkler for irregular areas

US3952954A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 28, 1975
Grant dateApr 27, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 28, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B3/0453
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An automatic sprinkler having apparatus by which it can be programmed to uniformly distribute water over a number of different irregular patterns. A programmer has a sensor device connected thereto for manipulating both a speed control means and a nozzle in a manner whereby the speed of rotation of the nozzle means about a support base, as well as the angle of elevation of the water leaving the nozzle, is controlled in a manner to uniformly distribute water over an irregular pattern.

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