Anti side splash drive arm for an impact drive sprinkler
US4182494A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B15/16
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
For use with an impact drive sprinkler of the full or part circle type, an anti side splash drive arm is provided comprising a reaction member on the arm which includes a first curved portion for deflecting a stream of water ejected from a nozzle on the sprinkler through a first obtuse angle, and a second curved portion, spaced laterally from and behind the first curved portion, for deflecting the stream of water through a second obtuse angle approximately equal to the first whereby the deflected water stream emerges substantially parallel to the stream of water ejected from the nozzle.
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