Rotary sprinkler
US4261515A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 1979 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B3/0426
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A rotary sprinkler is described comprising a nozzle formed with an axial bore, a spindle extending through the bore and including stops at its opposite ends, and a rotor floatingly mounted on the spindle for rotary and axial movement thereon by the liquid jet issuing from the nozzle bore, the spindle being also axially and laterally movable within the bore such that the rotation of the rotor by the jet self-centers it on the spindle and also self-centers the spindle in the nozzle bore.
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