Patent · US Expired

Adjustable rotary stream sprinkler unit

US4898332A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 10, 1989
Grant dateFeb 6, 1990
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B15/74
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A rotary stream sprinkler unit comprises a body having a water flow passage in which is disposed a flow control unit having a variable restriction in a passage to one or more arcuate passages configured to control the volume and pressure of a primary stream delivered to a rotary distributor head rotatably mounted at the outlet of the housing for dividing each primary stream into a plurality of final streams and rotating each of the final streams through a selected arc during the rotation of the rotary head.

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