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Drip irrigation line and method of making same

US5163622A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 28, 1990
Grant dateNov 17, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A40/22
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drip irrigation line includes a continuous tube having a plurality of openings along spaced intervals, and a plurality of flow reducers in the form of discrete elements bonded at spaced intervals to a continuous, elongated, flexible element of higher mechanical strength than that of the flow reducer elements, enhancing the strength of the tube.

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