Rotary sprinkler with intermittent gear drive
US5720435A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B3/0432
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A sprinkler unit comprises a housing having an inlet for connecting to a source of water, a rotating head mounted in an upper end of the housing and including an outlet nozzle for distributing a stream of water outward from the housing, a drive assembly including a turbine and a reduction gear drive train connecting the turbine to the head for rotating the head, the drive train having a gap for intermittently interrupting the drive for causing the head to intermittently pause during rotation thereof.
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