Single or dual sided direction-controllable sprinkler

• US 10,232,385 B2
• Filed: 05/26/2017
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yuan MEI Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yuan MEI Corporation
• Inventors: Cheng, Chi-Han
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Viet
• Application Number:
  US15/606,271
• Publication Number:
  US 20180339302A1
• Time in Patent Office: 662 Days
• Field of Search: 2392251, 239227, 239240, 239246, 239247, 239DIG 1, 239DIG 12, 239242
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/30 designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages B05B11/0094 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/652 whereby the jet can be oriented
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/68 Arrangements for adjusting the position of spray heads B05B15/628, B05B15/652, B05B15/656 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 3/044 Tubular elements holding several outlets, e.g. apertured tubes, oscillating about an axis substantially parallel to the tubular element

Abstract

A single or dual sided direction-controllable sprinkler comprises two rotatable trigger portions slidably disposed on a main body. When one trigger portion is limited by a fastener, the two trigger portions have the same rotational position, and when the one trigger portion is not limited by the fastener, the rotational positions of the two trigger portions are controlled independently. The fastener is selectively connected to allow the user to selectively control one of the trigger portions or both of the trigger portions together so that various water sprinkling modes are available.

Claims

1. A sprinkler for single or dual sided direction control, at least comprising:

a main body with an accommodation chamber disposed inside, a water inlet being disposed on a side of the accommodation chamber, and a plurality of water outlets being disposed on a top of the accommodation chamber;

two rotatable trigger portions slidably disposed on the main body, a plurality of slant guiding openings corresponding to the water outlets being disposed on the trigger portions, the water outlets going through the guiding openings, the slant angles of the water outlets being changed by positions of the guiding openings, at least one trigger protrusion being disposed on the trigger portions, the trigger protrusions comprising a connecting section, the two connecting sections being extended toward the connecting section of the other trigger portion so that the two connecting sections being disposed close to each other, when the trigger portions being positioned in a same way, positions of the two connecting sections being also in a same way, and one of the connecting sections having a slide rail;

at least one fastener penetrated with a groove for allowing the fastener to dispose on the connecting section, the fastener being selectively fixed with the connecting section of the other trigger protrusion, when the other trigger protrusion being limited by the fastener, the two trigger portions having the same rotational position, and when the other trigger protrusion being not limited by the fastener, the rotational positions of the two trigger portions being controlled independently; and

a cover disposed with a plurality of direction guiding holes, and the water outlets going through the direction guiding holes.

2. The sprinkler for single or dual sided direction control as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one limitation piece is protrudingly disposed inside the groove, and the limitation piece is limitedly disposed on the slide rail of the connecting section.

3. A sprinkler for single or dual sided direction control, at least comprising:

a main body with an accommodation chamber disposed inside, a water inlet being disposed on a side of the accommodation chamber, and a plurality of water outlets being disposed on a top of the accommodation chamber;

two rotatable trigger portions slidably disposed on the main body, a plurality of slant guiding openings corresponding to the water outlets being disposed on the trigger portions, the water outlets going through the guiding openings, the slant angles of the water outlets being changed by positions of the guiding openings, a trigger protrusion being disposed on the trigger portions;

at least one fastener disposed on one of the trigger portions, the fastener being selectively fixed with the other trigger portion, when the other trigger portion being limited by the fastener, the two trigger portions having the same rotational position, and when the other trigger portion being not limited by the fastener, the rotational positions of the two trigger portions being controlled independently; and

a cover disposed with a plurality of direction guiding holes, and the water outlets going through the direction guiding holes.

4. The sprinkler for single or dual sided direction control as claimed in claim 3, wherein the trigger protrusions comprise a connecting section, the connecting section is extended towards the connecting section of the other trigger portion so that the two connecting sections are disposed close to each other, and when the trigger portions are positioned in a same way, positions of the two connecting sections are also in a same way so that the fasteners are connected with the connecting sections.

5. The sprinkler for single or dual sided direction control as claimed in claim 4, wherein the fastener is penetrated with a groove disposed around the connecting section, at least one limitation piece is protrudingly disposed inside the groove, the limitation piece is limitedly disposed on a slide rail of one of the connecting sections in order to allow the fastener to slide on the connecting section, and to allow the fastener to slidably connected with the other connecting section.

6. An oscillating sprinkler comprising:

an elongate main body having a hollow tube disposed therein and configured for connection to a water source;

a plurality of nozzles in fluid communication with the tube, the nozzles each being positioned at an adjustable angle relative to the main body;

a pair of guides disposed on the main body and having a plurality of angled guide openings through which the nozzles extend for adjusting the angles of the nozzles, the guides being independently rotatable relative to the main body, each of the guides having a trigger extending therefrom, the trigger of one of the guides being configured for selectively engaging the trigger of the other of the guides in a mating relationship; and

a fastener configured for selectively securing the triggers in the mating relationship such that the guides have the same rotatable position when the triggers are secured in the mating relationship by the fastener and are independently controllable when the triggers are not secured in the mating relationship by the fastener.

7. The oscillating sprinkler of claim 6, wherein each of the triggers comprises a connecting section and a slide rail, and wherein the fastener has a groove configured for receiving the connecting section and a limitation piece configured for being received by the slide rail.