Auto-care irrigation and conditioning system and method

• US 20030052192A1
• Filed: 09/17/2002
• Published: 03/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Trent Kerr
• Original Assignee: Trent Kerr
• Inventors: Kerr, Trent
• Application Number:
  US10/244,950
• Publication Number:
  US 20030052192A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 239/310
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 23/042 Adding fertiliser to watering systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/4891 With holder for solid, flaky or pulverized material to be dissolved or entrained

Abstract

A system mixes a chemical or other substance with a flowing liquid, such as water, for dispensation on a lawn, garden or other tract. The system includes a pipe containing the flowing liquid. A first reservoir is connected to the pipe and receives a portion of the flowing liquid. The first reservoir contains the substance and permits the substance to mix with the flowing liquid. After mixing, the flowing liquid mixed with the substance flows from the first reservoir back into the pipe. The system can also include a second reservoir also connected to the pipe. The second reservoir can also or alternatively receive a portion of the flowing liquid. The second reservoir contains either the same or a different chemical or other substance and permits the substance to mix with the flowing liquid. The flowing liquid after mixing with the substance flows from the second reservoir into the pipe. The pipe passes the liquid with mixed substance to a desired location of the tract. The first reservoir can serve to contain a solid chemical substance, such as pellets, powders, or porous solid, and the second reservoir can serve to contain a liquid chemical substance. The substances can be a fertilizer, a pesticide, a herbicide or other lawn or garden treatment.

Claims

1. A chemical dispersion system for transporting a liquid, comprising:

a liquid conduit;

a reservoir flowingly connected to the liquid conduit; and

a mechanism for regulating flows from the liquid conduit through the reservoir and back into the liquid conduit.

2. The chemical dispersion system of claim 1, wherein the reservoir contains a substance selected from the group consisting of:

solid, gas, liquid, and multiphase.

3. The chemical dispersion system of claim 1, wherein the mechanism regulates flows into the reservoir.

4. The chemical dispersion system of claim 1, wherein the mechanism regulates flows from the reservoir.

5. The chemical dispersion system of claim 1, comprising:

a second reservoir flowingly connected to the liquid conduit; and

a second mechanism for regulating flows from the liquid conduit through the second reservoir and back into the liquid conduit.

6. The chemical dispersion system of claim 5, further comprising:

a solid chemical maintained within the reservoir, wherein flows from the liquid conduit into the reservoir mix with the solid chemical and saturate flows out of the reservoir back into the liquid conduit.

7. The chemical dispersion system of claim 1, further comprising a chemical maintained within the reservoir for mixing with the flows from the liquid conduit selected from the group consisting of:

fertilizer, herbicide, and pesticide.

8. The chemical dispersion system of claim 6, wherein the solid chemical is selected from the group consisting of:

pellets, granules, powder, and other porous media.

9. The chemical dispersion system of claim 5, wherein the reservoir serves for containing a solid chemical and the second reservoir serves for containing a liquid chemical.

10. The chemical dispersion system of claim 9, wherein the solid chemical has a different composition than the liquid chemical.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the chemical dispersion system further comprises a watering conduit for a tract of land.

11. A system for mixing a substance with a flowing liquid, comprising:

a pipe containing the flowing liquid;

a first reservoir connected to the pipe for receiving at least a portion of the flowing liquid, the first reservoir contains the substance and permits the substance to mix with the flowing liquid, and the flowing liquid after mixing with the substance flows from the first reservoir into the pipe.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a second reservoir connected to the pipe for receiving at least a portion of the flowing liquid, the second reservoir contains the substance and permits the substance to mix with the flowing liquid, and the flowing liquid after mixing with the substance flows from the second reservoir into the pipe.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein each of the first reservoir and the second reservoir contain different ones of the substance selected from the group consisting of:

fertilizer, herbicide and pesticide.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein each of the first reservoir and the second reservoir contain different ones of the substance selected from the group consisting of:

solid, liquid, gas and multiphase.

15. A method of dispersing a chemical in a liquid, comprising the steps of:

retaining the chemical in a container;

flowing the liquid in a conduit;

passing at least a portion of the liquid from the conduit into the container;

mixing the liquid with the chemical in the container; and

passing the liquid as mixed with the chemical back into the conduit.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the chemical is selected from the group consisting of:

solid, liquid, gas, and multiphase.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of:

controlling an extent of saturation of the chemical in the liquid.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the chemical is selected from the group consisting of:

fertilizer, herbicide, and pesticide.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising the steps of:

retaining the chemical in a second container;

passing at least a portion of the liquid from the conduit into the second container;

mixing the liquid with the chemical in the second container; and

passing the liquid as mixed with the chemical back into the conduit.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the container contains a first chemical and the second container contains a second chemical.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising the steps of:

controlling an extent of saturation of the first chemical in the liquid; and

controlling an extent of saturation of the second chemical in the liquid.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the method waters a tract of land.